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Crown Point Community School Corporation
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns
Serves Center, Crown Point, Cedar Lake, Winfield and Winfield, and parts of St. John.
Students
9,147
Schools
10
Spent per student
$13,085
IN $13,688
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
23%
Debt
$289.1M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Crown Point Community School Corporation
- School Grade A: better than 94% of Indiana districts
- Math proficiency 15 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 18 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 7 pts above the state
- 18 students per teacher
- Debt of $289.1M, about $31,604 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Universal.
PK–42 elementary schoolsSouth Vermillion Community School Corporation
5–8South Vermillion Middle SchoolSouth Vermillion Community School Corporation
9–12South Vermillion High SchoolSouth Vermillion Community School Corporation
Test scores vs. IN
2020–21Math proficiency51%
State average 35.8%
Reading / language arts61%
State average 42.6%
Graduation rate (4-year)98%
State average 90.9%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$13,085 per student · 4% below IN
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 42%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 41%State 54%Federal 5%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
8,753’20
8,819’21
9,064’22
9,138’23
9,147’24
Up 4.5% since 2020.
Students
White 72%Hispanic 17%Black 4%Two or more races 3%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
10 public schools.
Winfield Elementary School
658 students19:1
Jerry Ross Elementary School
A650 students17:1
Timothy Ball Elementary School
A638 students16:1
Lake Street Elementary School
A559 students17:1
Solon Robinson Elementary School
A516 students18:1
Dwight D Eisenhower Elem School
A+494 students17:1
Douglas MacArthur Elem School
B+466 students17:1
Robert Taft Middle School
B+1,067 students18:1
Colonel John Wheeler Middle School
B1,061 students19:1
Crown Point High School
A3,038 students20:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.