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Union Township School Corporation

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Union Township School Corporation is located in north Indiana. Union Township School Corporation has 29.47 square miles of land area and 0.47 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Union Township School Corporation population is 8,913. Union Township School Corporation median household income is $81,554 in 2010-2014. Union Township School Corporation median house value is $205,300 in 2010-2014. On average, Union Township School Corporation is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (10 out of 289, top 3%) Elementary/Middle School: (10 out of 289, top 3%)* Rank: #10
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	4
Population	8,913 (2010-2014), rank #184
Population Growth	2.31% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	297.66/sq mi, rank #80
Median Household Income:	$81,554 at 2010-2014—8.10% increase since 2005-2009, rank #5
Median House Price:	$205,300 at 2010-2014—8.39% increase since 2005-2009, rank #6
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	29.47 sq mi, rank #264
Water Area:	0.47 sq mi (1.57%), rank #159
State:	Indiana
County:	Porter County
City:	Valparaiso, Hobart, Hebron, Crown Point, Wheeler, Shorewood Forest, Salt Creek Commons, Aberdeen
Zip:	46385, 46342, 46341, 46307, 46393
Area:	Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI

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Union Township School Corporation Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

599 West 300 North

Valparaiso IN, 46385, Porter County

Phone: 219-759-2531

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,534	1,559	1,631	1,659	1,722	1,719	1,683
English Language Learner Students:	6	4	14	15	11	9	12
Total Teachers:	81.50	90.29	94.58	87.00	92.00	92.00	90.00
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	5.03	5.89	5.54	1.00	7.00	8.00	6.00
Elementary:	33.00	36.22	60.40	42.00	43.00	41.00	42.00
Secondary:	43.47	48.18	28.64	44.00	42.00	43.00	42.00
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Other Staff:	107.00	96.50	105.00	78.00	71.00	151.00	106.00
Instructional Aides:	8.00	3.50	7.00	NA	6.00	62.00	16.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	1.00	2.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	1.50	1.50	2.00	1.00	2.00	1.00	1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	1.50	1.50	2.00	1.00	2.00	1.00	1.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	2.00	3.00	3.00
District Administrators:	1.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
District Administrative Support:	2.00	0.00	1.00	0.00	1.00	0.00	0.00
School Administrators:	5.00	6.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
School Administrative Support:	8.00	11.00	11.00	12.00	7.00	11.00	11.00
Student Support Services:	24.50	19.00	22.00	NA	0.00	0.00	1.00
Other Support Services:	51.00	48.50	49.00	52.00	43.00	66.00	64.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.82	17.27	17.24	19.07	18.72	18.68	18.70

Schools

John Simatovich Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	424 West 500 North, Valparaiso IN 46385
Union Center Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	272 North 600 West, Valparaiso IN 46385
Union Township Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	599 West 300 North, Valparaiso IN 46385
Wheeler High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	587 West 300 North, Valparaiso IN 46385

