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Gary Virtual Academy 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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1800 E 35th Ave
Gary, IN 46409
Phone
(219) 881-5466
District
Gary Community School Corp
County
LAKE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
169
Classroom Teachers
3

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Indiana

1

(10 is best)

Better than 0.5% of all IN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Gary Virtual Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
0%
35%
0%
38%
0%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
2%
37%
4%
43%
0%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 11

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
3%
39%
6%
49%
0%
29%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
56
17
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 7 4.1%
Grade 1 1 0.6%
Grade 2 5 3.0%
Grade 3 6 3.6%
Grade 4 6 3.6%
Grade 5 5 3.0%
Grade 6 5 3.0%
Grade 7 8 4.7%
Grade 8 3 1.8%
Grade 9 35 20.7%
Grade 10 35 20.7%
Grade 11 30 17.8%
Grade 12 23 13.6%
Total 169 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 0.6% 1.4% 67.7%
Black 93.2% 92.6% 14.1%
Hispanic 5.6% 5.8% 14.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.1% 3.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 86.4% 85.3% 50.9%
Free lunch eligible 86.4% 84.9% 46.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.5% 4.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 64,712 6,833,037
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,540.9 190
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.9% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 23.2% 20.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.1% 32.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.3% 25.1%
65 OR OLDER 18.5% 16.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 26,013 2,653,596
Single Parent Households With Children 21.3% 8.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 86.3% 90.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 15.0% 28.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 4.2% 13.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 7.9% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 7.9% 14.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.1% 18.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 21.6% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 19.9% 11.9%
$15,000 or less 21.3% 8.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,062 $28,786,000 44.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,191 $4,854,000 7.6%
Staff $898 $3,662,000 5.7%
General Administration $216 $881,000 1.4%
School Administration $958 $3,906,000 6.1%
Operation $2,241 $9,134,000 14.2%
Transportation $349 $1,422,000 2.2%
Other $629 $2,564,000 4.0%
Total Support $6,483 $26,423,000 41.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,183 $8,898,000 13.9%
Total Expenditures $15,728 $64,107,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,644 $5,847,671,000 44.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $574 $594,242,000 4.5%
Staff $515 $533,647,000 4.0%
General Administration $209 $216,618,000 1.6%
School Administration $667 $690,724,000 5.2%
Operation $1,217 $1,261,217,000 9.5%
Transportation $551 $570,491,000 4.3%
Other $366 $379,113,000 2.9%
Total Support $4,098 $4,246,052,000 32.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,018 $3,126,987,000 23.7%
Total Expenditures $12,760 $13,220,710,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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