Calumet New Tech High School

Set in Gary, Indiana, Calumet New Tech High School is a small 9-12 campus, run under Lake Ridge New Tech Schools. It serves 620 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 24% smaller than the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 816 students.

Calumet New Tech High School is one of 3 schools operated by Lake Ridge New Tech Schools, a district that enrolls 1,550 students overall.

Demographically, Calumet New Tech High School shows that the largest single group is Black at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 22% White, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Lake County as a whole is about 23% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. About 91% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Lake County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Lake County) records that the typical household earns roughly $71,493 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Lake County's 121 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,661 students), Calumet New Tech High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Excel Center - Gary, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Calumet New Tech High School has contracted 3%, going from 637 students in 2018 to 620 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 30% to 22% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 in 2025.

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