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ECA Test
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	79%	61%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	82.8%	72.4%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	77.2%	N/A
2010	Biology I	End of course	% met std	44%	37%
2011	Biology I	End of course	% met std	50%	46.9%
2012	Biology I	End of course	% met std	59.8%	N/A
2010	English 10	End of course	% met std	74%	63%
2011	English 10	End of course	% met std	82.1%	71.9%
2012	English 10	End of course	% met std	86.9%	N/A
ISTEP+ Test
2005	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	81%	68%
2006	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	82%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	82%	67%
2008	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	88%	68%
2009	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	84%	67%
2005	Math	10th Grade	% met std	78%	64%
2006	Math	10th Grade	% met std	79%	64%
2007	Math	10th Grade	% met std	85%	65%
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	86%	66%
2009	Math	10th Grade	% met std	82%	65%
2004	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	75%
2005	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	75%
2006	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	74%
2007	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	73%
2008	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	76%
2009	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	74%
2010	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	79%
2011	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	95.1%	83%
2012	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	94.6%	85%
2004	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	72%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	73%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	73%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	72%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	70%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	72%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	76%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	91.2%	78%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89.3%	79%
2005	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	89%	73%
2006	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	88%	74%
2007	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	85%	75%
2008	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	91%	74%
2009	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	83%	73%
2010	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	86%	77%
2011	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	87.7%	82%
2012	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	90.1%	82%
2005	Math	4th Grade	% met std	90%	73%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	91%	75%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	87%	74%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	89%	75%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	85%	70%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	92%	75%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	89.6%	70%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	80.2%	79%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	90%	71%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	91%	75%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	86.4%	76%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	97%	78%
2005	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	91%	72%
2006	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	89%	73%
2007	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	85%	75%
2008	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	86%	74%
2009	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	83%	71%
2010	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	82%	71%
2011	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	87.4%	75%
2012	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	86.1%	78%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	90%	72%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	91%	76%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	88%	76%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	89%	77%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	89%	77%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	92%	81%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	93.7%	86%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	90.7%	86%
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	73%	60%
2010	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	81%	64%
2011	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	78%	67%
2012	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	80.1%	67%
2004	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	86%	69%
2005	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	92%	70%
2006	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	85%	71%
2007	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	84%	71%
2008	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	85%	71%
2009	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	80%	69%
2010	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	83%	72%
2011	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	83.3%	76%
2012	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	90.9%	78%
2004	Math	6th Grade	% met std	86%	73%
2005	Math	6th Grade	% met std	92%	74%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	92%	78%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	92%	80%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	92%	80%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	85%	72%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	90%	76%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	84.9%	80%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	89.3%	82%
2009	Science	6th Grade	% met std	72%	54%
2010	Science	6th Grade	% met std	80%	58%
2011	Science	6th Grade	% met std	81%	62%
2012	Science	6th Grade	% met std	86%	64%
2005	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	85%	69%
2006	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	88%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	88%	68%
2008	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	83%	70%
2009	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	79%	67%
2010	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	77%	72%
2011	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	91.4%	77%
2012	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	88.4%	75%
2005	Math	7th Grade	% met std	82%	73%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	93%	76%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	95%	78%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	93%	79%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	79%	69%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	80%	73%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	86.8%	75%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	86.8%	78%
2009	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	69%	57%
2010	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	72%	64%
2011	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	80.9%	68%
2012	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	82.6%	71%
2004	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	86%	65%
2005	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	90%	68%
2006	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	84%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	88%	67%
2008	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	84%	69%
2009	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	81%	65%
2010	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	84%	69%
2011	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	84.4%	72%
2012	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	87.6%	73%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	83%	71%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	89%	72%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	88%	72%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	89%	71%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	92%	74%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	81%	66%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	84%	72%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	89.3%	77%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	91.7%	80%
2005	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	86%	66%
2006	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	89%	67%
2007	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	88%	68%
2008	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	92%	66%
2005	Math	9th Grade	% met std	79%	68%
2006	Math	9th Grade	% met std	91%	71%
2007	Math	9th Grade	% met std	87%	67%
2008	Math	9th Grade	% met std	94%	70%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$18,049,000	$11,066		$17,629,000	$10,626		$20,652,000	$11,993
Federal:	$442,000	$271	2.4%	$572,000	$345	3.2%	$823,000	$478	4.0%
State:	$10,920,000	$6,695	60.5%	$10,703,000	$6,451	60.7%	$10,784,000	$6,262	52.2%
Local:	$6,687,000	$4,100	37.0%	$6,354,000	$3,830	36.0%	$9,045,000	$5,253	43.8%
Total Expenditures:	$15,130,000	$9,277		$14,609,000	$8,806		$15,455,000	$8,975
Total Current Expenditures:	$13,313,000	$8,162		$12,687,000	$7,647		$13,021,000	$7,562
Instructional Expenditures:	$7,755,000	$4,755	58.3%	$7,551,000	$4,552	59.5%	$7,793,000	$4,526	59.8%
Student and Staff Support:	$514,000	$315	3.9%	$485,000	$292	3.8%	$488,000	$283	3.7%
Administration:	$1,867,000	$1,145	14.0%	$1,626,000	$980	12.8%	$1,672,000	$971	12.8%
Operations, Food, Other:	$3,177,000	$1,948	23.9%	$3,025,000	$1,823	23.8%	$3,068,000	$1,782	23.6%
Total Capital Outlay:	$756,000	$464		$772,000	$465		$1,050,000	$610
Construction:	$129,000	$79		$120,000	$72		$401,000	$233
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$485,000	$297		$578,000	$348		$817,000	$474

Total Salary:	$7,612,000	$4,667		$7,605,000	$4,584		$7,968,000	$4,627
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$5,037,000	$3,088	66.2%	$5,082,000	$3,063	66.8%	$5,381,000	$3,125	67.5%
Other Salary:	$2,575,000	$1,579	33.8%	$2,523,000	$1,521	33.2%	$2,587,000	$1,502	32.5%
Total Benefit:	$3,751,000	$2,300		$3,329,000	$2,007		$3,226,000	$1,873
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$2,658,000	$1,630	70.9%	$2,394,000	$1,443	71.9%	$2,316,000	$1,345	71.8%
Other Benefit:	$1,093,000	$670	29.1%	$935,000	$564	28.1%	$910,000	$528	28.2%

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