Lake County

Indiana · Public K-12

120 public schools serving approximately 75,089 students, in a county of 500,379 residents.

Schools

120

30 districts

Enrollment

75,089

NCES CCD

Median income

$71,493

Above Indiana avg

Free/reduced lunch

54.8%

Above Indiana avg

Elementary

schools

Middle

schools

High

schools

Combined / other

schools

LARGEST DISTRICT

School City of Hammond

11,505 students · 30 districts in Lake County

County vs. school enrollment demographics

Left bar is the racial makeup of Lake County residents (Census ACS 5-year). Right bar is the enrollment-weighted makeup of public schools in the county (NCES CCD). NCES systematically under-reports Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native American enrollment for many schools; where the resident share is meaningful but the reported school share is zero, we mark the school bar "not reported".

County residents

White

55%

Hispanic

21%

Black

23%

Asian

Two or more

12%

Native American

Pacific Islander

School enrollment

White

37%

Hispanic

n/r

Black

30%

Asian

Two or more

Native American

Pacific Islander

Bachelor's+

25.8%

adults 25+

Poverty rate

11.1%

ACS 5-year

Unemployment

6.1%

civilian labor

Median age

23.2% under 18

All schools (120)

Largest A-Z Top rated

Name	City	Level	Grades	Enrollment	Rating
Lake Central High School	Saint John	High	09-12	3,069	·
Crown Point High School	Crown Point	High	09-12	2,948	·
Merrillville High School	Merrillville	High	09-12	2,042	·
Hammond Central High School	Hammond	High	09-12	1,863	·
Morton Senior High School	Hammond	High	09-12	1,609	·
Munster High School	Munster	High	09-12	1,564	·
21st Century Charter Sch of Gary	Gary	Other	KG-12	1,337	·
Hobart High School	Hobart	High	09-12	1,306	·
Gary Lighthouse Charter School	Gary	Other	KG-12	1,127	·
Robert Taft Middle School	Crown Point	Middle	06-08	1,091	·
East Chicago Central High School	East Chicago	High	09-12	1,079	·
Hal E Clark Middle School	Saint John	Middle	05-08	1,069	·
Griffth Jr/Sr High School	Griffith	High	06-12	1,059	·
Colonel John Wheeler Middle School	Crown Point	Middle	06-08	1,046	·
Lowell Senior High School	Lowell	High	09-12	1,033	·
West Side Leadership Academy	Gary	High	09-12	1,013	·
Highland High School	Highland	High	09-12	987	·
Kahler Middle School	Dyer	Middle	05-08	922	·
Pierce Middle School	Merrillville	Middle	07-08	919	·
Hobart Middle School	Hobart	Middle	06-08	917	·
Wilbur Wright Middle School	Munster	Middle	06-08	908	·
Henry W Eggers Middle School	Hammond	Middle	07-08	855	·
Merrillville Intermediate School	Merrillville	Middle	05-06	855	·
Thea Bowman Leadership Academy	Gary	Other	KG-12	840	·
Hanover Central High School	Cedar Lake	High	09-12	782	·
Michael Grimmer Middle School	Schererville	Middle	05-08	754	·
Lake Street Elementary School	Crown Point	Elementary	KG-05	743	·
Lowell Middle School	Lowell	Middle	06-08	742	·
Charles N Scott Middle School	Hammond	Middle	07-08	738	·
Washington Irving Elementary Sch	Hammond	Elementary	PK-06	728	·
Highland Middle School	Highland	Middle	06-08	726	·
Kolling Elementary School	Saint John	Elementary	PK-04	695	·
Joseph Hess Elementary School	Hammond	Elementary	PK-06	688	·
Frank H Hammond Elementary School	Munster	Elementary	PK-05	685	·
Charter School of the Dunes	Gary	Elementary	KG-08	684	·
Warren G Harding Elementary School	Hammond	Elementary	PK-06	684	·
Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School	Hammond	Elementary	PK-06	669	·
Aspire Charter Academy	Gary	Elementary	KG-08	666	·
Thomas A Edison Elementary School	Hammond	Elementary	PK-06	665	·
James H Watson Elementary School	Schererville	Elementary	PK-04	656	·
Hanover Central Middle School	Cedar Lake	Middle	06-08	650	·
Dwight D Eisenhower Elem School	Crown Point	Elementary	PK-05	644	·
Calumet New Tech High School	Gary	High	09-12	619	·
Red Cedars Elementary	Cedar Lake	Elementary	03-05	619	·
Thomas A Edison Jr-Sr HS	Lake Station	High	06-12	616	·
Protsman Elementary School	Dyer	Elementary	PK-04	610	·
Jonas E Salk Elementary School	Merrillville	Elementary	PK-04	587	·
George Bibich Elementary School	Dyer	Elementary	PK-04	572	·
Hammond Academy of Science & Tech	Hammond	High	06-12	564	·
Oak Hill Elementary School	Lowell	Elementary	KG-05	563	·
Winfield Elementary School	Crown Point	Elementary	PK-02	561	·
