About School City of East Chicago School District
School City of East Chicago School District is a public school system serving Lake County, Indiana, based in East Chicago. It serves 3,225 students across 7 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a suburb: large district. By enrollment it is the #83 largest of Indiana’s 426 school systems.
Size and structure
School City of East Chicago School District enrolls 3,225 students in 7 schools — an average of about 461 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #83 of 426 statewide by enrollment.
Who the district serves
Student race and ethnicity in School City of East Chicago School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (3,225 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
School City of East Chicago School District employs about 243 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 13.3:1 — below the Indiana average of about 15.4:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 562.
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 School City of East Chicago School District 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 School City of East Chicago School District 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.
School City of East Chicago School District vs. Indiana
See every Indiana district side by side in the Indiana directory.
Look up School City of East Chicago School District’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):