Lake Station Community Schools
Lake Station Community Schools is a public school district based in Lake Station, Indiana, serving 1,030 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #231 of the 235 Indiana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 2% of them. Its schools average 343 students each, fewer than the Indiana median of 498. It spends about $9,788 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 16.1 students per teacher.
How Lake Station Community compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Lake Station Community | Indiana median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $9,788 | $9,723 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,201 | $5,344 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $14.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $15.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 64 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 153 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 16.1 | 15.0 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 343 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Fountain School CorporationVeedersburg | 1,045 | 3 | $9,978 | 12.3 | #230 |
| Lake Station Community SchoolsLake Station · this district | 1,030 | 3 | $9,788 | 16.1 | #231 |
| Barr-Reeve Community Schools IncMontgomery | 1,029 | 2 | $8,601 | 14.1 | #232 |
| Carroll Consolidated School CorporationFlora | 1,023 | 3 | $9,466 | 14.8 | #233 |
| North Newton School CorporationMorocco | 1,004 | 4 | $9,942 | 13.6 | #234 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Central School DistrictSidney, NY | 1,031 | $21,366 | 13.1 |
| Old Saybrook School DistrictOld Saybrook, CT | 1,030 | $28,261 | 8.9 |
| Omro School DistrictOmro, WI | 1,030 | $15,597 | 12.1 |
| Laramie County School District #2Pine Bluffs, WY | 1,030 | $19,526 | 10.8 |
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-station-community-schools