Lake Ridge New Tech Schools
Lake Ridge New Tech Schools is a public school district based in Gary, Indiana, serving 1,550 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #166 of the 235 Indiana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 29% of them. Its schools average 517 students each, about the same as the Indiana median of 498. It spends about $11,812 per student on day-to-day operations, 21% more than the Indiana median. It has roughly 16.8 students per teacher.
How Lake Ridge New Tech compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Lake Ridge New Tech | Indiana median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,812 | $9,723 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $4,867 | $5,344 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $21.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $25.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 92 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 116 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 16.8 | 15.0 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 155 | 443 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Indiana median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in Indiana
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe-Gregg School DistrictMonrovia | 1,567 | 3 | $9,346 | 15.5 | #164 |
| Pike County School CorporationPetersburg | 1,561 | 4 | $11,235 | 11.9 | #165 |
| Lake Ridge New Tech SchoolsGary · this district | 1,550 | 3 | $11,812 | 16.8 | #166 |
| Brown County School CorporationNashville | 1,549 | 5 | $13,284 | 13.1 | #167 |
| South Vermillion Community School CorporationClinton | 1,548 | 4 | $10,013 | 12.0 | #168 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruitland DistrictFruitland, ID | 1,551 | $7,415 | 17.8 |
| Eureka CUD 140Eureka, IL | 1,551 | $13,985 | 15.4 |
| Filer DistrictFiler, ID | 1,550 | $8,380 | 17.6 |
| Bond County CUSD 2Greenville, IL | 1,550 | $15,425 | 12.7 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-in-lake-ridge-new-tech-schools