Higher Institute of Arts & Tech

Higher Institute of Arts & Tech is a cozy elementary campus in Merrillville, Indiana, operated by Higher Institute of Arts & Tech. The school educates 259 students in grades K through 8. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 436 students each, so Higher Institute of Arts & Tech sits 41% smaller than that benchmark.

Operationally, Higher Institute of Arts & Tech answers to Higher Institute of Arts & Tech, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Looking at the student body, Higher Institute of Arts & Tech shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (85%). Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% White. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Higher Institute of Arts & Tech has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.5:1 average. Roughly 80% of students at Higher Institute of Arts & Tech qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Lake County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Higher Institute of Arts & Tech performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 19.3%, the actual is 11.1%, a residual of -8.2 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Lake County indicate median household income runs about $71,493, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Lake County's 121 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,661 students), Higher Institute of Arts & Tech is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Henry P Fieler Elementary School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Higher Institute of Arts & Tech at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 23.0%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area. As a public charter, Higher Institute of Arts & Tech runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. Higher Institute of Arts & Tech's enrollment has grew 15% since 2018, when it stood at 225 (now 259). Over the same period, the Black share decreased from 92% to 85%.

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