📍 3900 Calhoun St, Gary, Lake County, 46408
Calumet New Tech High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Gary, Lake County. The school has 619 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lake Ridge New Tech Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Calumet New Tech High School enrolls 619 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% Black or African American, 27% Hispanic or Latino and 25% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 257 | 42% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 170 | 27% |
| White | 156 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 5.5% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
556 of the school's 619 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 546 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Calumet New Tech High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 2, state house district 14.
Calumet New Tech High School is one of 3 schools in Lake Ridge New Tech Schools, based in Gary, Indiana. The district serves 1,550 students district-wide and employs 95 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 619 students, Calumet New Tech High School is larger than the district average of about 517 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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