Total enrollment
4,383
-387 (-8%) vs SY 2020-21
11 schools in Gary Community School Corp
Indiana · 4,383 students · 1 city
Public K-12 enrollment in Gary Community School Corp totals about 4,383 students across 11 schools (an average of 398 students per school).
4-year change in Gary Community School Corp
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
10
+1 (+11%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Gary Community School Corp ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Indiana | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.1% | #147 of 147 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,383 | #61 of 286 | #2,213 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 10 | #41 of 286 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #223 of 285 | #6,717 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 61.4% | #35 of 286 | #2,723 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.6% | #136 of 235 | #5,540 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 Gary Community School Corp
State test results across the district's 7 scored schools run from Banneker Elementary at Marquette at 12.5% proficient to Beveridge Elementary School at 4.8%, a gap of 7.6 points. That is the 114th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Side Leadership Academy | Gary | High | 09-12 | 1,232 |
| Glen Park Acad for Excel in Lrn | Gary | Elementary | KG-05 | 566 |
| Frankie Woods McCullough Academy | Gary | Elementary | PK-05 | 472 |
| Daniel Hale Williams Elem Sch | Gary | Elementary | KG-05 | 450 |
| Beveridge Elementary School | Gary | Elementary | KG-05 | 374 |
| Gary Middle School | Gary | Middle | 06-08 | 365 |
| Bailly Middle School | Gary | Middle | 06-08 | 355 |
| Banneker Elementary at Marquette | Gary | Elementary | KG-05 | 293 |
| Mary M Bethune Early Child Dev Ctr | Gary | Elementary | PK-KG | 231 |
| Gary Virtual Academy | Gary | Combined | KG-12 | 45 |
| Gary Career Center | Gary | High | 06-12 | 0 |
About Gary Community School Corp
Gary Community School Corp administers 11 public schools across Indiana, collectively teacheing roughly 4,383 students.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Gary Community School Corp consists of 6 elementary, 2 middle, 2 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Gary Community School Corp runs about 398 students per school, 28% below the state mean of roughly 549.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in Gary Community School Corp has contracted 8% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 4,770 students to 4,383. Gary Community School Corp now counts 10 public schools, up from 9 in SY 2020-21.
On this page, the community for Gary Community School Corp discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.