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Duneland School Corporation

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Duneland School Corporation is located in north Indiana. Duneland School Corporation has 90.55 square miles of land area and 0.77 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Duneland School Corporation population is 35,113. Duneland School Corporation median household income is $70,523 in 2010-2014. Duneland School Corporation median house value is $181,700 in 2010-2014. On average, Duneland School Corporation is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (54 out of 289, top 19%) Elementary/Middle School: (28 out of 289, top 10%)* Rank: #40
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	9
Population	35,113 (2010-2014), rank #49
Population Growth	4.40% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	384.51/sq mi, rank #72
Median Household Income:	$70,523 at 2010-2014—8.46% increase since 2005-2009, rank #18
Median House Price:	$181,700 at 2010-2014—1.62% increase since 2005-2009, rank #14
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	90.55 sq mi, rank #169
Water Area:	0.77 sq mi (0.84%), rank #127
State:	Indiana
County:	Porter County
City:	Chesterton, Porter, Portage, Dune Acres, Burns Harbor, Westville, Valparaiso
Zip:	46304, 46368, 46391, 46385, 46383
Area:	Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI

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Duneland School Corporation Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

601 West Morgan Ave

Chesterton IN, 46304, Porter County

Phone: 219-983-3600

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	5,901	5,957	5,913	5,926	6,063	5,866	5,937
English Language Learner Students:	47	40	39	44	42	34	40
Total Teachers:	291.50	283.00	295.85	264.00	288.00	284.00	284.00
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	19.77	19.75	18.83	0.00	19.00	17.00	17.00
Elementary:	128.23	124.25	176.79	136.00	133.00	132.00	133.00
Secondary:	143.50	139.00	100.23	128.00	136.00	135.00	134.00
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Other Staff:	396.65	372.66	367.00	244.00	356.00	356.00	357.00
Instructional Aides:	52.01	48.09	49.00	NA	74.00	74.00	74.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	6.00	4.00	5.00	0.00	6.00	7.00	7.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	14.00	14.00	14.00	0.00	14.00	13.00	11.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	6.00	6.00	6.00	0.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	8.00	8.00	8.00	0.00	9.00	8.00	6.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	10.00	10.00	10.00	0.00	11.00	11.00	11.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
District Administrators:	3.00	5.00	5.00	3.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
District Administrative Support:	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
School Administrators:	13.00	13.00	13.00	0.00	14.00	14.00	14.00
School Administrative Support:	54.00	40.38	38.00	65.00	64.00	64.00	64.00
Student Support Services:	39.00	46.78	46.00	NA	1.00	1.00	1.00
Other Support Services:	199.64	185.41	181.00	170.00	165.00	165.00	168.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	20.24	21.05	19.99	22.45	21.05	20.65	20.90

Schools

Bailly Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 4	800 South 5th St, Chesterton IN 46304
Brummitt Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 4	2500 Indian Boundary, Chesterton IN 46304
Chesterton Middle School	Grade 7 to Grade 8	651 West Morgan Ave, Chesterton IN 46304
Chesterton Senior High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	2125 South 11th St, Chesterton IN 46304
Jackson Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 4	811 North 400 East, Valparaiso IN 46383
Liberty Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 4	501 West 900 North, Chesterton IN 46304
Liberty Intermediate School	Grade 5 to Grade 6	50 West 900 North, Chesterton IN 46304
Newton Yost Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 4	100 West Beam St, Chesterton IN 46304
Westchester Intermediate School	Grade 5 to Grade 6	1050 South 5th St, Chesterton IN 46304

