Total enrollment
5,732
-96 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
11 schools in Duneland School Corporation
Indiana · 5,732 students · 3 cities
Public K-12 education in Duneland School Corporation runs across 11 schools with combined enrollment of about 5,732 students, averaging 521 per school.
4-year change in Duneland School Corporation
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
11
+2 (+22%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Duneland School Corporation ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Indiana | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 5,732 | #48 of 286 | #1,665 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 11 | #30 of 286 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #185 of 285 | #6,051 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 28.0% | #262 of 286 | #6,808 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.6% | #82 of 235 | #4,041 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Duneland School Corporation
State test results across the district's 8 scored schools run from Jackson Elementary School at 79.6% proficient to Bailly Elementary School at 58.9%, a gap of 20.6 points. That is the 71st widest gap among 117 Indiana districts with four or more scored schools.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesterton Senior High School | Chesterton | High | 09-12 | 1,937 |
| Liberty Elementary School | Chesterton | Elementary | KG-04 | 491 |
| Liberty Intermediate School | Chesterton | Middle | 05-06 | 452 |
| Westchester Middle School | Chesterton | Middle | 07-08 | 448 |
| Liberty Middle School | Chesterton | Middle | 07-08 | 423 |
| Westchester Intermediate School | Chesterton | Middle | 05-06 | 404 |
| Bailly Elementary School | Chesterton | Elementary | KG-04 | 374 |
| Brummitt Elementary School | Chesterton | Elementary | KG-04 | 363 |
| Newton Yost Elementary School | Porter | Elementary | KG-04 | 362 |
| Jackson Elementary School | Valparaiso | Elementary | KG-04 | 348 |
| Northwest Indiana Online School | Chesterton | Combined | KG-12 | 130 |
About Duneland School Corporation
Duneland School Corporation is a low-population Indiana school district running 11 schools with combined enrollment near 5,732.
Looking at the level breakdown, Duneland School Corporation is made up of 5 elementary, 4 middle, 1 high school, and 1 combined or other.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment held roughly steady: 5,828 students in SY 2020-21 versus 5,732 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 9 to 11 across the same 4-year window.
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