Protsman Elementary School

Located at 1121 Harrison, in Dyer, Indiana, Protsman Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary campus that educates 614 students (grades pre-K through 4), overseen by Lake Central School Corporation. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 436 students each, so Protsman Elementary School sits 41% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 10 schools in Lake Central School Corporation (8,985 students total), Protsman Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Protsman Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White at 54%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 27% Hispanic, 9% Black, 5% Asian, 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Protsman Elementary School has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Protsman Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 31% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Lake County's rate of about 47%.

After controlling for student poverty, Protsman Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 53.4%, the actual is 63.3%, a residual of +9.9 points.

In the broader community, Lake County reports that the typical household earns roughly $71,493 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Lake County's 121 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,661 students), Protsman 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 Protsman Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Protsman Elementary School comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 38.3%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Protsman Elementary School has decreased 7%, going from 657 students in 2018 to 614 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 65% to 54% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Protsman Elementary School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.