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Best Lake County �� Elementary Schools (2026)

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Lake County �� Schools (Closed)

School

Location

Quick Facts

Abundant Life Christian Academy (Closed 2010)

(Baptist)

3528 St. Joseph Place
Hobart, IN 46342
(219) 962-9999

Gr: PK-8 | 21 students Avg. class size: 7 students Tuition listed

Indiana Harbor Catholic Elementary School (Closed 2006)

(Catholic)

3916 Pulaski Street
East Chicago, IN 46312
(219) 397-1122

Gr: PK-6 | 86 students

Lowell Christian Academy (Closed 2020)

(Baptist)

333 Mill St
Lowell, IN 46356
(219) 696-8094

Gr: PK-11 | 79 students

M C Bennett Holiness School (Closed 2004)

(Pentecostal)

2134 W 5th Avenue
Gary, IN 46404
(219) 882-1762

Gr: 5

St. Catherine Of Siena (Closed 2006)

(Catholic)

6525 Kentucky Ave
Hammond, IN 46323
(219) 845-1217

Gr: PK-7 | 178 students

Sister Thea Bowman Elementary School (Closed 2000)

(Catholic)

975 West Sixth Avenue
Gary, IN 46402
(219) 883-1331

Gr: NS-6 | 93 students

Overview

This County (Lake County)

This State (IN)

# Schools

37 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of �� Elementary Schools
Year	Lake County Total Schools
2025	37
2024	37
2023	35
2022	32
2021	32
2020	35
2019	33
2018	35
2017	35
2016	37
2015	38

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Student Body:

# Students

8,326 Students

100,005 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per �� Elementary School
Year	Lake County Average	Indiana (IN) Average	National Average
2025	224	174	199
2024	217	155	192
2023	227	160	193
2022	242	207	205
2021	239	204	201
2020	220	165	188
2019	217	174	193
2018	212	171	190
2017	219	176	199
2016	209	173	196
2015	199	147	183

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% Average Students of Color

45%

25%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Lake County Average	Indiana (IN) Average	National Average
2025	45%	25%	33%
2024	45%	25%	32%
2023	45%	23%	32%
2022	46%	22%	32%
2021	46%	22%	31%
2020	48%	21%	31%
2019	46%	20%	31%
2018	45%	20%	30%
2017	46%	23%	31%
2016	46%	22%	31%
2015	44%	22%	31%

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Academics and Faculty:

# Teachers

567 Teachers

7,551 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

15:1

13:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Lake County Average	Indiana (IN) Average	National Average
2025	15:1	13:1	11:1
2024	15:1	13:1	11:1
2023	15:1	14:1	11:1
2022	15:1	14:1	11:1
2021	15:1	14:1	11:1
2020	15:1	14:1	11:1
2019	16:1	14:1	11:1
2018	16:1	14:1	11:1
2017	17:1	14:1	11:1
2016	18:1	14:1	12:1
2015	18:1	14:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

47%

43%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Lake County Average	Indiana (IN) Average	National Average
2025	47%	43%	54%
2024	43%	42%	54%
2023	29%	42%	53%
2022	28%	41%	53%
2021	28%	41%	53%
2020	43%	41%	53%
2019	43%	42%	52%
2018	50%	43%	52%
2017	50%	43%	51%
2016	50%	43%	51%
2015	50%	42%	50%

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Average Class Size

19 students

17 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Lake County Average	Indiana (IN) Average	National Average
2025	19	17	16
2024	18	17	15
2023	18	17	15
2022	18	17	15
2021	17	17	15
2020	16	17	15
2019	16	17	15
2018	16	17	15
2017	15	17	15
2016	16	16	15
2015	15	16	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

12 courses

9 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Lake County Average	Indiana (IN) Average	National Average
2025	12	10	12
2024	2	8	11
2023	2	8	10
2022	2	8	10
2021	2	7	10
2020	3	7	10
2019	3	7	10
2018	2	6	10
2017	2	6	10
2016	2	5	9
2015	2	4	9

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Average SAT score

1100

(Out of 1600)

1196

Tuition and Acceptance Rate:

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$7,290

$9,334

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Lake County Average	Indiana (IN) Average	National Average
2025	$7,269	$9,658	$14,043
2024	$5,731	$6,662	$12,357
2023	$5,482	$5,934	$11,693
2022	$5,791	$5,717	$11,199
2021	$5,571	$5,491	$10,824
2020	$5,008	$5,491	$10,496
2019	$4,736	$5,348	$10,300
2018	$4,903	$5,685	$10,056
2017	$4,183	$5,284	$9,712
2016	$4,153	$5,171	$9,307
2015	$3,843	$5,026	$8,903

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Average % on Financial Aid

73%

57%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Lake County Average	Indiana (IN) Average	National Average
2025	73%	57%	34%
2024	72%	54%	33%
2023	66%	52%	33%
2022	67%	47%	32%
2021	58%	45%	32%
2020	46%	45%	31%
2019	45%	46%	30%
2018	45%	42%	29%
2017	30%	35%	29%
2016	30%	33%	28%
2015	30%	29%	27%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$5,580

