Excel Center - Hammond

Excel Center - Hammond is one of the very small secondary schools in Hammond, Indiana, operated by Excel Center - Hammond, with 205 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 75% below the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 816 students.

Excel Center - Hammond is the operating authority for Excel Center - Hammond, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On demographics, Excel Center - Hammond shows that 52% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 34% Black, 12% White. By comparison, Lake County as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Excel Center - Hammond logs 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 34.2:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 8% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Lake County (around 47%), the school's rate is south of typical.

In the area at large, census data for Lake County shows median household earnings sit near $71,493, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Excel Center - Hammond is one of 121 public schools in Lake County (combined enrollment of about 74,661 students).

Nearest neighbor: Morton Senior High School, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

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

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Excel Center - Hammond has increased 105%, going from 100 students in 2018 to 205 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 35% to 52% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 8.3:1 in 2018 to 34.2:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Excel Center - Hammond typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.