Excel Center - Hammond

Students in Hammond, Indiana, attend Excel Center - Hammond, a very small high school. The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 205 students. That puts enrollment 75% below the 816-student average for high schools in Indiana.

Excel Center - Hammond operates as its own local education agency.

Hispanic students are 52% of those enrolled at Excel Center - Hammond. Next come 34% Black and 12% White. That compares with about 21% Hispanic among all Lake County residents. A diversity index of 60% means there is a 60% chance two randomly chosen students at Excel Center - Hammond are from different groups.

Excel Center - Hammond has 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 34.2:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Indiana is 16.6:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 8% at Excel Center - Hammond. The 47% average for public schools in Lake County is 39 points higher.

In Lake County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $71,493, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. There are 121 public schools in the county, enrolling about 74,661, Excel Center - Hammond among them.

Among nearby public schools, Morton Senior High School is closest at about 0.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. Excel Center - Hammond is run as a public charter school.

In 2024-25, the school enrolled 205, down from 235 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 34.2:1, from 18.1:1.

Excel Center - Hammond has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.