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Munster High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

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
8808 Columbia Ave
Munster, IN 46321
Phone
(219) 836-3200
District
School Town of Munster
County
LAKE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1564
Classroom Teachers
85

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Indiana

10

(10 is best)

Better than 98.1% of all IN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 97.8% of all U.S. schools.


Munster High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

100 80 60 40 20 0
74%
39%
82%
49%
66%
29%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 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
Grade 9 400 25.6%
Grade 10 365 23.3%
Grade 11 427 27.3%
Grade 12 362 23.1%
Total 1564 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 50.2% 52.3% 67.7%
Black 11.2% 9.4% 14.1%
Hispanic 31.0% 30.9% 14.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 7.5% 7.3% 3.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 22.9% 23.8% 50.9%
Free lunch eligible 19.8% 20.9% 46.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.1% 2.9% 4.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 23,731 6,833,037
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 3,161.7 190
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.6% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.8% 20.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 27.7% 32.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 31.0% 25.1%
65 OR OLDER 19.9% 16.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 9,296 2,653,596
Single Parent Households With Children 4.6% 8.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.5% 90.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 47.8% 28.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 29.1% 13.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 22.0% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.2% 14.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 11.1% 18.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.9% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.7% 11.9%
$15,000 or less 6.1% 8.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $4,912 $20,315,000 31.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $369 $1,528,000 2.4%
Staff $691 $2,856,000 4.5%
General Administration $237 $982,000 1.5%
School Administration $528 $2,185,000 3.4%
Operation $1,233 $5,101,000 8.0%
Transportation $266 $1,099,000 1.7%
Other $344 $1,422,000 2.2%
Total Support $3,669 $15,173,000 23.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,860 $28,373,000 44.4%
Total Expenditures $15,440 $63,861,000 100.0%
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%