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Porter Township School Corporation

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Porter Township School Corporation is located in north Indiana. Porter Township School Corporation has 44.83 square miles of land area and 0.33 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Porter Township School Corporation population is 9,481. Porter Township School Corporation median household income is $77,425 in 2010-2014. Porter Township School Corporation median house value is $192,500 in 2010-2014. On average, Porter Township School Corporation is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (75 out of 289, top 26%) Elementary/Middle School: (55 out of 289, top 19%)* Rank: #63
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	4
Population	9,481 (2010-2014), rank #176
Population Growth	2.98% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	209.96/sq mi, rank #97
Median Household Income:	$77,425 at 2010-2014—5.22% increase since 2005-2009, rank #8
Median House Price:	$192,500 at 2010-2014—-2.58% increase since 2005-2009, rank #10
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	44.83 sq mi, rank #230
Water Area:	0.33 sq mi (0.72%), rank #184
State:	Indiana
County:	Porter County
City:	Hebron, Valparaiso, Kouts, Crown Point, Lakes Of The Four Seasons
Zip:	46341, 46385, 46347, 46307
Area:	Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI

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Porter Township School Corporation Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

248 South 500 West

Valparaiso IN, 46385, Porter County

Phone: 219-477-4933

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,481	1,519	1,521	1,545	1,591	1,642	1,663
English Language Learner Students:	24	14	16	10	8	7	13
Total Teachers:	86.10	84.60	81.39	75.00	85.00	88.00	86.00
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	5.02	5.03	5.54	5.00	6.00	6.00	6.00
Elementary:	38.20	38.63	50.51	37.00	39.00	41.00	40.00
Secondary:	42.88	40.94	25.34	33.00	40.00	41.00	40.00
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Other Staff:	102.00	107.83	108.00	75.00	111.00	122.00	90.00
Instructional Aides:	14.00	17.50	16.00	NA	31.00	43.00	11.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.00	0.33	1.00	1.00	2.00	2.00	3.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	3.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	3.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	2.00
Library/Media Support:	1.50	1.50	1.00	2.00	3.00	1.00	2.00
District Administrators:	3.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
District Administrative Support:	3.00	3.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
School Administrators:	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	6.00	6.00
School Administrative Support:	10.50	9.00	9.00	9.00	11.00	11.00	9.00
Student Support Services:	10.50	14.00	14.00	NA	2.00	1.00	1.00
Other Support Services:	50.50	50.50	53.00	49.00	46.00	47.00	46.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.20	17.96	18.69	20.60	18.72	18.66	19.34

Schools

Boone Grove Elementary School	Grade 4 to Grade 5	325 West 550 South, Boone Grove IN 46302
Boone Grove High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	260 South 500 West, Valparaiso IN 46385
Boone Grove Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	325 West 550 South, Boone Grove IN 46302
Porter Lakes Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 3	208 South 725 West, Hebron IN 46341

