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Area Career Center School

Serves grades 6 - 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
5727 Sohl Ave
Hammond, IN 46320
Phone
(219) 933-2428
District
School City of Hammond
County
LAKE COUNTY
Type of School
Vocational/technical
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No

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)

Area Career Center School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

50 40 30 20 10 0
No Data
39%
No Data
41%
No Data
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
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17
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) Unreported 9.5% 67.7%
Black Unreported 40.3% 14.1%
Hispanic Unreported 49.8% 14.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander Unreported 0.1% 3.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska Unreported 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported 60.0% 50.9%
Free lunch eligible Unreported 56.5% 46.6%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported 3.5% 4.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 77,224 6,862,199
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 3,388.1 190
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.6% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.0% 20.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.3% 32.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.6% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 13.5% 16.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 29,492 2,681,537
Single Parent Households With Children 12.9% 8.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 83.7% 90.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 15.4% 28.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 6.8% 15.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.9% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.5% 13.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.2% 17.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.8% 16.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.3% 11.0%
$15,000 or less 13.5% 8.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,887 $88,927,000 45.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,303 $14,694,000 7.5%
Staff $1,311 $14,776,000 7.6%
General Administration $116 $1,309,000 0.7%
School Administration $992 $11,188,000 5.7%
Operation $2,041 $23,008,000 11.8%
Transportation $361 $4,066,000 2.1%
Other $333 $3,751,000 1.9%
Total Support $6,456 $72,792,000 37.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,969 $33,480,000 17.2%
Total Expenditures $17,313 $195,199,000 100.0%
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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