Kesling Intermediate School

Kesling Intermediate School, an average-sized middle-grades school in LaPorte, Indiana, overseen by La Porte Community School Corp, works with 847 students, covering grades 5 through 6. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 594 students each, so Kesling Intermediate School sits 43% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 12 schools in La Porte Community School Corp (6,089 students total), Kesling Intermediate School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Kesling Intermediate School logs that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 18% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 2% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting Kesling Intermediate School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 49% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Kesling Intermediate School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.5%; this one delivers 44.8%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for LaPorte County shows the typical household earns roughly $71,055 per year, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Kesling Intermediate School is one of 38 public schools in LaPorte County (combined enrollment of about 15,515 students).

LaPorte Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Kesling Intermediate School comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 44.1%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 19%: 713 students in 2018 compared to 847 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 76% to 71% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.

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