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Charter · Grades K–12 · 773 students
Gary Lighthouse Charter School
725 Clark Road, Gary, IN 46406
Grades
K–12
Other
Students
1,138
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
15.2 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Gary Lighthouse Charter School
Lake County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 31 Indiana K–8, K–12 and other combined schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Indiana K–8, K–12 and other combined schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Gary Lighthouse Charter School
Gary Lighthouse Charter School is a charter school in Gary, Indiana, serving grades K–12. The school is located in a large suburb in Lake County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 1,138 students were enrolled, with about 15.2 students for every full-time teacher. As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Ball State University. Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 31 Indiana K–8, K–12 and other combined schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Other
- Grades offered
- K–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 1,138 students
- Students per teacher
- 15.2 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 24
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Ball State University
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Gary Lighthouse Charter School
- County
- Lake County
- NCES school ID
- 180005202155
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.