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Charter School Of The Dunes

Serves grades KG - 8

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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
7300 East Melton Rd
Gary, IN 46403
Phone
(219) 939-9690
District
Charter School of the Dunes
County
LAKE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
684
Classroom Teachers
38

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Indiana

1

(10 is best)

Better than 4.3% of all IN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Charter School Of The Dunes Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
6%
45%
6%
39%
6%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
11%
43%
12%
39%
10%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
4%
39%
8%
39%
0%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
5%
38%
6%
39%
3%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
9%
35%
11%
38%
6%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
15%
37%
18%
43%
12%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
18
18
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 77 11.3%
Grade 1 75 11.0%
Grade 2 87 12.7%
Grade 3 79 11.5%
Grade 4 73 10.7%
Grade 5 69 10.1%
Grade 6 81 11.8%
Grade 7 72 10.5%
Grade 8 71 10.4%
Total 684 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 1.2% 1.2% 67.7%
Black 94.8% 94.8% 14.1%
Hispanic 3.2% 3.2% 14.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0% 3.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.8% 0.8% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 97.1% 97.1% 50.9%
Free lunch eligible 96.8% 96.8% 46.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.3% 0.3% 4.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION Unreported 6,833,037
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 20.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD Unreported 32.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD Unreported 25.1%
65 OR OLDER Unreported 16.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households Unreported 2,653,596
Single Parent Households With Children Unreported 8.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma Unreported 90.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree Unreported 28.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more Unreported 13.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 Unreported 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 Unreported 14.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 Unreported 18.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 Unreported 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 Unreported 11.9%
$15,000 or less Unreported 8.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $4,205 $2,876,000 47.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $215 $147,000 2.4%
Staff $541 $370,000 6.1%
General Administration $1,003 $686,000 11.2%
School Administration $1,080 $739,000 12.1%
Operation $963 $659,000 10.8%
Transportation $287 $196,000 3.2%
Other $86 $59,000 1.0%
Total Support $4,175 $2,856,000 46.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $550 $376,000 6.2%
Total Expenditures $8,930 $6,108,000 100.0%
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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