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Chesterton Senior High School

Q: Is Chesterton Senior High School a good school?

Chesterton Senior High School ranks 48 th of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

48^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 429 Indiana High Schools

Better than 89% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Chesterton Senior High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Chesterton, Indiana, with a total enrollment of 1,985 students. The school is part of the Duneland School Corporation, which is ranked 45 out of 380 school districts in Indiana and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Chesterton Senior High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in Indiana, maintaining a 4-5 star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 10 years. The school's academic performance is exceptional, with students scoring well above the state and district averages on standardized tests like the SAT and ILEARN. Chesterton Senior High School also boasts high graduation rates, ranging from 87.2% to 98.8% in recent years, which are well above the state average. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate is lower than the state average, indicating a relatively engaged student population.

Compared to nearby high schools, such as Michigan City High School, River Forest High School, and Thomas A. Edison Junior-Senior High School, Chesterton Senior High School outperforms them in academic rankings and test scores. The school's strong performance can be attributed to its dedicated faculty, robust academic programs, and the engagement of the broader Chesterton community.

1,937

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,381

Per pupil spending ?

24.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2125 S 11th St
Chesterton, IN 46304

(219) 983-3730

District: Duneland School Corporation

Feeder schools for Chesterton Senior High School:

Elementary:	Bailly Elementary School
	Brummitt Elementary School
	Jackson Elementary School
	Liberty Elementary School
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	Newton Yost Elementary School
Middle:	Liberty Intermediate School
	Liberty Middle School
	Westchester Intermediate School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.7%

Hispanic:

14.7%

Two or more races:

3.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Indiana average (52% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Indiana high schools

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the Indiana average (90%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg55%

Indiana avg42%

48^th of 429

Indiana public high schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

45^th of 380Duneland School Corporation among Indiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	48 of 429	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	50 of 432	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.5	51 of 398	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	89.3	35 of 409	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	69.2	77 of 388	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	69.1	76 of 389	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	42 of 385	89.1%	★★★★☆
2017	80.0	40 of 380	89.5%	★★★★☆
2016	81.8	30 of 394	92.4%	★★★★★
2015	76.6	31 of 400	92.3%	★★★★★
2014	61.5	85 of 379	77.6%	★★★★☆
2013	67.7	46 of 353	87.0%	★★★★☆
2012	66.2	67 of 373	82.0%	★★★★☆
2011	66.8	55 of 364	84.9%	★★★★☆
2010	75.4	27 of 362	92.5%	★★★★★
2009	80.8	46 of 364	87.4%	★★★★☆
2008	78.8	49 of 360	86.4%	★★★★☆
2007	67.4	111 of 354	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.5	76 of 349	78.2%	★★★★☆
2005	73.4	62 of 349	82.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2024	83.7	18 of 132	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	84.7	16 of 125	87.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2023	77.7	9 of 49	81.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	45 of 387	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	49 of 392	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	51 of 388	86.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	33 of 181	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	92.2	10 of 184	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	83.8	20 of 166	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	29 of 164	82.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	88 of 377	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	50 of 377	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	57 of 379	85.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	77.9	51 of 386	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	53 of 392	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.0	65 of 383	83.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	44 of 111	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.8	51 of 102	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.7	19 of 104	81.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	65 of 298	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.6	43 of 289	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	60.9	78 of 285	72.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	78.7	45 of 377	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.7	54 of 381	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	59 of 375	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	87.3	39 of 378	89.7%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

White (2025)88th percentile~ school

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

African American (2024)86th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2023)82nd percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)78th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)60th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing69%+15 vs state