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ECA Test
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	81%	61%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	88.3%	72.4%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	86.0%	N/A
2010	Biology I	End of course	% met std	49%	37%
2011	Biology I	End of course	% met std	47.5%	46.9%
2012	Biology I	End of course	% met std	49.6%	N/A
2010	English 10	End of course	% met std	76%	63%
2011	English 10	End of course	% met std	81.1%	71.9%
2012	English 10	End of course	% met std	83.5%	N/A
ISTEP+ Test
2005	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	76%	68%
2006	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	76%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	72%	67%
2008	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	79%	68%
2009	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	81%	67%
2005	Math	10th Grade	% met std	73%	64%
2006	Math	10th Grade	% met std	71%	64%
2007	Math	10th Grade	% met std	74%	65%
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	75%	66%
2009	Math	10th Grade	% met std	77%	65%
2004	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	75%
2005	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	75%
2006	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	74%
2007	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	73%
2008	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	76%
2009	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	74%
2010	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	79%
2011	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	90.6%	83%
2012	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	90.3%	85%
2004	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	72%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	73%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	73%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	72%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	70%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	72%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	76%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86.1%	78%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	82.4%	79%
2005	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	85%	73%
2006	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	86%	74%
2007	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	83%	75%
2008	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	85%	74%
2009	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	80%	73%
2010	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	87%	77%
2011	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	93%	82%
2012	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	84.3%	82%
2005	Math	4th Grade	% met std	79%	73%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	86%	75%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	82%	74%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	81%	75%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	68%	70%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	83%	75%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	86.8%	70%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	81.5%	79%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	78%	71%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	87%	75%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	88.1%	76%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	88.3%	78%
2005	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	82%	72%
2006	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	81%	73%
2007	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	82%	75%
2008	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	80%	74%
2009	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	77%	71%
2010	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	76%	71%
2011	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	86%	75%
2012	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	87.3%	78%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	76%	72%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	78%	76%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	82%	76%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	79%	77%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	83%	77%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	88%	81%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	93.7%	86%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	94.5%	86%
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	75%	60%
2010	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	70%	64%
2011	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	77.1%	67%
2012	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	83%	67%
2004	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	78%	69%
2005	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	83%	70%
2006	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	80%	71%
2007	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	82%	71%
2008	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	81%	71%
2009	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	80%	69%
2010	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	77%	72%
2011	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	80.5%	76%
2012	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	81.9%	78%
2004	Math	6th Grade	% met std	77%	73%
2005	Math	6th Grade	% met std	85%	74%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	87%	78%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	90%	80%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	89%	80%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	84%	72%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	87%	76%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	87.5%	80%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	90.2%	82%
2009	Science	6th Grade	% met std	70%	54%
2010	Science	6th Grade	% met std	71%	58%
2011	Science	6th Grade	% met std	75.9%	62%
2012	Science	6th Grade	% met std	78.6%	64%
2005	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	73%	69%
2006	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	85%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	74%	68%
2008	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	80%	70%
2009	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	78%	67%
2010	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	80%	72%
2011	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	83.6%	77%
2012	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	81.6%	75%
2005	Math	7th Grade	% met std	82%	73%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	90%	76%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	88%	78%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	89%	79%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	78%	69%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	84%	73%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	86.4%	75%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	84.4%	78%
2009	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	76%	57%
2010	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	76%	64%
2011	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	80.6%	68%
2012	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	76.4%	71%
2004	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	78%	65%
2005	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	75%	68%
2006	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	80%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	84%	67%
2008	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	79%	69%
2009	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	75%	65%
2010	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	81%	69%
2011	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	83.1%	72%
2012	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	73.9%	73%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	78%	71%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	75%	72%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	85%	72%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	86%	71%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	79%	74%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	74%	66%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	82%	72%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	87.8%	77%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	78.5%	80%
2005	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	78%	66%
2006	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	77%	67%
2007	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	76%	68%
2008	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	82%	66%
2005	Math	9th Grade	% met std	77%	68%
2006	Math	9th Grade	% met std	77%	71%
2007	Math	9th Grade	% met std	71%	67%
2008	Math	9th Grade	% met std	81%	70%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$65,582,000	$11,091		$66,226,000	$11,175		$83,836,000	$13,827
Federal:	$1,388,000	$235	2.1%	$2,672,000	$451	4.0%	$3,345,000	$552	4.0%
State:	$39,636,000	$6,703	60.4%	$38,833,000	$6,553	58.6%	$39,106,000	$6,450	46.6%
Local:	$24,558,000	$4,153	37.4%	$24,721,000	$4,172	37.3%	$41,385,000	$6,826	49.4%
Total Expenditures:	$59,960,000	$10,140		$66,267,000	$11,182		$62,457,000	$10,301
Total Current Expenditures:	$47,428,000	$8,021		$45,973,000	$7,758		$47,284,000	$7,799
Instructional Expenditures:	$25,341,000	$4,286	53.4%	$25,394,000	$4,285	55.2%	$26,162,000	$4,315	55.3%
Student and Staff Support:	$3,471,000	$587	7.3%	$3,538,000	$597	7.7%	$3,631,000	$599	7.7%
Administration:	$4,887,000	$826	10.3%	$3,694,000	$623	8.0%	$4,170,000	$688	8.8%
Operations, Food, Other:	$13,729,000	$2,322	28.9%	$13,347,000	$2,252	29.0%	$13,321,000	$2,197	28.2%
Total Capital Outlay:	$8,152,000	$1,379		$16,772,000	$2,830		$11,356,000	$1,873
Construction:	$3,545,000	$600		$10,154,000	$1,713		$5,089,000	$839
Total Other:	$181,000	$31		$184,000	$31		$229,000	$38
Interest on Debt:	$1,440,000	$244		$709,000	$120		$780,000	$129

Total Salary:	$26,644,000	$4,506		$26,517,000	$4,475		$28,624,000	$4,721
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$16,537,000	$2,797	62.1%	$16,553,000	$2,793	62.4%	$18,002,000	$2,969	62.9%
Other Salary:	$10,107,000	$1,709	37.9%	$9,964,000	$1,681	37.6%	$10,622,000	$1,752	37.1%
Total Benefit:	$14,481,000	$2,449		$14,177,000	$2,392		$12,892,000	$2,126
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$8,473,000	$1,433	58.5%	$8,468,000	$1,429	59.7%	$7,745,000	$1,277	60.1%
Other Benefit:	$6,008,000	$1,016	41.5%	$5,709,000	$963	40.3%	$5,147,000	$849	39.9%

* Duneland School Corporation was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.