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Mary M Bethune Early Child Dev Ctr School

Serves grades PK - KG

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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
2367 E 21st Ave
Gary, IN 46407
Phone
(219) 886-6542
District
Gary Community School Corp
County
LAKE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
253
Classroom Teachers
9

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Indiana

No Data

(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all IN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

No Data

(10 is best)

Mary M Bethune Early Child Dev Ctr School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

50 40 30 20 10 0
No Data
39%
No Data
41%
No Data
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

40 30 20 10 0
28
20
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 253 100.0%
Kindergarten 0 0.0%
Total 253 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 0.4% 1.1% 66.7%
Black 95.6% 93.2% 14.3%
Hispanic 4.0% 5.5% 15.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0% 3.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 27.3% 62.3% 48.2%
Free lunch eligible 25.7% 61.0% 42.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.6% 1.3% 5.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 63,905 6,862,199
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,521.7 190
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.0% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 23.6% 20.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.3% 32.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.4% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 18.7% 16.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 25,630 2,681,537
Single Parent Households With Children 21.6% 8.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 86.1% 90.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 14.9% 28.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 5.5% 15.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 8.0% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 8.1% 13.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.4% 17.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 21.2% 16.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 19.1% 11.0%
$15,000 or less 21.6% 8.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,691 $39,007,000 40.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,788 $7,195,000 7.4%
Staff $1,299 $5,230,000 5.4%
General Administration $135 $544,000 0.6%
School Administration $1,203 $4,844,000 5.0%
Operation $4,893 $19,695,000 20.2%
Transportation $930 $3,744,000 3.8%
Other $819 $3,296,000 3.4%
Total Support $11,068 $44,548,000 45.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,460 $13,925,000 14.3%
Total Expenditures $24,219 $97,480,000 100.0%
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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