Biology45%~ state avg

Mathematics40%+14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)				ILEARN Math (2025)				ILEARN Science (2025)		ILEARN Biology (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th 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 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Chesterton Senior High School	Public	9-12	2125 S 11th St	Chesterton	46304	Porter County	Duneland School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(219) 983-3730	1,937	112	17.2	24.3%	1,505 (77.7%)	52 (2.7%)	285 (14.7%)	21 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	70 (3.6%)	79.3	48^th of 429 public high schools	88.8%		78.9	50^th of 432 public high schools	88.4%	2	69.1	39.5											45.5	$12,381	$144	$12,237
Portage High School	Public	9-12	6450 US Hwy 6	Portage	46368	Porter County	Portage Township Schools	No	No	No	No	(219) 764-6026	2,163	123	17.5	40.5%	1,049 (48.5%)	397 (18.4%)	598 (27.6%)	21 (1.0%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (4.3%)	34.1	291^st of 429 public high schools	32.2%		30.2	305^th of 432 public high schools	29.4%	14	43.5	16.0											23.6	$12,579	$1,194	$11,385
Valparaiso High School	Public	9-12	2727 N Campbell St	Valparaiso	46385	Porter County	Valparaiso Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(219) 531-3070	2,089	113	18.4	30.3%	1,521 (72.8%)	100 (4.8%)	324 (15.5%)	50 (2.4%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	92 (4.4%)	84.8	30^th of 429 public high schools	93.0%		87	24^th of 432 public high schools	94.4%	6	71.0	38.9											57.6	$9,990	$237	$9,753
Washington Township Middle/High School	Public	6-12	381 E Sr 2	Valparaiso	46383	Porter County	East Porter County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 464-3598	456	33	14.0	29.2%	378 (82.9%)	3 (0.7%)	58 (12.7%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	88.2	19^th of 429 public high schools	95.6%		92.6	10^th of 432 public high schools	97.7%	9	81.5	29.2	64.0	54.1	72.6	63.0	49.3	58.1	54.8	54.0	61.3	61.3	79.7	$10,520	$109	$10,411
Neighbors' New Vistas High School	Public, Charter	9-12	5201 US Highway 6	Portage	46368	Porter County	Neighbors' New Vistas High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 850-4448	139	10	13.9	50.4%	77 (55.4%)	31 (22.3%)	21 (15.1%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.8%)	10.9	386^th of 429 public high schools	10.0%		13.7	376^th of 432 public high schools	13.0%	10	20.8	4.2												$16,432	$2,037	$14,394
Thomas A Edison Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	3304 Parkside Ave	Lake Station	46405	Lake County	Lake Station Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 962-8531	595	32	18.4	71.8%	204 (34.3%)	100 (16.8%)	262 (44.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.7%)	15.1	372^nd of 429 public high schools	13.3%		13.8	375^th of 432 public high schools	13.2%	3	31.3	2.5	17.7	15.9	22.4	18.8	12.7	8.7	4.0	8.5	22.1	22.1	22.3	$12,023	$790	$11,233
Westville High School	Public	7-12	207 E Valparaiso St	Westville	46391	LaPorte County	MSD of New Durham Township	No	No	No	No	(219) 785-2531	409	29	14.1	37.7%	356 (87.0%)	3 (0.7%)	28 (6.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	80.2	42^nd of 429 public high schools	90.2%		71.5	74^th of 432 public high schools	82.9%	32	64.8	32.4		31.7	43.1	36.8		35.4	36.9	36.1			62.7	$10,726	$120	$10,606
Wheeler High School	Public	9-12	587 W 300 N	Valparaiso	46385	Porter County	Union Township School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 759-2561	387	32	12.2	25.3%	311 (80.4%)	6 (1.6%)	56 (14.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	83.4	35^th of 429 public high schools	91.8%		82.5	42^nd of 432 public high schools	90.3%	7	60.7	39.3											68.2	$16,325	$256	$16,069
Hobart High School	Public	9-12	2211 E Tenth St	Hobart	46342	Lake County	School City of Hobart	No	No	No	No	(219) 942-8521	1,320	66	20.1	51.3%	780 (59.1%)	120 (9.1%)	355 (26.9%)	16 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (3.6%)	50.9	200^th of 429 public high schools	53.4%		53.1	176^th of 432 public high schools	59.3%	24	53.8	19.0											36.9	$12,431	$881	$11,550
River Forest High School	Public	9-12	3300 Indiana St	Hobart	46342	Lake County	River Forest Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 962-7551	565	28	20.1	72.0%	152 (26.9%)	136 (24.1%)	238 (42.1%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.7%)	15.9	364^th of 429 public high schools	15.2%		17.6	354^th of 432 public high schools	18.1%	10	31.3	3.1											23.7	$12,283	$332	$11,952

Frequently Asked Questions about Chesterton Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Chesterton Senior High School?

Students at Chesterton Senior High School are 78% White, 15% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Chesterton Senior High School a good school?

Chesterton Senior High School ranks 48^th of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Chesterton Senior High School?

Chesterton Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bailly Elementary School
Elementary : Brummitt Elementary School
Elementary : Jackson Elementary School
Elementary : Liberty Elementary School
Elementary : Newton Yost Elementary School
Middle : Liberty Intermediate School
Middle : Liberty Middle School
Middle : Westchester Intermediate School

How many students attend Chesterton Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,937 students attended Chesterton Senior High School.

What district is Chesterton Senior High School in?

Duneland School Corporation

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