State/Public Middle Open

Kahler Middle School

๐Ÿ“ 600 Joliet St, Dyer, Lake County, 46311

922
Pupils
17.1
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Kahler Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Dyer, Lake County. The school has 922 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lake Central School Corporation school district. It serves grades 5โ€“8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Lake Central School Corporation

Enrollment & staffing

Kahler Middle School enrolls 922 students across grades 5โ€“8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 54 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.

Male students
472 (51%)
Female students
450 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
54
Student-teacher ratio
17.1:1
Grade span
5โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 6.3% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White56862%
Hispanic or Latino23425%
Black or African American586.3%
Two or more races353.8%
Asian192.1%
American Indian or Alaska Native7<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

255 of the school's 922 students (28%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 202 qualify for free lunch and 53 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades 5โ€“8

Kahler Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-10, state senate district 6, state house district 15.

School district: Lake Central School Corporation

Kahler Middle School is one of 10 schools in Lake Central School Corporation, based in Saint John, Indiana. The district serves 8,985 students district-wide and employs 533 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 922 students, Kahler Middle School is close to the district average of about 899 students per school.

8,985
District students
10
Schools
533
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

48%
Reading proficient
35%
Math proficient
4%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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