📍 7300 East Melton Rd, Gary, Lake County, 46403
Charter School of the Dunes is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gary, Lake County. The school has 684 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charter School of the Dunes school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1. It operates as a public charter school. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 3% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Charter School of the Dunes enrolls 684 students across grades K–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 38 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% Black or African American, 5.3% Two or more races and 3.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 614 | 90% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 5.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 | 3.1% |
| White | 8 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
664 of the school's 684 students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 662 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Charter School of the Dunes is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-10, state senate district 3, state house district 3.
Charter School of the Dunes is one of 1 schools in Charter School of the Dunes, based in Gary, Indiana. The district serves 836 students district-wide and employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 684 students, Charter School of the Dunes is smaller than the district average of about 836 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
Browse live education vacancies at or near Charter School of the Dunes.
Find vacancies →