Total enrollment
5,030
-287 (-5%) vs SY 2020-21
14 schools in Michigan City Area Schools
Indiana · 5,030 students · 1 city
Michigan City Area Schools's public-school directory holds 14 schools, serving about 5,030 K-12 students inside Indiana (an average of 359 per school).
4-year change in Michigan City Area Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
13
+2 (+18%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Michigan City Area Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Indiana | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #132 of 147 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 5,030 | #54 of 286 | #1,918 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 13 | #25 of 286 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #79 of 285 | #4,029 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 68.9% | #13 of 286 | #2,031 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.6% | #11 of 235 | #565 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 Michigan City Area Schools
State test results across the district's 10 scored schools run from Knapp Elementary School at 39.7% proficient to Lake Hills Elementary School at 17.5%, a gap of 22.1 points. That is the 64th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan City High School | Michigan City | High | 09-12 | 1,506 |
| Joy Elementary School | Michigan City | Elementary | PK-06 | 416 |
| Knapp Elementary School | Michigan City | Elementary | PK-06 | 407 |
| Pine Elementary School | Michigan City | Elementary | PK-06 | 396 |
| Barker Middle School | Michigan City | Middle | 07-08 | 390 |
| Edgewood Elementary School | Michigan City | Elementary | KG-06 | 350 |
| Lake Hills Elementary School | Michigan City | Elementary | KG-06 | 345 |
| Martin T Krueger Middle School | Michigan City | Middle | 07-08 | 324 |
| Springfield Elementary School | Michigan City | Elementary | PK-06 | 312 |
| Marsh Elementary School | Michigan City | Elementary | KG-06 | 296 |
| Coolspring Elementary School | Michigan City | Elementary | KG-06 | 249 |
| Little Wolves Early Learning Center | Michigan City | Elementary | PK-PK | 38 |
| A K Smith Area Career Center | Michigan City | High | 06-12 | 1 |
| Niemann Elementary School | Michigan City | Elementary | PK-PK | 0 |
About Michigan City Area Schools
Michigan City Area Schools is a small Indiana school district running 14 schools with combined enrollment near 5,030.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Michigan City Area Schools is made up of 10 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high schools.
On a per-school basis, Michigan City Area Schools runs about 359 students per school, 35% noticeably below the state mean of roughly 549.
Over the past 4-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 5,030 students, decreased 5% from the 5,317 reported in SY 2020-21. Over that span, Michigan City Area Schools added 2 schools, going from 11 to 13.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Michigan City Area Schools discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.