Morton Senior High School

Located at 6915 Grand Ave, in Hammond, Indiana, Morton Senior High School is a sprawling 9-12 campus that caters to 1,446 students (grades 9 through 12), run under School City of Hammond. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 816 students each, so Morton Senior High School sits 77% larger than that benchmark.

Morton Senior High School is one of 15 schools operated by School City of Hammond, a district that works with 10,997 students overall.

Demographically, Morton Senior High School lists that the most-represented group is Black (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 39% Hispanic, 8% White, 5% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

On the resource side, On paper, Morton Senior High School has 77 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Morton Senior High School higher 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.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Lake County put median household income runs about $71,493, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Lake County runs 121 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,661 students), of which Morton Senior High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Excel Center - Hammond, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 4%: 1,389 students in 2018 compared to 1,446 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 17% to 8% over that span.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.