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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 Biology (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Distance	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 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
Hammond Central High School	0.0mi	Public	9-12	5926 Calumet Ave	Hammond	46320	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 933-2442	1,814	86	21.1	52.3%	104 (5.7%)	668 (36.8%)	972 (53.6%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (3.5%)	9	385^th of 415 public high schools	7.2%		9.3	392^nd of 429 public high schools	8.6%	7	24.0	2.0											10.1	$10,821	$1,729	$9,092
Area Career Center	0.3mi	Public	6-12	5727 Sohl Ave	Hammond	46320	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	No	(219) 933-2428	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)														$00
Hammond Academy of Science & Technical	1.1mi	Public, Charter	6-12	33 Muenich Ct	Hammond	46320	Lake County	Hammond Academy of Science & Technical	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 852-0500	578	47	12.2	68.0%	45 (7.8%)	110 (19.0%)	405 (70.1%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.1%)	61.5	123^rd of 415 public high schools	70.4%		64	116^th of 429 public high schools	73.0%	7	52.2	20.3	29.3	40.0	39.4	36.2	30.3	23.2	24.2	25.9	32.3	32.3	59.4	$10,892	$1,495	$9,397
East Chicago Central High School	2.7mi	Public	9-12	1100 W Columbus Drive	East Chicago	46312	Lake County	School City of East Chicago	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 391-4000	1,052	79	13.2	72.3%	7 (0.7%)	446 (42.4%)	576 (54.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (1.9%)	11.5	368^th of 415 public high schools	11.3%		16.5	359^th of 429 public high schools	16.3%	9	18.3	4.6											21.8	$15,291	$2,398	$12,893
Munster High School	3.5mi	Public	9-12	8808 Columbia Ave	Munster	46321	Lake County	School Town of Munster	No	No	No	No	(219) 836-3200	1,474	88	16.6	25.0%	663 (45.0%)	152 (10.3%)	472 (32.0%)	117 (7.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (4.7%)	90.6	17^th of 415 public high schools	95.9%		90.8	10^th of 429 public high schools	97.7%	7	77.1	48.3											65.7	$11,384	$376	$11,008
Excel Center - Hammond	3.6mi	Public, Charter	9-12	3438 169th Street	Hammond	46323	Lake County	Excel Center - Hammond	Yes	No	No	No	(219) 844-1911	205	6	34.1	7.8%	25 (12.2%)	70 (34.1%)	107 (52.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)								(n/a)														$4,789	$93	$4,696
Morton Senior High School	3.8mi	Public	9-12	6915 Grand Ave	Hammond	46323	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 989-7316	1,446	77	18.9	49.0%	122 (8.4%)	669 (46.3%)	570 (39.4%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	78 (5.4%)	10.2	379^th of 415 public high schools	8.7%		8.9	396^th of 429 public high schools	7.7%	17	27.6	2.9											6.8	$11,910	$1,620	$10,290
Highland Online Public Education (HOPE)	4.8mi	Public	6-12	9145 Kennedy Avenue	Highland	46322	Lake County	School Town of Highland	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(219) 922-7400	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Highland High School	4.8mi	Public	9-12	9135 Erie St	Highland	46322	Lake County	School Town of Highland	No	No	No	No	(219) 922-5610	971	53	18.3	37.6%	476 (49.0%)	116 (11.9%)	328 (33.8%)	19 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.2%)	47.5	209^th of 415 public high schools	49.6%		57.9	155^th of 429 public high schools	63.9%	54	50.4	23.8											29.7	$11,753	$482	$11,271
Whiting High School	5.3mi	Public	9-12	1751 Oliver St	Whiting	46394	Lake County	School City of Whiting	No	No	No	No	(219) 659-0255	445	24	18.6	68.3%	78 (17.5%)	28 (6.3%)	330 (74.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	28.4	303^rd of 415 public high schools	27.0%		33	297^th of 429 public high schools	30.8%	6	40.2	16.8											20.5	$11,942	$824	$11,118

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