Gary Community School Corp
Gary Community School Corp is a public school district in Indiana serving 4,076 students across 11 schools. It includes 6 elementary, 2 middle, 2 high schools. Its graduation rate of 66.0% is below the national average of 86.5%. Per-pupil spending of $22,286 is above average for a US public school district. 85% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting significant economic need in the community. Opportunity scores across its schools are limited, with a district median of 32/100.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Banneker Elementary at Marquette | KG–05 | 299 |
| Beveridge Elementary School | KG–05 | 310 |
| Daniel Hale Williams Elem Sch | KG–05 | 442 |
| Frankie Woods McCullough Academy | PK–05 | 411 |
| Glen Park Acad for Excel in Lrn | KG–05 | 524 |
| Mary M Bethune Early Child Dev Ctr | PK–KG | 199 |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Bailly Middle School | 06–08 | 383 |
| Gary Middle School | 06–08 | 326 |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Career Center | 06–12 | 0 |
| West Side Leadership Academy | 09–12 | 1,013 |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Virtual Academy | KG–12 | 169 |
Funding is shared between state (50%) and local sources (28%), with notable federal support (21%).
All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets — NCES Common Core of Data, EDFacts, and the Opportunity Atlas — and we work hard to keep them accurate and up to date. That said, federal data is published on an annual cycle, so some figures may not yet reflect the very latest school-year changes or local updates. We recommend using this page as a helpful starting point and cross-checking with the school or district directly, or visiting the NCES Common Core of Data and ed.gov for the most authoritative figures before making any important decisions.