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Charter School Of The Dunes
860 N Lake St, Gary, IN, 46403 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Charter School Of The Dunes
School Level Primary school
School Type Charter School
Grades Offered Grades PK - 7
County Lake County, IN
Students & Faculty
Total Students 514 students
% Male / % Female 55%  /  45%
Total Classroom Teachers 35 teachers
Students by Grade
Pre-K - 4 students
Kind - 69 students
Grade 1 - 75 students
Grade 2 - 67 students
Grade 3 - 78 students
Grade 4 - 52 students
Grade 5 - 76 students
Grade 6 - 54 students
Grade 7 - 39 students
This School
(IN) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:15 1:18
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(IN) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian n/a 1%
% Hispanic 1% 6%
% Black 95% 13%
% White 4% 79%
Additional Student Information
This School
(IN) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 59% 33%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 5% 8%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(IN) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Charter Of The Dunes School District
This School's Agency
(IN) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 1 4
Number of Students Managed 514 students 1,853 students
District Total Revenue $3,276,000 $20,544,000
District Expenditure $3,980,000 $19,015,000
District Revenue / Student $6,374 $11,087
District Expenditure / Student $7,743 $10,262
In the News:
  • Charter school hoping to survive challenges (Post-Tribune)
    posted on November 12, 2009 at 10:30:54 am
    GARY -- A steady stream of parents, teachers and students filled the gym of the Charter School of the Dunes on Wednesday and flooded officials from Ball State University with glowing remarks about CSD, all of them trying to keep open the little school by the lake. CSD's charter with the state of Indiana officially ends next June, and officials will decide by December if it will renew the ...
  • $32.1 million Marquette Park rehab kicks off Friday (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
    posted on November 3, 2009 at 02:55:03 pm
    Gary and RDA officials will host a kickoff presentation and tour for the $32.1 million rehabilitation of Marquette Park from 3 to 5 p.m. Friday at the Park Pavilion.
  • Charter School of the Dunes gets oversight (Post-Tribune)
    posted on August 28, 2009 at 09:56:41 am
    The American Quality Schools is taking over management of the Charter School of the Dunes following academic struggles, frequent personnel changes and a state audit that revealed more than $32,000 in missing lunch money. The school's board recently severed its relationship with a Mosaica Education Inc. of Michigan and contracted with AQS to manage the school and correct all the identified ...
  • Area school starting dates (Post-Tribune)
    posted on August 8, 2009 at 09:17:07 am
    Lake County * 21st Century -- Monday * Andrean -- Aug. 17 * Bishop Noll -- Friday * Charter School of the Dunes -- Thursday * Crown Point -- Aug. 20 * East Chicago -- Aug. 18 * Gary Community Schools -- Aug. 19 * Gary Lighthouse -- Thursday * Hanover -- Aug. 20 * KIPP Lead High School -- Aug. 31 * Lake Ridge -- Aug. 20 * Griffith -- Thursday * Hammond -- Aug. 26 * Highland -- ...
  • Marquette Park will get $28 million boost (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
    posted on June 24, 2009 at 05:40:30 am
    The Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority on Tuesday approved the city of Gary's request for $28 million to rehabilitate historic Marquette Park into a regional attraction.
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (46403)
School Zip (46403)
(IN) State Average
Population (Approximate) 14,844 people 5,873,444 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 27% 20%
Population Average Age 34 years old 35 years old
Average Household size 2.5 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $37,800 $42,007
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.1 rooms 5.5 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 50 years old 43 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (46403)


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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 56% / 44% 69% / 31%
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