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Gary Community School Corporation

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Gary Community School Corporation is located in northwest Indiana. Gary Community School Corporation has 41.96 square miles of land area and 7.30 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Gary Community School Corporation population is 73,929. Gary Community School Corporation median household income is $27,218 in 2010-2014. Gary Community School Corporation median house value is $65,700 in 2010-2014. On average, Gary Community School Corporation is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (289 out of 289, bottom 0%) Elementary/Middle School: (289 out of 289, bottom 0%)* Rank: #292
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	20
Population	73,929 (2010-2014), rank #19
Population Growth	-16.98% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	1,500.98/sq mi, rank #28
Median Household Income:	$27,218 at 2010-2014—-0.56% increase since 2005-2009, rank #286
Median House Price:	$65,700 at 2010-2014—-7.20% increase since 2005-2009, rank #287
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	41.96 sq mi, rank #235
Water Area:	7.30 sq mi (14.82%), rank #7
State:	Indiana
County:	Lake County
City:	Gary
Zip:	46402, 46404, 46409, 46410, 46408, 46407, 46403, 46405, 46406
Area:	Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI

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Gary Community School Corporation Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

620 East 10th Place

Gary IN, 46402, Lake County

Phone: 219-881-5401

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	8,594	8,873	10,215	11,152	11,798	12,729	14,078
English Language Learner Students:	12	17	24	19	20	21	16
Total Teachers:	458.41	483.00	597.87	695.00	715.00	750.00	776.00
Prekindergarten:	12.00	16.00	14.97	NA	22.00	21.00	21.00
Kindergarten:	34.22	16.91	39.87	39.00	46.00	48.00	53.00
Elementary:	235.24	275.32	359.08	303.00	292.00	319.00	337.00
Secondary:	176.95	174.77	183.95	353.00	355.00	362.00	365.00
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Other Staff:	863.00	1,001.00	1,051.00	734.00	1,259.00	1,481.00	1,495.00
Instructional Aides:	190.00	169.00	194.00	NA	446.00	450.00	294.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	45.00	45.00	19.00	38.00	32.00	17.00	18.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	18.00	19.00	31.00	31.00	31.00	42.00	43.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	3.00	1.00	10.00	11.00	10.00	13.00	14.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	15.00	18.00	21.00	20.00	21.00	29.00	29.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	17.00	19.00	19.00	18.00	20.00	27.00	28.00
Library/Media Support:	3.00	6.00	8.00	8.00	8.00	8.00	7.00
District Administrators:	2.00	7.00	6.00	6.00	7.00	11.00	8.00
District Administrative Support:	4.00	3.00	4.00	7.00	5.00	5.00	6.00
School Administrators:	31.00	29.00	36.00	36.00	35.00	41.00	43.00
School Administrative Support:	79.00	94.00	121.00	129.00	134.00	199.00	123.00
Student Support Services:	124.00	211.00	217.00	NA	124.00	149.00	147.00
Other Support Services:	350.00	399.00	396.00	461.00	417.00	532.00	778.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.75	18.37	17.09	16.05	16.50	16.97	18.14