$9,991

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2018-2025)
Year	Lake County Average	Indiana (IN) Average	National Average
2025	$5,580	$9,991	$6,227
2024	$5,580	$11,027	$6,113
2023	$4,940	$9,941	$5,785
2022	$4,567	$10,324	$5,514
2021	$4,233	$10,094	$5,269
2020	$2,500	$10,500	$5,141
2019	$2,500	$10,868	$5,007
2018	$2,500	$11,126	$4,752

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Average Acceptance Rate

78%

83%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Lake County Average	Indiana (IN) Average	National Average
2025	78%	83%	81%
2024	95%	88%	85%
2023	96%	88%	85%
2022	96%	88%	85%
2021	96%	88%	86%
2020	96%	88%	86%
2019	96%	88%	85%
2018	96%	89%	85%
2017	96%	89%	86%
2016	99%	89%	85%
2015	99%	92%	86%

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Average Endowment Size

$26.25 million

$51.7 million

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Endowment Trends (2018-2025)
Year	Lake County Average	Indiana (IN) Average	National Average
2025	$26 M	$51 M	$53 M
2024	$3 M	$5 M	$51 M
2023	$3 M	$5 M	$68 M
2022	$3 M	$5 M	$73 M
2021	$3 M	$5 M	$65 M
2020	$3 M	$3 M	$69 M
2019	$3 M	$3 M	$75 M
2018	$3 M	$3 M	$57 M

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Students by Ethnicity:

0.72

0.58

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Lake County Average	Indiana (IN) Average	National Average
2025	0.72	0.58	0.64
2024	0.71	0.56	0.64
2023	0.71	0.56	0.63
2022	0.72	0.55	0.62
2021	0.71	0.55	0.62
2020	0.71	0.53	0.62
2019	0.71	0.51	0.61
2018	0.72	0.51	0.60
2017	0.69	0.48	0.59
2016	0.69	0.48	0.59
2015	0.68	0.46	0.58

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# American Indian Students

10 Students

161 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

186 Students

2,640 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Lake County Average	Indiana (IN) Average	National Average
2025	3%	3%	5%
2024	2%	3%	5%
2023	3%	2%	5%
2022	2%	2%	5%
2021	2%	2%	5%
2020	2%	2%	5%
2019	2%	2%	4%
2018	3%	2%	4%
2017	2%	2%	4%
2016	3%	2%	4%
2015	3%	2%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

1,503 Students

8,475 Students

% Hispanic Students

18%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Lake County Average	Indiana (IN) Average	National Average
2025	18%	9%	9%
2024	18%	9%	9%
2023	20%	8%	9%
2022	21%	8%	8%
2021	21%	8%	9%
2020	21%	8%	9%
2019	19%	6%	8%
2018	18%	6%	8%
2017	16%	4%	8%
2016	16%	5%	8%
2015	16%	4%	8%

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# Black Students

1,023 Students

5,443 Students

% Black Students

12%

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Lake County Average	Indiana (IN) Average	National Average
2025	12%	5%	8%
2024	13%	5%	8%
2023	12%	6%	8%
2022	13%	6%	7%
2021	13%	6%	8%
2020	14%	6%	8%
2019	13%	5%	8%
2018	13%	5%	8%
2017	11%	5%	7%
2016	12%	5%	8%
2015	12%	5%	8%

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# White Students

3,576 Students

60,153 Students

% White Students

42%

60%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Lake County Average	Indiana (IN) Average	National Average
2025	42%	60%	55%
2024	44%	62%	55%
2023	44%	63%	55%
2022	43%	63%	57%
2021	44%	63%	57%
2020	44%	65%	58%
2019	44%	68%	59%
2018	44%	68%	59%
2017	48%	69%	61%
2016	47%	69%	61%
2015	49%	71%	61%

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# Hawaiian Students

3 Students

65 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

2,144 Students

22,794 Students

% of Others Students

26%

23%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Lake County Average	Indiana (IN) Average	National Average
2025	25%	23%	22%
2024	23%	21%	22%
2023	21%	21%	22%
2022	21%	21%	22%
2021	20%	21%	20%
2020	19%	19%	19%
2019	22%	19%	20%
2018	22%	19%	20%
2017	23%	20%	19%
2016	22%	19%	18%
2015	20%	18%	18%

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Extracurriculars and Sports:

Average Number of Extracurriculars

8 extracurriculars

7 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

5 sports

7 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top-ranked private elementary schools in Lake County, IN?

The private elementary schools in Lake County, IN include Calumet Christian School, St. John The Baptist Catholic School, and Christ Baptist Christian Academy.

How many private elementary schools are located in Lake County?

36 private elementary schools are located in Lake County.

How much do private elementary schools cost in Lake County?

The average tuition cost is $7,290, which is lower than the Indiana private school average tuition cost of $9,334.

How diverse are private elementary schools in Lake County?

Lake County private elementary schools are approximately 45% minority students, which is higher than the Indiana private school average of 25%.

What percentage of private elementary schools are religiously affiliated in Lake County?

92% of private elementary schools in Lake County are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Baptist).

Which private elementary schools in Lake County are often viewed compared to one another?

Popular comparisons of private elementary schools in Lake County include: St. Paul's Lutheran School vs. St. Thomas More School, Mizpah Sda School vs. Ambassador Christian Academy, St. John Bosco Elementary School vs. St. Casimir School

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