📍 8400 Wicker Ave, Saint John, Lake County, 46373
Lake Central High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Saint John, Lake County. The school has 3,069 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lake Central School Corporation school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 152.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1. 74% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 26 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lake Central High School enrolls 3,069 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 152.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 8.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 2,013 | 66% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 600 | 20% |
| Black or African American | 260 | 8.5% |
| Two or more races | 96 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 91 | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
708 of the school's 3,069 students (23%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 595 qualify for free lunch and 113 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.
Lake Central High 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.
Lake Central High 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 3,069 students, Lake Central High School is larger than the district average of about 899 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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