Veterans Elementary School at Mundell	Hobart	Elementary	01-05	560	·
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	Hammond	Elementary	PK-06	546	·
Frank O'Bannon Elementary School	Hammond	Elementary	PK-06	544	·
Timothy Ball Elementary School	Crown Point	Elementary	KG-05	540	·
River Forest High School	Hobart	High	09-12	532	·
Solon Robinson Elementary School	Crown Point	Elementary	KG-05	528	·
Glen Park Acad for Excel in Lrn	Gary	Elementary	KG-05	524	·
Jerry Ross Elementary School	Crown Point	Elementary	03-05	524	·
Longfellow New Tech Elementary Sch	Gary	Elementary	KG-04	524	·
Three Creeks Elem School	Lowell	Elementary	KG-05	515	·
James B Eads Elementary School	Munster	Elementary	KG-05	507	·
Joan Martin Elementary School	Hobart	Elementary	01-05	501	·
Homer Iddings Elementary School	Merrillville	Elementary	PK-04	488	·
William McKinley Elementary School	East Chicago	Elementary	KG-06	488	·
Joseph Block Middle School	East Chicago	Middle	07-08	487	·
Lake Ridge New Tech Middle School	Gary	Middle	05-08	476	·
Morton Elementary School	Hammond	Elementary	PK-06	476	·
Homan Elementary School	Schererville	Elementary	PK-04	475	·
East Chicago Lighthouse	East Chicago	Elementary	KG-08	473	·
Ernest R Elliott Elementary School	Munster	Elementary	KG-05	472	·
Peifer Elementary School	Schererville	Elementary	PK-04	471	·
Lew Wallace Elementary School	Hammond	Elementary	PK-06	465	·
Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School	Griffith	Elementary	PK-02	464	·
George Washington Elementary Sch	East Chicago	Elementary	KG-06	462	·
Henry P Fieler Elementary School	Merrillville	Elementary	PK-04	447	·
Beiriger Elementary School	Griffith	Elementary	PK-05	443	·
Daniel Hale Williams Elem Sch	Gary	Elementary	KG-05	442	·
Whiting High School	Whiting	High	09-12	441	·
Douglas MacArthur Elem School	Cedar Lake	Elementary	PK-05	439	·
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Hammond	Elementary	PK-06	439	·
East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy	East Chicago	Elementary	KG-08	423	·
Liberty Elementary School	Hobart	Elementary	01-05	423	·
Lake Prairie Elementary School	Lowell	Elementary	KG-05	416	·
Frankie Woods McCullough Academy	Gary	Elementary	PK-05	411	·
Southridge Elementary School	Highland	Elementary	KG-05	398	·
Benjamin Harrison Elementary Sch	East Chicago	Elementary	KG-06	396	·
Nathan Hale Elementary School	Whiting	Elementary	PK-05	391	·
Henry S Evans Elementary School	Lake Station	Elementary	PK-05	389	·
Bailly Middle School	Gary	Middle	06-08	383	·
River Forest Middle School	Hobart	Middle	06-08	379	·
Jane Ball Elementary School	Cedar Lake	Elementary	PK-02	371	·
Judith Morton Johnston Elementary	Highland	Elementary	PK-05	364	·
Edgar L Miller Elementary School	Merrillville	Elementary	PK-04	351	·
John I Meister Elementary School	Hobart	Elementary	KG-05	346	·
Steel City Academy	Gary	Other	KG-12	343	·
Gary Middle School	Gary	Middle	06-08	326	·
John Wood Elementary School	Merrillville	Elementary	PK-04	315	·
Lincoln Elementary School	Cedar Lake	Elementary	KG-02	312	·
Beveridge Elementary School	Gary	Elementary	KG-05	310	·
Early Learning Center-George Earle	Hobart	Elementary	PK-KG	307	·
Banneker Elementary at Marquette	Gary	Elementary	KG-05	299	·
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	East Chicago	Elementary	KG-06	286	·
Benjamin Franklin Elementary Sch	Whiting	Elementary	PK-06	283	·
Virgil I Bailey Elementary School	Lake Station	Elementary	KG-05	270	·
Whiting Middle School	Whiting	Middle	06-08	270	·
Allen J Warren Elementary School	Highland	Elementary	KG-05	267	·
Mildred Merkley Elementary School	Highland	Elementary	KG-05	265	·
Kenwood Elementary School	Hammond	Elementary	PK-06	253	·
Alexander Hamilton Elementary Sch	Lake Station	Elementary	KG-05	239	·
Higher Institute of Arts & Tech	Merrillville	Elementary	KG-08	208	·
Mary M Bethune Early Child Dev Ctr	Gary	Elementary	PK-KG	199	·
Excel Center - Hammond	Hammond	High	09-12	195	·
Gary Middle College	Gary	High	09-12	176	·
Gary Virtual Academy	Gary	Other	KG-12	169	·
Carrie Gosch PK Center	East Chicago	Prekindergarten	PK-PK	150	·
Excel Center - Gary	Gary	High	09-12	145	·
Area Career Center	Hammond	High	06-12	0	·
Eagle Park Community School	Crown Point	Other	KG-12	0	·
Gary Career Center	Gary	High	06-12	0	·

