Gary Lighthouse Charter School
A public school district in Gary, Indiana, with 1 operational school in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,138
- Students enrolled
- 75
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 128
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $17,319
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,138 in 2024–25
- Ranks 6,853rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 221st of 426 in Indiana. Larger than 61% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $17,319 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 61% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Gary Lighthouse Charter School spent $17,469 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $8,934 in fiscal year 2010
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
Source: The College Scorecard
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $17,469 | $18.6 million | 1,066 |
| FY2023 | $17,319 | $19.5 million | 1,127 |
| FY2022 | $14,966 | $17.9 million | 1,196 |
| FY2021 | $10,013 | $13.4 million | 1,334 |
| FY2020 | $10,257 | $14.1 million | 1,375 |
| FY2019 | $10,446 | $15.0 million | 1,439 |
| FY2018 | $9,099 | $14.0 million | 1,541 |
| FY2017 | $8,261 | $12.5 million | 1,515 |
| FY2016 | $8,953 | $13.4 million | 1,497 |
| FY2015 | $9,170 | $13.4 million | 1,460 |
| FY2014 | $7,773 | $11.6 million | 1,487 |
| FY2013 | $9,173 | $6.6 million | 716 |
| FY2012 | $9,574 | $6.2 million | 643 |
| FY2011 | $9,469 | $6.1 million | 646 |
| FY2010 | $8,934 | $5.8 million | 648 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $9.7 million | 40.7% |
| State | $14.0 million | 58.7% |
| Local | $147.0 thousand | 0.6% |
| Total | $23.8 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
1 operational school, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Gary Lighthouse Charter School | 1,138 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Independent charter district
- Charter status
- LEA for federal programs
- Grades
- Kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 1800052
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Indiana — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Indiana — A to Z, each with its page.
- Indiana on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 30, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2010 to 2024
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2010 to 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2010 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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