Schools & Education — Gary, Indiana

Education Attainment (Adults 25+)

High School Diploma14266%
Bachelor's Degree4137%
Master's Degree1705%
Doctorate226%

Public Schools (22)

SchoolGradesEnrollment
Thea Bowman Leadership Academy0-12840
Charter School of the Dunes0-8684
21st Century Charter Sch of Gary0-121,337
Gary Lighthouse Charter School0-121,127
Aspire Charter Academy0-8666
Gary Middle College9-12176
Steel City Academy0-12343
Excel Center - Gary9-12145
Banneker Elementary at Marquette0-5299
Beveridge Elementary School0-5310
Frankie Woods McCullough Academy-1-5411
Gary Career Center6-120
Mary M Bethune Early Child Dev Ctr-1-0199
West Side Leadership Academy9-121,013
Glen Park Acad for Excel in Lrn0-5524
Daniel Hale Williams Elem Sch0-5442
Bailly Middle School6-8383
Gary Middle School6-8326
Gary Virtual Academy0-12169
Calumet New Tech High School9-12619

Private Schools (6)

School
AMBASSADOR CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
ASCENSION LUTHERAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
MY SAFARI PREPARATORY ACADEMY GEORGIA ST. CAMPUS
REPAIRER OF THE BREACH MINISTRIES (D211)
LIFE CHRISTIAN STEAM ACADEMY
MY SAFARI PREPARATORY ACADEMY

Colleges & Universities

CollegeLevel
Indiana University-Northwest4
Lil Lou's Beauty and Barber College1

College Scorecard

CollegeAdmissionSAT AvgTuition (In-State)Median Earnings (10yr)
Indiana University-Northwest73%N/A$8,424$43,361
Lil Lou's Beauty and Barber CollegeN/AN/AN/AN/A

District Summary

Total Enrollment11,013
Total Teachers649
Student-Teacher RatioN/A
Free/Reduced Lunch86.5%
Charter Schools8
Title I Schools0
Sources: NCES CCD 2023 via Education Data Portal; NCES IPEDS 2022 — matched by city+state; Census ACS 5-Year 2023.