Whiting School City

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Whiting School City is located in northwest Indiana. Whiting School City has 1.77 square miles of land area and 1.43 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Whiting School City population is 4,317. Whiting School City median household income is $52,125 in 2010-2014. Whiting School City median house value is $113,000 in 2010-2014. On average, Whiting School City is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (113 out of 289, top 39%) Elementary/Middle School: (245 out of 289, bottom 15%)* Rank: #187
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	3
Population	4,317 (2010-2014), rank #273
Population Growth	-4.95% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	1,347.88/sq mi, rank #30
Median Household Income:	$52,125 at 2010-2014—25.17% increase since 2005-2009, rank #106
Median House Price:	$113,000 at 2010-2014—-9.53% increase since 2005-2009, rank #143
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	1.77 sq mi, rank #291
Water Area:	1.43 sq mi (44.62%), rank #84
State:	Indiana
County:	Lake County
City:	Whiting
Zip:	46394
Area:	Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI

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Whiting School City Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

1500 Center St

Whiting IN, 46394, Lake County

Phone: 219-659-0656

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,159	1,123	1,136	1,091	1,025	915	839
English Language Learner Students:	162	166	153	153	209	174	144
Total Teachers:	56.01	61.00	60.50	54.00	54.00	47.00	46.00
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	3.00	3.17	3.32	0.00	3.00	3.00	4.00
Elementary:	17.07	22.46	34.04	32.00	22.00	20.00	20.00
Secondary:	35.94	35.37	23.14	22.00	29.00	24.00	22.00
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Other Staff:	70.00	83.00	103.00	64.00	91.00	82.00	82.00
Instructional Aides:	6.00	12.00	22.00	NA	31.00	22.00	18.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	2.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
District Administrators:	2.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	2.00	3.00
District Administrative Support:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
School Administrators:	3.00	1.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	2.00	3.00
School Administrative Support:	9.00	10.00	10.00	11.00	10.00	10.00	9.00
Student Support Services:	17.00	18.00	16.00	NA	1.00	1.00	1.00
Other Support Services:	28.00	36.00	46.00	44.00	39.00	40.00	42.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	20.69	18.41	18.78	20.20	18.98	19.47	18.24

Schools

Nathan Hale Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1831 Oliver St, Whiting IN 46394
Whiting High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1751 Oliver St, Whiting IN 46394
Whiting Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1800 New York Ave, Whiting IN 46394

