Valparaiso Community Schools
Valparaiso Community Schools is located in north Indiana. Valparaiso Community Schools has 29.55 square miles of land area and 0.41 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Valparaiso Community Schools population is 43,748. Valparaiso Community Schools median household income is $55,627 in 2010-2014. Valparaiso Community Schools median house value is $185,600 in 2010-2014. On average, Valparaiso Community Schools is much better than the state average in quality.
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Valparaiso Community Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations
3801 North Campbell St
Valparaiso IN, 46385, Porter County
Phone: 219-531-3000
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | |
Total Students: | 6,403 | 6,423 | 6,418 | 6,385 | 6,402 | 6,416 | 6,317 |
English Language Learner Students: | 185 | 161 | 148 | 147 | 150 | 140 | 135 |
Total Teachers: | 321.90 | 319.61 | 338.71 | 312.00 | 311.00 | 310.00 | 305.00 |
Prekindergarten: | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | NA | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Kindergarten: | 24.29 | 23.16 | 19.94 | 8.00 | 13.00 | 12.00 | 13.00 |
Elementary: | 143.11 | 143.64 | 213.03 | 160.00 | 136.00 | 135.00 | 132.00 |
Secondary: | 154.50 | 152.81 | 105.74 | 144.00 | 162.00 | 163.00 | 160.00 |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Total Other Staff: | 341.00 | 354.08 | 420.00 | 278.00 | 337.00 | 328.00 | 318.00 |
Instructional Aides: | 33.00 | 61.65 | 90.00 | NA | 92.00 | 89.00 | 88.00 |
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors: | 4.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
Total Guidance Counselors: | 15.00 | 14.00 | 13.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 7.00 | 8.00 |
Elementary Guidance Counselors: | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Secondary Guidance Counselors: | 11.00 | 10.00 | 9.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 6.00 | 7.00 |
Other Guidance Counselors: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Librarians/Media Specialists: | 4.00 | 3.80 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
Library/Media Support: | 8.00 | 7.31 | 11.00 | 10.00 | 8.00 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
District Administrators: | 2.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
District Administrative Support: | 6.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 |
School Administrators: | 17.00 | 15.00 | 17.00 | 16.00 | 16.00 | 17.00 | 16.00 |
School Administrative Support: | 28.00 | 30.00 | 41.00 | 41.00 | 43.00 | 40.00 | 34.00 |
Student Support Services: | 65.00 | 45.74 | 42.00 | NA | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
Other Support Services: | 159.00 | 168.58 | 194.00 | 189.00 | 152.00 | 150.00 | 148.00 |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.89 | 20.10 | 18.95 | 20.46 | 20.59 | 20.70 | 20.71 |
Schools
Benjamin Franklin Mid School | Grade 6 to Grade 8 | 605 Campbell, Valparaiso IN 46385 | |
Central Elementary School | Kindergarten to Grade 5 | 305 Franklin St, Valparaiso IN 46383 | |
Cooks Corners Elementary School | Kindergarten to Grade 5 | 358 Bullseye Lake Rd, Valparaiso IN 46383 | |
Flint Lake Elementary School | Kindergarten to Grade 5 | 4106 North Calumet Ave, Valparaiso IN 46383 | |
Hayes Leonard Elementary School | Kindergarten to Grade 5 | 653 Hayes Leonard Rd, Valparaiso IN 46385 | |
Memorial Elementary School | Kindergarten to Grade 5 | 1052 Park Ave, Valparaiso IN 46383 | |
Northview Elementary School | Kindergarten to Grade 5 | 257 Northview Dr, Valparaiso IN 46383 | |
Parkview Elementary School | Kindergarten to Grade 5 | 1405 Wood St, Valparaiso IN 46383 | |
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School | Kindergarten to Grade 5 | 1700 Roosevelt Rd, Valparaiso IN 46383 | |
Thomas Jefferson Middle School | Grade 6 to Grade 8 | 1600 Roosevelt Rd, Valparaiso IN 46383 | |
Valparaiso High School | Grade 9 to Grade 12 | 2727 North Campbell St, Valparaiso IN 46385 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | State Average |
ECA Test | |||||
2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 74% | 61% |
2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 82.7% | 72.4% |
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 75.9% | N/A |
2010 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 50% | 37% |
2011 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 52.3% | 46.9% |
2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 61.5% | N/A |
2010 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 81% | 63% |
2011 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 80.5% | 71.9% |
2012 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 89.3% | N/A |
ISTEP+ Test | |||||
2005 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 85% | 68% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 86% | 68% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 84% | 67% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 83% | 68% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 67% |
2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 81% | 64% |
2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 84% | 64% |
2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 87% | 65% |
2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 83% | 66% |
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 83% | 65% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 75% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 75% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 74% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 73% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 76% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 74% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 79% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 83% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 85% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 72% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 73% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 73% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 72% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 72% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 76% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 78% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 79% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 73% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 74% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 75% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 74% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 73% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 77% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 82% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 82% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 73% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 75% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 74% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 75% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 70% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 75% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 70% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 79% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 71% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 75% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 76% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 78% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 72% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 73% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 75% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 74% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 71% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 71% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 75% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 78% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 72% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 76% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 77% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 77% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 81% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 86% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 86% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 60% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 64% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 67% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 67% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 69% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 70% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 71% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 71% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 89% | 71% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 69% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 72% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 76% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 78% |
2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 73% |
2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 74% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89% | 80% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 80% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 72% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 76% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 80% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 82% |
2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 54% |
2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 58% |
2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 62% |
2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 64% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 85% | 69% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 85% | 68% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 85% | 68% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 85% | 70% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 86% | 67% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 91% | 72% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 77% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 75% |
2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83% | 73% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86% | 76% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 69% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 73% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 75% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 78% |
2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 57% |
2010 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 84% | 64% |
2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 68% |
2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | 71% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 65% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 68% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 68% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 67% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 69% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 65% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | 69% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 72% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 73% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 71% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 72% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 72% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 74% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 66% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 72% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 77% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 80% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 86% | 66% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 82% | 67% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 85% | 68% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 81% | 66% |
2005 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 85% | 68% |
2006 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 86% | 71% |
2007 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 84% | 67% |
2008 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 85% | 70% |
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School District Fiscal Information
2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||
Amount | Per Student | % | Amount | Per Student | % | Amount | Per Student | % | |
Total Revenue: | $72,908,000 | $11,360 | $62,944,000 | $9,858 | $79,723,000 | $12,453 | |||
Federal: | $3,111,000 | $485 | 4.3% | $1,384,000 | $217 | 2.2% | $3,760,000 | $587 | 4.7% |
State: | $42,364,000 | $6,601 | 58.1% | $40,552,000 | $6,351 | 64.4% | $40,315,000 | $6,297 | 50.6% |
Local: | $27,433,000 | $4,274 | 37.6% | $21,008,000 | $3,290 | 33.4% | $35,648,000 | $5,568 | 44.7% |
Total Expenditures: | $61,421,000 | $9,570 | $63,394,000 | $9,929 | $63,589,000 | $9,933 | |||
Total Current Expenditures: | $51,567,000 | $8,035 | $52,791,000 | $8,268 | $52,505,000 | $8,201 | |||
Instructional Expenditures: | $31,121,000 | $4,849 | 60.4% | $31,094,000 | $4,870 | 58.9% | $31,122,000 | $4,861 | 59.3% |
Student and Staff Support: | $1,814,000 | $283 | 3.5% | $1,770,000 | $277 | 3.4% | $1,783,000 | $279 | 3.4% |
Administration: | $7,159,000 | $1,115 | 13.9% | $8,459,000 | $1,325 | 16.0% | $7,056,000 | $1,102 | 13.4% |
Operations, Food, Other: | $11,473,000 | $1,788 | 22.2% | $11,468,000 | $1,796 | 21.7% | $12,544,000 | $1,959 | 23.9% |
Total Capital Outlay: | $4,987,000 | $777 | $5,126,000 | $803 | $3,873,000 | $605 | |||
Construction: | $1,387,000 | $216 | $1,415,000 | $222 | $697,000 | $109 | |||
Total Other: | $227,000 | $35 | $92,000 | $14 | $160,000 | $25 | |||
Interest on Debt: | $1,642,000 | $256 | $2,453,000 | $384 | $5,067,000 | $791 | |||
Total Salary: | $30,360,000 | $4,730 | $31,330,000 | $4,907 | $31,764,000 | $4,962 | |||
Instruction/Teacher Salary: | $20,742,000 | $3,232 | 68.3% | $21,586,000 | $3,381 | 68.9% | $21,786,000 | $3,403 | 68.6% |
Other Salary: | $9,618,000 | $1,499 | 31.7% | $9,744,000 | $1,526 | 31.1% | $9,978,000 | $1,559 | 31.4% |
Total Benefit: | $14,380,000 | $2,241 | $14,714,000 | $2,304 | $13,211,000 | $2,064 | |||
Instruction/Teacher Benefit: | $9,542,000 | $1,487 | 66.4% | $8,738,000 | $1,369 | 59.4% | $8,511,000 | $1,329 | 64.4% |
Other Benefit: | $4,838,000 | $754 | 33.6% | $5,976,000 | $936 | 40.6% | $4,700,000 | $734 | 35.6% |
* Valparaiso Community Schools was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.