Discovery Charter School

As an average-sized primary school in Porter, Indiana, Discovery Charter School works with 536 students from grades K through 8, operated by Discovery Charter School. That puts it 23% above the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 436 students.

Operationally, Discovery Charter School answers to Discovery Charter School, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On demographics, Discovery Charter School shows that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 84%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.8:1. The state averages about 15.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 40% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Discovery Charter School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.4%; this one delivers 47.6%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Porter County indicate median household earnings sit near $87,972, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Porter County's 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,813 students), Discovery Charter School is one campus in the mix.

Newton Yost Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Discovery Charter School at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 63.8%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site. As a public charter, Discovery Charter School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Discovery Charter School's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 532 (now 536). White enrollment moved from 76% to 64% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 19.7:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 today.

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