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Gary Lighthouse Charter School

Serves grades KG - 12

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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

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School Overview

Address
725 Clark Road
Gary, IN 46406
Phone
(219) 977-9583
District
Gary Lighthouse Charter School
County
LAKE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
1066
Classroom Teachers
92

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Indiana

1

(10 is best)

Better than 6.4% of all IN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Gary Lighthouse Charter School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
14%
44%
14%
37%
14%
51%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
7%
44%
7%
41%
7%
47%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
14%
39%
14%
39%
14%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
10%
38%
11%
40%
9%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
12%
36%
13%
40%
10%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
8%
36%
13%
41%
2%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 11

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
9%
37%
18%
50%
0%
24%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
12
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 69 6.5%
Grade 1 69 6.5%
Grade 2 67 6.3%
Grade 3 78 7.3%
Grade 4 66 6.2%
Grade 5 55 5.2%
Grade 6 80 7.5%
Grade 7 81 7.6%
Grade 8 88 8.3%
Grade 9 120 11.3%
Grade 10 128 12.0%
Grade 11 81 7.6%
Grade 12 84 7.9%
Total 1066 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 0.6% 0.6% 66.7%
Black 91.7% 91.7% 14.3%
Hispanic 7.7% 7.7% 15.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0% 3.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 100.0% 48.2%
Free lunch eligible 99.9% 99.9% 42.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.1% 0.1% 5.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION Unreported 6,862,199
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) Unreported 190
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW Unreported 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD Unreported 20.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD Unreported 32.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD Unreported 24.8%
65 OR OLDER Unreported 16.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households Unreported 2,681,537
Single Parent Households With Children Unreported 8.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma Unreported 90.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree Unreported 28.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more Unreported 15.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 Unreported 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 Unreported 13.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 Unreported 17.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 Unreported 16.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 Unreported 11.0%
$15,000 or less Unreported 8.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,357 $7,843,000 40.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $880 $938,000 4.9%
Staff $1,122 $1,196,000 6.2%
General Administration $2,440 $2,601,000 13.5%
School Administration $920 $981,000 5.1%
Operation $1,843 $1,965,000 10.2%
Transportation $977 $1,042,000 5.4%
Other $660 $704,000 3.7%
Total Support $8,843 $9,427,000 49.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,848 $1,970,000 10.2%
Total Expenditures $18,049 $19,240,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,851 $7,075,542,000 45.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $728 $751,765,000 4.8%
Staff $595 $614,487,000 4.0%
General Administration $257 $265,847,000 1.7%
School Administration $793 $818,899,000 5.3%
Operation $1,403 $1,448,931,000 9.3%
Transportation $685 $707,574,000 4.6%
Other $437 $451,574,000 2.9%
Total Support $4,899 $5,059,077,000 32.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,300 $3,408,304,000 21.9%
Total Expenditures $15,050 $15,542,923,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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