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Michigan City Area Schools

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At a glance

277^thof 374 Indiana districts▲ 2

Better than 25% of Indiana districts

Elementary 8 Middle 2 High 2Grades PK, KG-12

408 S Carroll Ave
Michigan City, IN 46360·(219) 873-2000·All Indiana district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 25.9% of districts

Schools

5,030

Students

Top rankedKnapp Elementary School515^th of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Lake Hills Elementary School up 129 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Martin T Krueger Middle School 10.9 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

2★

1★

3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Michigan City Area Schools in Indiana serves 4,991 students across 11 schools — eight elementary, two middle, and one high school — and the district is ranked 277 out of 374 in the state, at the 26th percentile with 1 star, making it a below-average district overall with a few brighter spots. About 30% of all enrollment sits in the single high school, Michigan City High School.

The clearest bright spot is Knapp Elementary School, with the highest rank percentile in the district (49th percentile, 2 stars) and 2025-26 proficiency of ELA 36.11%, Math 44.44%, and Science 44.25%, all above the district's 27.6%, 30.87%, and 24.74%. Joy Elementary School has the best attendance in the district at 18.0% chronic absenteeism and solid Math (41.23%) and Science (32%) scores. Pine Elementary School improved from 28th percentile / 1 star to 43rd percentile / 2 stars. Barker Middle School is the stronger middle school (31st percentile, 2 stars, ELA 32.07%). One oddity: Martin T Krueger Middle School posts Biology proficiency of 86.67% while its overall ELA (21.07%) and Math (12.96%) are among the lowest in the district.

