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Lake Station Community Schools

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Lake Station Community Schools is located in north Indiana. Lake Station Community Schools has 6.15 square miles of land area and 0.05 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Lake Station Community Schools population is 8,342. Lake Station Community Schools median household income is $37,734 in 2010-2014. Lake Station Community Schools median house value is $86,000 in 2010-2014. On average, Lake Station Community Schools is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (285 out of 289, bottom 1%) Elementary/Middle School: (268 out of 289, bottom 7%)* Rank: #280
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	4
Population	8,342 (2010-2014), rank #197
Population Growth	-3.36% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	1,346.46/sq mi, rank #31
Median Household Income:	$37,734 at 2010-2014—-13.13% increase since 2005-2009, rank #267
Median House Price:	$86,000 at 2010-2014—-7.03% increase since 2005-2009, rank #248
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	6.15 sq mi, rank #283
Water Area:	0.05 sq mi (0.81%), rank #256
State:	Indiana
County:	Lake County
City:	Lake Station
Zip:	46405
Area:	Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI

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Lake Station Community Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

2500 Pk St

Lake Station IN, 46405, Lake County

Phone: 219-962-1159

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,488	1,520	1,486	1,482	1,537	1,474	1,489
English Language Learner Students:	110	116	109	146	144	144	178
Total Teachers:	91.00	92.00	92.34	79.00	83.00	82.00	83.00
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	1.07	NA	1.00	1.00	1.00
Kindergarten:	5.48	6.54	4.43	3.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
Elementary:	46.52	46.46	58.20	38.00	38.00	38.00	39.00
Secondary:	39.00	39.00	28.64	38.00	40.00	39.00	39.00
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Other Staff:	100.50	107.25	104.00	80.00	111.00	145.00	141.00
Instructional Aides:	10.00	11.25	11.00	NA	22.00	42.00	40.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	9.00	8.00	8.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	5.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	5.00	5.00	3.00	1.00	3.00	2.00	2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	3.00	3.00	3.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	2.00	2.00	0.00	0.00	2.00	1.00	1.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	2.00	2.00	2.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	3.00
District Administrators:	3.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	6.00	3.00	3.00
District Administrative Support:	1.00	0.00	0.00	2.00	0.00	3.00	3.00
School Administrators:	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00
School Administrative Support:	12.25	12.00	13.00	13.00	13.00	13.00	13.00
Student Support Services:	12.50	17.50	15.00	NA	2.00	2.00	2.00
Other Support Services:	35.75	37.50	38.00	43.00	48.00	63.00	63.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.35	16.52	16.09	18.76	18.52	17.98	17.94

Schools

Alexander Hamilton Elementary School	Grade 1 to Grade 6	2900 Lake St, Lake Station IN 46405
Carl J Polk Elementary School	Grade 1 to Grade 6	2460 Vermillion St, Lake Station IN 46405
Thomas A Edison Jr-Sr High School	Grade 7 to Grade 12	3304 Parkside Ave, Lake Station IN 46405
Virgil I Bailey Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	2100 Union St, Lake Station IN 46405

