Whiting High School

Set in Whiting, Indiana, Whiting High School is a compact secondary school, run under School City of Whiting. It works with 445 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 816 students per school, that is 45% below typical.

School City of Whiting comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,091 students; Whiting High School is among them.

On demographics, Whiting High School lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 74%. Beyond that, the school lists 18% White, 6% Black. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.

On the resource side, The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Whiting High School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 68% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Lake County (around 47%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Lake County put median household income runs about $71,493, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Whiting High School is one of 121 public schools in Lake County (combined enrollment of about 74,661 students).

The closest other public school is Whiting Middle School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Whiting High School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Looking at the recent track record. Whiting High School's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 456 (now 445). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 29% to 18% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 18.7:1 in 2025.

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