IN County FIPS: 18089

Public Schools in Lake County, IN

Directory of 121 public schools operating in Lake County.

County Public School Enrollment & Staffing Trends

NCES Multi-Year Cohorts

School Year	Operating Schools	Total Students	Teachers (FTE)	Student/Teacher Ratio	Total FRPL
2024-2025	118	73,419	4,286.0	17.1:1 *reporting schools	34,821
2023-2024	120	74,215	4,402.0	16.9:1 *reporting schools	36,453
2022-2023	120	75,089	4,331.0	17.2:1 *reporting schools	41,160
2021-2022	119	75,914	4,453.5	16.5:1 *reporting schools	38,762
2020-2021	118	73,578	4,197.5	17.5:1 *reporting schools	40,420

School Districts in Lake County

Census 2020 Map (PDF) 31 Districts

21st Century Charter Sch of Gary 1 Aspire Charter Academy 1 Charter School of the Dunes 1 Crown Point Community School Corp 10 East Chicago Lighthouse Charter 1 East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy 1 Excel Center - Gary 1 Excel Center - Hammond 1 Gary Community School Corp 11 Gary Lighthouse Charter School 1 Gary Middle College 1 Griffith Public Schools 3 Hammond Academy of Science & Tech 1 Hanover Community School Corp 5 Higher Institute of Arts & Tech 1 Lake Central School Corporation 10 Lake Ridge New Tech Schools 3 Lake Station Community Schools 3 Merrillville Community School Corp 8 NW Indiana Special Education Coop 1 Northwest IN Education Center 0 River Forest Community Sch Corp 4 School City of East Chicago 7 School City of Hammond 14 School City of Hobart 6 School City of Whiting 3 School Town of Highland 6 School Town of Munster 5 Steel City Academy 1 Thea Bowman Leadership Academy 1 Tri-Creek School Corporation 6

Cities & Municipalities in Lake County

16 Cities

Cedar Lake 6 Crown Point 10 Dyer 3 East Chicago 9 Gary 22 Griffith 3 Hammond 18 Highland 6 Hobart 9 Lake Station 4 Lowell 6 Merrillville 9 Munster 5 Saint John 3 Schererville 4 Whiting 4

County Schools Listing

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School Name	Grades	Level	District	City	Action
Lake Prairie Elementary School	K-4	Elementary School	Tri-Creek School Corporation	Lowell	View ›
Lake Ridge New Tech Middle School	5-8	Middle School	Lake Ridge New Tech Schools	Gary	View ›
Lake Street Elementary School	K-5	Elementary School	Crown Point Community School Corp	Crown Point	View ›
Lew Wallace Elementary School	—	General K-12	School City of Hammond	Hammond	View ›
Liberty Elementary School	1-5	Elementary School	School City of Hobart	Hobart	View ›
Lincoln Elementary School	K-2	Elementary School	Hanover Community School Corp	Cedar Lake	View ›
Longfellow New Tech Elementary Sch	K-4	Elementary School	Lake Ridge New Tech Schools	Gary	View ›
Lowell Intermediate School	5-6	Middle School	Tri-Creek School Corporation	Lowell	View ›
Lowell Middle School	7-8	Middle School	Tri-Creek School Corporation	Lowell	View ›
Lowell Senior High School	9-12	High School	Tri-Creek School Corporation	Lowell	View ›
Mary M Bethune Early Child Dev Ctr	PK-K	Elementary School	Gary Community School Corp	Gary	View ›
Merrillville High School	9-12	High School	Merrillville Community School Corp	Merrillville	View ›
Merrillville Intermediate School	5-6	Middle School	Merrillville Community School Corp	Merrillville	View ›
Michael Grimmer Middle School	5-8	Middle School	Lake Central School Corporation	Schererville	View ›
Mildred Merkley Elementary School	K-5	Elementary School	School Town of Highland	Highland	View ›
Morton Elementary School	—	General K-12	School City of Hammond	Hammond	View ›
Morton Senior High School	9-12	High School	School City of Hammond	Hammond	View ›
Munster High School	9-12	High School	School Town of Munster	Munster	View ›
Nathan Hale Elementary School	PK-5	Elementary School	School City of Whiting	Whiting	View ›
Oak Hill Elementary School	K-4	Elementary School	Tri-Creek School Corporation	Lowell	View ›
Peifer Elementary School	PK-4	Elementary School	Lake Central School Corporation	Schererville	View ›
Pierce Middle School	7-8	Middle School	Merrillville Community School Corp	Merrillville	View ›
Protsman Elementary School	PK-4	Elementary School	Lake Central School Corporation	Dyer	View ›
Red Cedars Elementary	3-5	Elementary School	Hanover Community School Corp	Cedar Lake	View ›
River Forest High School	9-12	High School	River Forest Community Sch Corp	Hobart	View ›

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