Frequently asked

How many public schools are in Lake County?

Lake County, Indiana has 120 public K-12 schools serving approximately 75,089 students.

What is the mix of elementary, middle, and high schools in Lake County?

The county's public school system includes 70 elementary, 20 middle, 23 high, 6 combined-grade schools.

What is the largest school district in Lake County?

School City of Hammond is the largest school district in Lake County, serving approximately 11,505 students. The county contains 30 school districts overall.

How many people live in Lake County?

Lake County has roughly 500,379 residents according to the latest Census ACS 5-year estimate.

What is the median household income in Lake County?

Median household income in Lake County is $71,493, above the Indiana average of $70,257. About 11.1% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

How educated are residents of Lake County?

Approximately 25.8% of adults 25 and older in Lake County hold a bachelor's degree or higher, according to the Census ACS 5-year estimate.

What share of students in Lake County qualify for free or reduced lunch?

Roughly 54.8% of students in Lake County public schools qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a common proxy for low-income enrollment. This is higher than the Indiana county average of 50.6%.

What is the student-teacher ratio in Lake County schools?

Across Lake County public schools, the enrollment-weighted student-teacher ratio is approximately 17.5 to 1.

What is the racial makeup of Lake County?

Lake County residents are approximately 55% White, 21% Hispanic, 23% Black, 2% Asian, 12% two or more races according to the Census ACS 5-year estimate.

What share of housing in Lake County is owner-occupied?

Lake County has about 217,436 housing units, of which roughly 71.7% are owner-occupied.

DATA · Census ACS 5-year · NCES Common Core of Data