About River Forest Community Sch Corporation
River Forest Community Sch Corporation is a public school system serving Lake County, Indiana, based in Hobart. It serves 1,707 students across 4 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a suburb: large district. By enrollment it is the #153 largest of Indiana’s 426 school systems.
Size and structure
River Forest Community Sch Corporation enrolls 1,707 students in 4 schools — an average of about 427 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #153 of 426 statewide by enrollment.
Who the district serves
Student race and ethnicity in River Forest Community Sch Corporation, from the NCES Common Core of Data (1,707 students reported):
For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.
Teachers & staff
River Forest Community Sch Corporation employs about 98 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 17.4:1 — above the Indiana average of about 15.4:1. Total district staff is roughly 212.
Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.
How Indiana funds schools
District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for River Forest Community Sch Corporation are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.
Report card & state results
Indiana reports school data through the Indiana Graduates Prepared to Succeed (GPS) dashboard — ILEARN/IREAD results, graduation and postsecondary readiness — and in 2026 finalized a redesigned A–F accountability model that first counts in 2026–27. Look up River Forest Community Sch Corporation on the Indiana GPS dashboard.
Accreditation status
Indiana public districts are accredited by the Indiana State Board of Education (performance-based accreditation); a school may instead hold accreditation from a state-recognized agency such as Cognia (the former North Central Association). See the Indiana Department of Education.
River Forest Community Sch Corporation vs. Indiana
See every Indiana district side by side in the Indiana directory.
Look up River Forest Community Sch Corporation’s full data
These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):