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ECA Test
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	58%	61%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	63.2%	72.4%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	72.3%	N/A
2010	Biology I	End of course	% met std	16%	37%
2011	Biology I	End of course	% met std	24.2%	46.9%
2012	Biology I	End of course	% met std	21.8%	N/A
2010	English 10	End of course	% met std	42%	63%
2011	English 10	End of course	% met std	42.9%	71.9%
2012	English 10	End of course	% met std	72.4%	N/A
ISTEP+ Test
2005	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	59%	68%
2006	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	53%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	45%	67%
2008	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	50%	68%
2009	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	43%	67%
2005	Math	10th Grade	% met std	48%	64%
2006	Math	10th Grade	% met std	43%	64%
2007	Math	10th Grade	% met std	38%	65%
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	51%	66%
2009	Math	10th Grade	% met std	47%	65%
2004	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	55%	75%
2005	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	59%	75%
2006	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	67%	74%
2007	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	69%	73%
2008	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	76%
2009	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	74%
2010	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	79%
2011	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	84.6%	83%
2012	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	86.1%	85%
2004	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	49%	72%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	53%	73%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	67%	73%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	54%	72%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	60%	70%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	66%	72%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	76%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	77.2%	78%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	85.3%	79%
2005	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	48%	73%
2006	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	55%	74%
2007	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	65%	75%
2008	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	64%	74%
2009	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	74%	73%
2010	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	79%	77%
2011	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	91.8%	82%
2012	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	78.4%	82%
2005	Math	4th Grade	% met std	49%	73%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	56%	75%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	71%	74%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	60%	75%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	69%	70%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	77%	75%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	86.5%	70%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	73.6%	79%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	63%	71%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	74%	75%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	71.8%	76%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	64.8%	78%
2005	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	51%	72%
2006	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	52%	73%
2007	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	60%	75%
2008	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	63%	74%
2009	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	70%	71%
2010	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	75%	71%
2011	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	67%	75%
2012	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	75.7%	78%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	61%	72%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	58%	76%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	63%	76%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	71%	77%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	79%	77%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	89%	81%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	84.5%	86%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	85.7%	86%
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	54%	60%
2010	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	71%	64%
2011	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	67%	67%
2012	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	68.5%	67%
2004	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	60%	69%
2005	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	55%	70%
2006	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	55%	71%
2007	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	54%	71%
2008	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	56%	71%
2009	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	59%	69%
2010	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	64%	72%
2011	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	85%	76%
2012	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	79.8%	78%
2004	Math	6th Grade	% met std	73%	73%
2005	Math	6th Grade	% met std	60%	74%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	64%	78%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	73%	80%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	72%	80%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	57%	72%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	70%	76%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	82%	80%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	88.6%	82%
2009	Science	6th Grade	% met std	36%	54%
2010	Science	6th Grade	% met std	42%	58%
2011	Science	6th Grade	% met std	62%	62%
2012	Science	6th Grade	% met std	60.5%	64%
2005	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	60%	69%
2006	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	51%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	56%	68%
2008	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	41%	70%
2009	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	52%	67%
2010	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	66%	72%
2011	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	72.5%	77%
2012	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	69.4%	75%
2005	Math	7th Grade	% met std	58%	73%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	61%	76%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	60%	78%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	57%	79%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	51%	69%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	50%	73%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	51.5%	75%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	76.5%	78%
2009	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	43%	57%
2010	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	42%	64%
2011	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	49.5%	68%
2012	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	66.3%	71%
2004	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	49%	65%
2005	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	48%	68%
2006	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	47%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	42%	67%
2008	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	53%	69%
2009	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	34%	65%
2010	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	62%	69%
2011	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	58.3%	72%
2012	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	51.9%	73%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	58%	71%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	56%	72%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	54%	72%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	48%	71%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	65%	74%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	39%	66%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	57%	72%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	59.1%	77%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	71.2%	80%
2005	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	53%	66%
2006	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	45%	67%
2007	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	45%	68%
2008	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	42%	66%
2005	Math	9th Grade	% met std	43%	68%
2006	Math	9th Grade	% met std	50%	71%
2007	Math	9th Grade	% met std	48%	67%
2008	Math	9th Grade	% met std	53%	70%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$17,331,000	$11,663		$15,977,000	$10,781		$17,724,000	$11,532
Federal:	$1,842,000	$1,240	10.6%	$1,629,000	$1,099	10.2%	$2,307,000	$1,501	13.0%
State:	$12,509,000	$8,418	72.2%	$12,061,000	$8,138	75.5%	$11,928,000	$7,761	67.3%
Local:	$2,980,000	$2,005	17.2%	$2,287,000	$1,543	14.3%	$3,489,000	$2,270	19.7%
Total Expenditures:	$16,358,000	$11,008		$16,035,000	$10,820		$15,486,000	$10,075
Total Current Expenditures:	$14,246,000	$9,587		$13,837,000	$9,337		$14,186,000	$9,230
Instructional Expenditures:	$7,405,000	$4,983	52.0%	$6,997,000	$4,721	50.6%	$7,730,000	$5,029	54.5%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,178,000	$793	8.3%	$1,089,000	$735	7.9%	$888,000	$578	6.3%
Administration:	$2,267,000	$1,526	15.9%	$1,991,000	$1,343	14.4%	$2,039,000	$1,327	14.4%
Operations, Food, Other:	$3,396,000	$2,285	23.8%	$3,760,000	$2,537	27.2%	$3,529,000	$2,296	24.9%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,093,000	$736		$1,244,000	$839		$447,000	$291
Construction:	$549,000	$369		$925,000	$624		$134,000	$87
Total Other:	$29,000	$20		$62,000	$42		$45,000	$29
Interest on Debt:	$22,000	$15		$47,000	$32		$52,000	$34

Total Salary:	$8,070,000	$5,431		$7,921,000	$5,345		$8,460,000	$5,504
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$4,836,000	$3,254	59.9%	$4,681,000	$3,159	59.1%	$5,306,000	$3,452	62.7%
Other Salary:	$3,234,000	$2,176	40.1%	$3,240,000	$2,186	40.9%	$3,154,000	$2,052	37.3%
Total Benefit:	$4,439,000	$2,987		$3,853,000	$2,600		$3,709,000	$2,413
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$2,484,000	$1,672	56.0%	$2,159,000	$1,457	56.0%	$2,214,000	$1,440	59.7%
Other Benefit:	$1,955,000	$1,316	44.0%	$1,694,000	$1,143	44.0%	$1,495,000	$973	40.3%

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