State/Public Other Open

LaPorte High School

๐Ÿ“ 602 'F' St, LaPorte, LaPorte County, 46350

1,875
Pupils
15.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

LaPorte High School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in LaPorte, LaPorte County. The school has 1,875 pupils enrolled. It is part of the LaPorte Community School Corp school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 117.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 86%. The school offers 17 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
LaPorte Community School Corp

Enrollment & staffing

LaPorte High School enrolls 1,875 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 117.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.

Male students
967 (52%)
Female students
908 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
117.7
Student-teacher ratio
15.9:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 5.5% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White1,40875%
Hispanic or Latino29916%
Two or more races1045.5%
Black or African American502.7%
Asian11<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

1,022 of the school's 1,875 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 913 qualify for free lunch and 109 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

City, SmallGrades Pre-Kโ€“12Title I

LaPorte High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 8, state house district 20.

School district: La Porte Community School Corp

LaPorte High School is one of 11 schools in La Porte Community School Corp, based in LaPorte, Indiana. The district serves 6,089 students district-wide and employs 414 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,875 students, LaPorte High School is larger than the district average of about 554 students per school.

6,089
District students
11
Schools
414
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

57%
Reading proficient
34%
Math proficient
86%
Graduation rate
18%
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 ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (17) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: City - Small

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