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Porter County Career Center 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
1005 N Franklin
Valparaiso, IN 46383
Phone
(219) 531-3170
District
Valparaiso Community Schools
County
PORTER COUNTY
Type of School
Vocational/technical
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Indiana

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(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all IN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

No Data

(10 is best)

Porter County Career Center School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

50 40 30 20 10 0
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39%
No Data
41%
No Data
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
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18
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) Unreported 77.7% 67.7%
Black Unreported 4.7% 14.1%
Hispanic Unreported 15.3% 14.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander Unreported 2.1% 3.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska Unreported 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported 30.9% 50.9%
Free lunch eligible Unreported 27.8% 46.6%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported 3.1% 4.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 46,261 6,833,037
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,565.7 189
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.2% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.9% 20.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.1% 32.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.3% 25.1%
65 OR OLDER 18.5% 16.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 19,044 2,653,596
Single Parent Households With Children 6.6% 8.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.0% 90.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 43.4% 28.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 21.2% 13.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.8% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.0% 14.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.0% 18.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.4% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.8% 11.9%
$15,000 or less 6.8% 8.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $4,691 $29,940,000 38.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $392 $2,500,000 3.2%
Staff $395 $2,524,000 3.2%
General Administration $214 $1,365,000 1.7%
School Administration $550 $3,513,000 4.5%
Operation $1,496 $9,547,000 12.1%
Transportation $375 $2,392,000 3.0%
Other $274 $1,749,000 2.2%
Total Support $3,696 $23,590,000 30.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,934 $25,105,000 31.9%
Total Expenditures $12,321 $78,635,000 100.0%
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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