George Bibich Elementary School

As a medium-sized K-5 school in Dyer, Indiana, George Bibich Elementary School teaches 547 students from grades pre-K through 4, part of Lake Central School Corporation. Compared to the state average of about 436 students per school, that is 25% above typical.

Lake Central School Corporation runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 8,985 students. George Bibich Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, George Bibich Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 25% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.5:1 average. An estimated 22% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Lake County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, George Bibich Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.1%; this one delivers 63.3%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Lake County indicate median household earnings sit near $71,493, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Lake County's 121 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,661 students), George Bibich Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Kahler Middle School, around 1.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around George Bibich Elementary School. On composite proficiency, George Bibich Elementary School comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 45.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. George Bibich Elementary School's enrollment has increased 22% since 2018, when it stood at 450 (now 547). The White share of enrollment contracted from 71% to 64% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.