Challenges are concentrated at the secondary level. Michigan City High School ranks at the 17th percentile with 1 star, has 46.1% chronic absenteeism against the state's 16.7%, SAT EBRW of 28.74% versus 51.9% statewide, SAT Math of 9.38% versus 25.6%, and a graduation rate of 85.0% versus the state's 89.7%. Both middle schools fall far below the district's 30.87% math average (Barker 18.53%, Krueger 12.96%), suggesting a math pipeline problem. All 11 schools exceed the state's chronic absenteeism rate, and spending does not track results — Krueger spends the most ($17,634) with a 17th-percentile rank, while Knapp spends $14,245 and leads the district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)							ILEARN Math (2026)							ILEARN Science (2026)			ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	ILEARN Biology (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
A K Smith Area Career Center	Public	6-12	817 Lafayette St	Michigan City	46360	LaPorte County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(219) 873-2120	1	15	.0		1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Barker Middle School	Public	7-8	319 E Barker Rd	Michigan City	46360	LaPorte County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 873-2057	390	34	11.6	69.2%	158 (40.5%)	132 (33.8%)	55 (14.1%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (10.3%)	32.1	337^th of 486 public middle schools	30.7%		25.8	358^th of 480 public middle schools	25.4%	21							31.9	32.2	32.1					22.7	14.3	18.5						$16,701	$2,745	$13,956
Coolspring Elementary School	Public	K-6	9121 W 300 N	Michigan City	46360	LaPorte County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 873-2073	249	18	13.6	66.3%	113 (45.4%)	85 (34.1%)	32 (12.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.8%)	31.4	707^th of 1015 public elementary schools	30.3%		29	737^th of 1005 public elementary schools	26.7%	30			5.1	23.5	55.6	30.6			28.3	7.7	35.3	58.3	30.6			32.4	14.7	22.2	18.6	27.8		$15,785	$2,719	$13,065
Edgewood Elementary School	Public	K-6	502 Boyd Cir	Michigan City	46360	LaPorte County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 873-2079	350	22	15.8	65.1%	105 (30.0%)	167 (47.7%)	33 (9.4%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (11.1%)	22.2	807^th of 1015 public elementary schools	20.5%		25.7	770^th of 1005 public elementary schools	23.4%	37			19.6	38.9	18.0	8.2			20.0	31.4	52.8	20.5	22.5			30.9	22.2	2.0	10.6	33.3		$13,901	$2,641	$11,260
Joy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1600 E Coolspring Ave	Michigan City	46360	LaPorte County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 873-2090	416	29	14.2	68.5%	165 (39.7%)	142 (34.1%)	44 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	61 (14.7%)	37.3	647^th of 1015 public elementary schools	36.3%		37.6	643^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	36.0%	4			20.4	49.1	25.0	20.8			28.9	29.6	56.6	44.6	33.3			41.2	32.1	31.9	32.0	21.4		$13,822	$2,585	$11,238
Knapp Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	321 Bolka Ave	Michigan City	46360	LaPorte County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 873-2096	407	26	15.5	66.1%	197 (48.4%)	89 (21.9%)	65 (16.0%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (12.3%)	50.9	515^th of 1015 public elementary schools	49.3%		52	484^th of 1005 public elementary schools	51.8%	31			32.0	46.6	24.5	40.0			36.1	50.0	60.3	24.5	41.8			44.4	44.8	43.6	44.3	32.1		$14,245	$2,694	$11,551
Marsh Elementary School	Public	K-6	400 E Homer St	Michigan City	46360	LaPorte County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 873-2102	296	22	13.4	68.9%	121 (40.9%)	88 (29.7%)	47 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	38 (12.8%)	24.7	779^th of 1015 public elementary schools	23.3%		33.7	689^th of 1005 public elementary schools	31.4%	90			19.6	36.8	34.5	15.0			25.3	23.5	63.2	31.0	15.0			32.3	18.4	10.3	14.3	17.9		$13,456	$2,613	$10,843
Martin T Krueger Middle School	Public	7-8	2001 Springland Ave	Michigan City	46360	LaPorte County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 873-2061	324	30	10.9	77.2%	124 (38.3%)	116 (35.8%)	43 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (12.7%)	17.2	402^nd of 486 public middle schools	17.3%		19.1	383^rd of 480 public middle schools	20.2%	19							22.5	19.6	21.1					15.7	10.1	13.0					86.7	$17,634	$2,716	$14,918
Lake Hills Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-6	201 Ferguson Rd	Michigan City	46360	LaPorte County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(219) 873-2105	345	24	14.3	73.0%	74 (21.4%)	190 (55.1%)	31 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (14.5%)	27.4	748^th of 1015 public elementary schools	26.3%		13.9	877^th of 1005 public elementary schools	12.7%	129			20.3	8.0	23.5	13.5			17.5	48.4	28.0	29.4	40.5			39.4	20.0	29.7	25.8	23.5		$16,381	$2,788	$13,593
Niemann Elementary School	Public	PK	811 Royal Rd	Michigan City	46360	LaPorte County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(219) 873-2146	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Pine Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	1660 Co Line Rd	Michigan City	46360	LaPorte County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(219) 873-2114	396	32	12.5	73.5%	154 (38.9%)	151 (38.1%)	45 (11.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.4%)	44.1	580^th of 1015 public elementary schools	42.9%		37.6	644^th of 1005 public elementary schools	35.9%	64			41.4	26.2	43.3	28.0			35.7	53.5	45.2	55.0	20.0			44.3	27.9	12.0	19.4	45.8		$15,932	$2,620	$13,313
Michigan City High School	Public	9-12	8466 W Pahs Rd	Michigan City	46360	LaPorte County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 873-2044	1,506	95	15.8	68.3%	604 (40.1%)	533 (35.4%)	208 (13.8%)	7 (0.5%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	149 (9.9%)	17.8	344^th of 415 public high schools	17.1%		19.2	349^th of 429 public high schools	18.6%	5	28.7	9.4																			22.5	$16,187	$2,560	$13,627
Springfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3054 W 800 N	Michigan City	46360	LaPorte County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 873-2117	312	20	15.9	63.8%	185 (59.3%)	68 (21.8%)	27 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.3%)	27.5	745^th of 1015 public elementary schools	26.6%		25	778^th of 1005 public elementary schools	22.6%	33			23.5	13.5	25.6	37.0			25.6	41.2	27.0	30.8	30.4			32.1	13.5	32.6	24.1	18.0		$14,326	$2,626	$11,700
Little Wolves Early Learning Center	Public	PK	1001us-20	Michigan City	36360	Fountain County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(219) 873-2000	38	3	12.6		10 (26.3%)	15 (39.5%)	5 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (21.1%)								(n/a)																						$7,024	$2,431	$4,593

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Renaissance Academy Charter School	6.1 mi	1	57^th
Indiana Department of Correction	6.99 mi	4
La Porte Community School Corp	8.3 mi	12	197^th
Duneland School Corporation	9.15 mi	11	40^th
Discovery Charter School	9.55 mi	1	99^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.