Benjamin Franklin Elementary Sch

Located at 1000 116th St, in Whiting, Indiana, Benjamin Franklin Elementary Sch is a moderately sized primary school that enrolls students from the surrounding community (grades pre-K through 6), part of School City of Hammond.

Across the 15 schools in School City of Hammond (10,997 students total), Benjamin Franklin Elementary Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the income-and-resources front, Benjamin Franklin Elementary Sch reports 16 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff.

Across the wider county, census data for Lake County shows the typical household earns roughly $71,493 per year, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lake County runs 121 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,661 students), of which Benjamin Franklin Elementary Sch is one.

Whiting High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Benjamin Franklin Elementary Sch.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.