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ECA Test
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	54%	61%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	72.8%	72.4%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	76.2%	N/A
2010	Biology I	End of course	% met std	41%	37%
2011	Biology I	End of course	% met std	48.5%	46.9%
2012	Biology I	End of course	% met std	35.2%	N/A
2010	English 10	End of course	% met std	64%	63%
2011	English 10	End of course	% met std	74.1%	71.9%
2012	English 10	End of course	% met std	78.6%	N/A
ISTEP+ Test
2005	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	87%	68%
2006	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	91%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	84%	67%
2008	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	99%	68%
2009	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	69%	67%
2005	Math	10th Grade	% met std	96%	64%
2006	Math	10th Grade	% met std	87%	64%
2007	Math	10th Grade	% met std	88%	65%
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	97%	66%
2009	Math	10th Grade	% met std	62%	65%
2004	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	75%
2005	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	69%	75%
2006	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	64%	74%
2007	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	64%	73%
2008	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	63%	76%
2009	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	67%	74%
2010	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	79%
2011	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	93.2%	83%
2012	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	85%
2004	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	67%	72%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	73%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	73%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	55%	72%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	58%	70%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	72%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	76%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	91.5%	78%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	69.3%	79%
2005	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	58%	73%
2006	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	62%	74%
2007	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	69%	75%
2008	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	71%	74%
2009	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	71%	73%
2010	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	70%	77%
2011	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	81.2%	82%
2012	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	77%	82%
2005	Math	4th Grade	% met std	59%	73%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	71%	75%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	69%	74%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	73%	75%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	71%	70%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	80%	75%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	92.8%	70%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	91.8%	79%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	58%	71%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	61%	75%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	79.7%	76%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	78.7%	78%
2005	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	69%	72%
2006	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	58%	73%
2007	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	70%	75%
2008	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	80%	74%
2009	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	65%	71%
2010	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	47%	71%
2011	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	55.7%	75%
2012	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	69%	78%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	80%	72%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	80%	76%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	78%	76%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	84%	77%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	83%	77%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	73%	81%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	90.2%	86%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	88.7%	86%
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	43%	60%
2010	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	50%	64%
2011	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	55%	67%
2012	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	52.9%	67%
2004	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	58%	69%
2005	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	54%	70%
2006	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	60%	71%
2007	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	62%	71%
2008	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	62%	71%
2009	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	71%	69%
2010	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	72%	72%
2011	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	80%	76%
2012	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	79%	78%
2004	Math	6th Grade	% met std	70%	73%
2005	Math	6th Grade	% met std	51%	74%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	64%	78%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	72%	80%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	84%	80%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	51%	72%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	80%	76%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	77.1%	80%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	77.8%	82%
2009	Science	6th Grade	% met std	53%	54%
2010	Science	6th Grade	% met std	51%	58%
2011	Science	6th Grade	% met std	67.1%	62%
2012	Science	6th Grade	% met std	59.3%	64%
2005	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	58%	69%
2006	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	56%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	67%	68%
2008	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	66%	70%
2009	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	60%	67%
2010	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	81%	72%
2011	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	83.1%	77%
2012	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	77%	75%
2005	Math	7th Grade	% met std	71%	73%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	56%	76%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	71%	78%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	81%	79%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	55%	69%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	66%	73%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	75%	75%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	77%	78%
2009	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	64%	57%
2010	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	77%	64%
2011	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	76.6%	68%
2012	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	74%	71%
2004	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	49%	65%
2005	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	63%	68%
2006	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	61%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	54%	67%
2008	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	72%	69%
2009	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	63%	65%
2010	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	70%	69%
2011	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	69.9%	72%
2012	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	74.4%	73%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	66%	71%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	71%	72%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	77%	72%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	65%	71%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	75%	74%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	68%	66%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	61%	72%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	68.9%	77%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	92.3%	80%
2005	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	63%	66%
2006	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	60%	67%
2007	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	72%	68%
2008	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	65%	66%
2005	Math	9th Grade	% met std	64%	68%
2006	Math	9th Grade	% met std	64%	71%
2007	Math	9th Grade	% met std	74%	67%
2008	Math	9th Grade	% met std	65%	70%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$13,312,000	$11,718		$14,048,000	$12,876		$13,681,000	$13,347
Federal:	$1,108,000	$975	8.3%	$912,000	$836	6.5%	$1,245,000	$1,215	9.1%
State:	$9,826,000	$8,650	73.8%	$9,679,000	$8,872	68.9%	$9,042,000	$8,821	66.1%
Local:	$2,378,000	$2,093	17.9%	$3,457,000	$3,169	24.6%	$3,394,000	$3,311	24.8%
Total Expenditures:	$12,213,000	$10,751		$10,642,000	$9,754		$11,713,000	$11,427
Total Current Expenditures:	$10,255,000	$9,027		$9,531,000	$8,736		$9,387,000	$9,158
Instructional Expenditures:	$5,932,000	$5,222	57.8%	$5,373,000	$4,925	56.4%	$5,251,000	$5,123	55.9%
Student and Staff Support:	$553,000	$487	5.4%	$556,000	$510	5.8%	$583,000	$569	6.2%
Administration:	$1,437,000	$1,265	14.0%	$1,300,000	$1,192	13.6%	$1,368,000	$1,335	14.6%
Operations, Food, Other:	$2,333,000	$2,054	22.7%	$2,302,000	$2,110	24.2%	$2,185,000	$2,132	23.3%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,432,000	$1,261		$1,033,000	$947		$1,587,000	$1,548
Construction:	$810,000	$713		$549,000	$503		$903,000	$881
Total Other:	$22,000	$19		$38,000	$35		$38,000	$37
Interest on Debt:	$27,000	$24		$40,000	$37		$66,000	$64

Total Salary:	$5,796,000	$5,102		$5,562,000	$5,098		$5,544,000	$5,409
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$3,730,000	$3,283	64.4%	$3,513,000	$3,220	63.2%	$3,455,000	$3,371	62.3%
Other Salary:	$2,066,000	$1,819	35.6%	$2,049,000	$1,878	36.8%	$2,089,000	$2,038	37.7%
Total Benefit:	$3,047,000	$2,682		$2,647,000	$2,426		$2,586,000	$2,523
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$1,950,000	$1,717	64.0%	$1,625,000	$1,489	61.4%	$1,570,000	$1,532	60.7%
Other Benefit:	$1,097,000	$966	36.0%	$1,022,000	$937	38.6%	$1,016,000	$991	39.3%

* Whiting School City was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.