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ECA Test
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	61%	61%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	65.1%	72.4%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	74.6%	N/A
2010	Biology I	End of course	% met std	29%	37%
2011	Biology I	End of course	% met std	35.3%	46.9%
2012	Biology I	End of course	% met std	43.9%	N/A
2010	English 10	End of course	% met std	68%	63%
2011	English 10	End of course	% met std	83.6%	71.9%
2012	English 10	End of course	% met std	80.7%	N/A
ISTEP+ Test
2005	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	80%	68%
2006	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	83%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	80%	67%
2008	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	72%	68%
2009	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	61%	67%
2005	Math	10th Grade	% met std	78%	64%
2006	Math	10th Grade	% met std	75%	64%
2007	Math	10th Grade	% met std	80%	65%
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	72%	66%
2009	Math	10th Grade	% met std	62%	65%
2004	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	75%
2005	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	75%
2006	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	74%
2007	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	73%
2008	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	76%
2009	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	74%
2010	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	79%
2011	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	92.1%	83%
2012	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	85%
2004	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	72%	72%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	73%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	73%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	72%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	73%	70%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	72%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	76%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	83.2%	78%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	88.8%	79%
2005	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	83%	73%
2006	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	82%	74%
2007	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	87%	75%
2008	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	82%	74%
2009	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	85%	73%
2010	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	89%	77%
2011	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	90.8%	82%
2012	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	81.5%	82%
2005	Math	4th Grade	% met std	83%	73%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	85%	75%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	87%	74%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	80%	75%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	66%	70%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	86%	75%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	88.2%	70%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	76.9%	79%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	82%	71%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	89%	75%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	86.4%	76%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	83.2%	78%
2005	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	84%	72%
2006	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	82%	73%
2007	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	85%	75%
2008	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	83%	74%
2009	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	85%	71%
2010	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	83%	71%
2011	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	84.2%	75%
2012	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	79.5%	78%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	80%	72%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	81%	76%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	79%	76%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	83%	77%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	89%	77%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	89%	81%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	93.3%	86%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	80.4%	86%
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	80%	60%
2010	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	85%	64%
2011	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	85.7%	67%
2012	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	80.4%	67%
2004	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	77%	69%
2005	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	68%	70%
2006	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	79%	71%
2007	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	71%	71%
2008	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	75%	71%
2009	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	79%	69%
2010	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	82%	72%
2011	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	80.6%	76%
2012	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	86.4%	78%
2004	Math	6th Grade	% met std	73%	73%
2005	Math	6th Grade	% met std	83%	74%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	86%	78%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	80%	80%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	72%	80%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	81%	72%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	93%	76%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	89.3%	80%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	85.6%	82%
2009	Science	6th Grade	% met std	63%	54%
2010	Science	6th Grade	% met std	70%	58%
2011	Science	6th Grade	% met std	73.8%	62%
2012	Science	6th Grade	% met std	76.5%	64%
2005	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	68%	69%
2006	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	73%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	71%	68%
2008	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	68%	70%
2009	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	72%	67%
2010	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	82%	72%
2011	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	82.2%	77%
2012	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	74.1%	75%
2005	Math	7th Grade	% met std	79%	73%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	81%	76%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	88%	78%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	73%	79%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	66%	69%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	87%	73%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	79.3%	75%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	75.9%	78%
2009	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	63%	57%
2010	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	79%	64%
2011	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	74.8%	68%
2012	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	73.1%	71%
2004	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	81%	65%
2005	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	84%	68%
2006	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	77%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	74%	67%
2008	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	68%	69%
2009	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	70%	65%
2010	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	74%	69%
2011	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	88%	72%
2012	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	88.8%	73%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	86%	71%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	83%	72%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	81%	72%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	78%	71%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	86%	74%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	73%	66%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	85%	72%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	92.7%	77%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	91.3%	80%
2005	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	79%	66%
2006	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	87%	67%
2007	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	81%	68%
2008	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	79%	66%
2005	Math	9th Grade	% met std	85%	68%
2006	Math	9th Grade	% met std	90%	71%
2007	Math	9th Grade	% met std	84%	67%
2008	Math	9th Grade	% met std	83%	70%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$17,743,000	$11,665		$16,493,000	$10,675		$20,187,000	$12,688
Federal:	$447,000	$294	2.5%	$253,000	$164	1.5%	$673,000	$423	3.3%
State:	$11,021,000	$7,246	62.1%	$9,240,000	$5,981	56.0%	$10,272,000	$6,456	50.9%
Local:	$6,275,000	$4,126	35.4%	$7,000,000	$4,531	42.4%	$9,242,000	$5,809	45.8%
Total Expenditures:	$14,077,000	$9,255		$13,345,000	$8,638		$15,152,000	$9,524
Total Current Expenditures:	$11,875,000	$7,807		$11,340,000	$7,340		$13,355,000	$8,394
Instructional Expenditures:	$6,654,000	$4,375	56.0%	$6,446,000	$4,172	56.8%	$6,830,000	$4,293	51.1%
Student and Staff Support:	$455,000	$299	3.8%	$552,000	$357	4.9%	$776,000	$488	5.8%
Administration:	$1,636,000	$1,076	13.8%	$1,372,000	$888	12.1%	$2,172,000	$1,365	16.3%
Operations, Food, Other:	$3,130,000	$2,058	26.4%	$2,970,000	$1,922	26.2%	$3,577,000	$2,248	26.8%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,266,000	$832		$1,054,000	$682		$947,000	$595
Construction:	$243,000	$160		$125,000	$81		$172,000	$108
Total Other:	$5,000	$3		$5,000	$3		$9,000	$6
Interest on Debt:	$299,000	$197		$493,000	$319		$144,000	$91

Total Salary:	$6,015,000	$3,955		$6,083,000	$3,937		$6,967,000	$4,379
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$4,028,000	$2,648	67.0%	$3,982,000	$2,577	65.5%	$4,480,000	$2,816	64.3%
Other Salary:	$1,987,000	$1,306	33.0%	$2,101,000	$1,360	34.5%	$2,487,000	$1,563	35.7%
Total Benefit:	$3,307,000	$2,174		$3,135,000	$2,029		$3,318,000	$2,085
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$2,548,000	$1,675	77.0%	$2,392,000	$1,548	76.3%	$2,244,000	$1,410	67.6%
Other Benefit:	$759,000	$499	23.0%	$743,000	$481	23.7%	$1,074,000	$675	32.4%

* Porter Township School Corporation was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.