📍 1751 Oliver St, Whiting, Lake County, 46394
Whiting High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Whiting, Lake County. The school has 441 pupils enrolled. It is part of the School City of Whiting school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.8:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 5 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Whiting High School enrolls 441 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% Hispanic or Latino, 20% White and 5.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 322 | 73% |
| White | 89 | 20% |
| Black or African American | 24 | 5.4% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
300 of the school's 441 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 265 qualify for free lunch and 35 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.
Whiting 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 1.
Whiting High School is one of 3 schools in School City of Whiting, based in Whiting, Indiana. The district serves 1,091 students district-wide and employs 61 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 441 students, Whiting High School is larger than the district average of about 364 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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