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Peifer Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 4

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1824 S Cline
Schererville, IN 46375
Phone
(219) 322-5335
District
Lake Central School Corporation
County
LAKE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
471
Classroom Teachers
30

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Indiana

9

(10 is best)

Better than 80.5% of all IN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Peifer Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
56%
45%
46%
39%
65%
52%
56%
45%
46%
39%
65%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
53%
43%
46%
39%
59%
48%
53%
43%
46%
39%
59%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
17
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 0 0.0%
Kindergarten 79 16.8%
Grade 1 104 22.1%
Grade 2 85 18.0%
Grade 3 101 21.4%
Grade 4 102 21.7%
Total 471 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 59.8% 66.2% 67.7%
Black 12.3% 8.0% 14.1%
Hispanic 25.0% 22.7% 14.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.7% 2.7% 3.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.4% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 36.9% 25.6% 50.9%
Free lunch eligible 34.2% 22.0% 46.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.8% 3.6% 4.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 69,226 6,833,037
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,763.4 190
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.5% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.4% 20.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.2% 32.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.4% 25.1%
65 OR OLDER 19.5% 16.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 26,140 2,653,596
Single Parent Households With Children 6.7% 8.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.3% 90.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 36.1% 28.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 25.6% 13.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.4% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.8% 14.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.7% 18.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.0% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.6% 11.9%
$15,000 or less 4.8% 8.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,585 $51,905,000 46.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $736 $6,843,000 6.1%
Staff $645 $5,992,000 5.3%
General Administration $85 $787,000 0.7%
School Administration $437 $4,060,000 3.6%
Operation $1,193 $11,082,000 9.9%
Transportation $495 $4,603,000 4.1%
Other $208 $1,936,000 1.7%
Total Support $3,799 $35,303,000 31.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,690 $25,002,000 22.3%
Total Expenditures $12,075 $112,210,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,644 $5,847,671,000 44.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $574 $594,242,000 4.5%
Staff $515 $533,647,000 4.0%
General Administration $209 $216,618,000 1.6%
School Administration $667 $690,724,000 5.2%
Operation $1,217 $1,261,217,000 9.5%
Transportation $551 $570,491,000 4.3%
Other $366 $379,113,000 2.9%
Total Support $4,098 $4,246,052,000 32.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,018 $3,126,987,000 23.7%
Total Expenditures $12,760 $13,220,710,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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