Schools

Bailly Preparatory Academy	Kindergarten to Grade 6	4621 Georgia St, Gary IN 46409
Benjamin Banneker Achievement Center	Kindergarten to Grade 8	301 Parke St, Gary IN 46403
Beveridge Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	1234 Cleveland St, Gary IN 46404
Brunswick Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	5701 West 7th Ave, Gary IN 46404
Daniel Hale Williams Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	1320 East 19th Ave, Gary IN 46407
Daniel Webster Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	3720 Pierce St, Gary IN 46408
Dr Bernard C Watson Academy For Boys	Kindergarten to Grade 6	2065 Mississippi St, Gary IN 46407
Dunbar-Pulaski Academic & Career	Grade 7 to Grade 8	920 East 19th Ave, Gary IN 46407
Frankie W Mccullough Academy For Girl	Kindergarten to Grade 7	1110 West 21st Ave, Gary IN 46407
Glen Park Academy For Excel In Lrn	Kindergarten to Grade 6	5002 Madison St, Gary IN 46408
Jacques Marquette Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	6401 Hemlock Ave, Gary IN 46403
Jefferson Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	601 Jackson St, Gary IN 46402
Lew Wallace (sci-Tech-Eng-Math)	Grade 7 to Grade 12	415 West 45th Ave, Gary IN 46408
Martin Luther King School Alternative	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1800 East 35th Ave, Gary IN 46409
Mary M Bethune Early Child Dev Center	Prekindergarten to Prekindergarten	2367 East 21st Ave, Gary IN 46407
New Technology Innovative Institute	Grade 9 to Grade 11	1800 East 35th Ave, Gary IN 46409
West Side Leadership Academy	Grade 7 to Grade 12	9th And Gerry St, Gary IN 46406
Wm A Wirt/Emerson Vpa	Grade 5 to Grade 12	210 North Grand Blvd, Gary IN 46403

