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Griffth Jr/sr High School

Serves grades 6 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
600 N Wiggs St
Griffith, IN 46319
Phone
(219) 924-4281
District
Griffith Public Schools
County
LAKE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1059
Classroom Teachers
64

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Indiana

4

(10 is best)

Better than 39.3% of all IN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Griffth Jr/sr High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
33%
38%
36%
39%
29%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
38%
35%
44%
38%
31%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
28%
37%
33%
43%
23%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 11

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
34%
39%
39%
49%
29%
29%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
15
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 5 2 0.2%
Grade 6 129 12.2%
Grade 7 151 14.3%
Grade 8 169 16.0%
Grade 9 165 15.6%
Grade 10 149 14.1%
Grade 11 137 12.9%
Grade 12 151 14.3%
Total 1059 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 47.9% 46.2% 67.7%
Black 20.6% 21.7% 14.1%
Hispanic 30.6% 31.4% 14.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.7% 0.6% 3.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 55.3% 56.5% 50.9%
Free lunch eligible 44.9% 46.5% 46.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.4% 10.0% 4.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 16,103 6,833,037
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,628.1 189
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.0% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.5% 20.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.8% 32.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.1% 25.1%
65 OR OLDER 14.6% 16.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 6,531 2,653,596
Single Parent Households With Children 10.9% 8.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.7% 90.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 25.6% 28.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 13.2% 13.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.8% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.6% 14.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.4% 18.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.4% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.2% 11.9%
$15,000 or less 8.4% 8.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $4,690 $9,220,000 41.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $811 $1,594,000 7.1%
Staff $456 $897,000 4.0%
General Administration $210 $413,000 1.8%
School Administration $649 $1,275,000 5.7%
Operation $1,313 $2,582,000 11.5%
Transportation $326 $640,000 2.9%
Other $265 $521,000 2.3%
Total Support $4,030 $7,922,000 35.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,655 $5,220,000 23.3%
Total Expenditures $11,374 $22,362,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,644 $5,847,671,000 44.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $574 $594,242,000 4.5%
Staff $515 $533,647,000 4.0%
General Administration $209 $216,618,000 1.6%
School Administration $667 $690,724,000 5.2%
Operation $1,217 $1,261,217,000 9.5%
Transportation $551 $570,491,000 4.3%
Other $366 $379,113,000 2.9%
Total Support $4,098 $4,246,052,000 32.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,018 $3,126,987,000 23.7%
Total Expenditures $12,760 $13,220,710,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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