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Chesterton, IN
Public School Ratings




Chesterton Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Duneland School Corporation School District details

Duneland School Corporation School District
601 W Morgan Ave
Chesterton, IN 46304

5,786 Students enrolled in District

10 Schools in District

16 Students Per Classroom (State average is 16)

Duneland School Corporation School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Indiana

10

(10 is best)

Better than 96.4% of all IN school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 94.0% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
62%
39%
64%
41%
61%
38%
62%
39%
64%
41%
61%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Bailly Elementary School
800 S 5th St
Chesterton, IN, 46304
KG-04
Brummitt Elementary School
2500 Indian Boundary
Chesterton, IN, 46304
KG-04
Chesterton Middle School
651 W Morgan Ave
Chesterton, IN, 46304
07-08
Chesterton Senior High School
2125 S 11th St
Chesterton, IN, 46304
09-12
Jackson Elementary School
811 N 400 E
Valparaiso, IN, 46383
KG-04
Liberty Elementary School
50 W 900 N
Chesterton, IN, 46304
KG-04
Liberty Intermediate School
50 W 900 N
Chesterton, IN, 46304
05-06
Newton Yost Elementary School
100 W Beam St
Porter, IN, 46304
KG-04
Trojan Virtual Academy School
601 W Morgan Ave
Chesterton, IN, 46304
KG-12
Westchester Intermediate School
1050 S 5th St
Chesterton, IN, 46304
05-06

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 80.1% 67.7%
Black 2.9% 14.1%
Hispanic 15.7% 14.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.1% 3.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 29.9% 50.9%
Free lunch eligible 25.8% 46.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.1% 4.2%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,358 $36,788,000 41.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $603 $3,489,000 3.9%
Staff $945 $5,468,000 6.1%
General Administration $224 $1,294,000 1.4%
School Administration $578 $3,346,000 3.7%
Operation $1,856 $10,736,000 12.0%
Transportation $776 $4,491,000 5.0%
Other $661 $3,823,000 4.3%
Total Support $5,642 $32,647,000 36.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,435 $19,873,000 22.3%
Total Expenditures $15,435 $89,308,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,644 $5,847,671,000 44.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $574 $594,242,000 4.5%
Staff $515 $533,647,000 4.0%
General Administration $209 $216,618,000 1.6%
School Administration $667 $690,724,000 5.2%
Operation $1,217 $1,261,217,000 9.5%
Transportation $551 $570,491,000 4.3%
Other $366 $379,113,000 2.9%
Total Support $4,098 $4,246,052,000 32.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,018 $3,126,987,000 23.7%
Total Expenditures $12,760 $13,220,710,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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