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ECA Test
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	17%	61%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	33.9%	72.4%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	27.6%	N/A
2010	Biology I	End of course	% met std	5%	37%
2011	Biology I	End of course	% met std	8.5%	46.9%
2012	Biology I	End of course	% met std	4.8%	N/A
2010	English 10	End of course	% met std	27%	63%
2011	English 10	End of course	% met std	28%	71.9%
2012	English 10	End of course	% met std	46.1%	N/A
ISTEP+ Test
2005	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	33%	68%
2006	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	35%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	27%	67%
2008	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	31%	68%
2009	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	30%	67%
2005	Math	10th Grade	% met std	19%	64%
2006	Math	10th Grade	% met std	20%	64%
2007	Math	10th Grade	% met std	18%	65%
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	24%	66%
2009	Math	10th Grade	% met std	23%	65%
2004	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	56%	75%
2005	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	58%	75%
2006	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	57%	74%
2007	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	60%	73%
2008	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	65%	76%
2009	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	63%	74%
2010	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	79%
2011	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	73.7%	83%
2012	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	68.9%	85%
2004	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	57%	72%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	55%	73%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	54%	73%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	56%	72%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	62%	70%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	54%	72%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	65%	76%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	62.6%	78%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	61.1%	79%
2005	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	45%	73%
2006	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	48%	74%
2007	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	54%	75%
2008	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	60%	74%
2009	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	54%	73%
2010	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	64%	77%
2011	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	71.8%	82%
2012	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	70.2%	82%
2005	Math	4th Grade	% met std	42%	73%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	47%	75%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	51%	74%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	60%	75%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	46%	70%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	57%	75%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	59.8%	70%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	57.1%	79%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	44%	71%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	53%	75%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	53.3%	76%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	54.2%	78%
2005	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	49%	72%
2006	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	43%	73%
2007	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	55%	75%
2008	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	60%	74%
2009	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	47%	71%
2010	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	52%	71%
2011	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	60.2%	75%
2012	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	56.6%	78%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	43%	72%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	45%	76%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	52%	76%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	64%	77%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	55%	77%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	64%	81%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	76.5%	86%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	68.5%	86%
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	24%	60%
2010	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	40%	64%
2011	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	45.1%	67%
2012	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	34.2%	67%
2004	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	43%	69%
2005	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	44%	70%
2006	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	46%	71%
2007	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	51%	71%
2008	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	52%	71%
2009	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	45%	69%
2010	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	61%	72%
2011	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	61.8%	76%
2012	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	55.7%	78%
2004	Math	6th Grade	% met std	38%	73%
2005	Math	6th Grade	% met std	42%	74%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	45%	78%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	61%	80%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	66%	80%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	57%	72%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	62%	76%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	62.7%	80%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	63.5%	82%
2009	Science	6th Grade	% met std	22%	54%
2010	Science	6th Grade	% met std	31%	58%
2011	Science	6th Grade	% met std	30%	62%
2012	Science	6th Grade	% met std	24.3%	64%
2005	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	39%	69%
2006	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	38%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	37%	68%
2008	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	40%	70%
2009	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	33%	67%
2010	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	36%	72%
2011	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	49.1%	77%
2012	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	37.6%	75%
2005	Math	7th Grade	% met std	33%	73%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	41%	76%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	39%	78%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	46%	79%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	29%	69%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	32%	73%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	35.1%	75%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	45.7%	78%
2009	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	20%	57%
2010	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	22%	64%
2011	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	29.5%	68%
2012	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	30.4%	71%
2004	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	35%	65%
2005	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	38%	68%
2006	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	38%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	33%	67%
2008	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	37%	69%
2009	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	26%	65%
2010	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	37%	69%
2011	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	36.3%	72%
2012	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	35.4%	73%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	31%	71%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	31%	72%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	28%	72%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	31%	71%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	31%	74%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	27%	66%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	32%	72%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	35.8%	77%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	31.3%	80%
2005	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	34%	66%
2006	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	30%	67%
2007	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	30%	68%
2008	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	28%	66%
2005	Math	9th Grade	% met std	24%	68%
2006	Math	9th Grade	% met std	23%	71%
2007	Math	9th Grade	% met std	20%	67%
2008	Math	9th Grade	% met std	25%	70%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$156,984,000	$15,368		$152,003,000	$13,630		$182,979,000	$15,509
Federal:	$32,809,000	$3,212	20.9%	$20,772,000	$1,863	13.7%	$32,433,000	$2,749	17.7%
State:	$105,443,000	$10,322	67.2%	$118,802,000	$10,653	78.2%	$128,078,000	$10,856	70.0%
Local:	$18,732,000	$1,834	11.9%	$12,429,000	$1,115	8.2%	$22,468,000	$1,904	12.3%
Total Expenditures:	$165,279,000	$16,180		$169,285,000	$15,180		$181,110,000	$15,351
Total Current Expenditures:	$154,910,000	$15,165		$159,294,000	$14,284		$162,309,000	$13,757
Instructional Expenditures:	$82,215,000	$8,048	53.1%	$91,269,000	$8,184	57.3%	$91,182,000	$7,729	56.2%
Student and Staff Support:	$17,179,000	$1,682	11.1%	$15,918,000	$1,427	10.0%	$16,330,000	$1,384	10.1%
Administration:	$18,902,000	$1,850	12.2%	$19,111,000	$1,714	12.0%	$20,781,000	$1,761	12.8%
Operations, Food, Other:	$36,614,000	$3,584	23.6%	$32,996,000	$2,959	20.7%	$34,016,000	$2,883	21.0%
Total Capital Outlay:	$7,677,000	$752		$7,709,000	$691		$16,257,000	$1,378
Construction:	$4,186,000	$410		$4,956,000	$444		$13,630,000	$1,155
Total Other:	$1,662,000	$163		$1,693,000	$152		$1,923,000	$163
Interest on Debt:	$945,000	$93		$244,000	$22		$497,000	$42

Total Salary:	$80,731,000	$7,903		$89,202,000	$7,999		$91,384,000	$7,746
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$50,390,000	$4,933	62.4%	$57,253,000	$5,134	64.2%	$58,236,000	$4,936	63.7%
Other Salary:	$30,341,000	$2,970	37.6%	$31,949,000	$2,865	35.8%	$33,148,000	$2,810	36.3%
Total Benefit:	$45,237,000	$4,428		$46,965,000	$4,211		$45,437,000	$3,851
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$28,976,000	$2,837	64.1%	$31,302,000	$2,807	66.6%	$29,678,000	$2,516	65.3%
Other Benefit:	$16,261,000	$1,592	35.9%	$15,663,000	$1,405	33.4%	$15,759,000	$1,336	34.7%

* Gary Community School Corporation was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.