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East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy
1402 E Chicago Ave, East Chicago, IN, 47374 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy
School Level Primary school
School Type Charter School
Grades Offered Grades KG - 4
County Lake County, IN
Students & Faculty
Total Students 205 students
% Male / % Female 52%  /  48%
Total Classroom Teachers 12 teachers
Students by Grade
Kind - 47 students
Grade 1 - 40 students
Grade 2 - 37 students
Grade 3 - 39 students
Grade 4 - 42 students
This School
(IN) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:17 1:18
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(IN) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian n/a 1%
% Hispanic 31% 6%
% Black 66% 13%
% White 3% 79%
Additional Student Information
This School
(IN) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 93% 33%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 5% 8%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(IN) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name East Chicago Urban Enterprise Acad School District
This School's Agency
(IN) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 1 4
Number of Students Managed 205 students 1,853 students
District Total Revenue n/a $20,544,000
District Expenditure n/a $19,015,000
District Revenue / Student n/a $11,087
District Expenditure / Student n/a $10,262
In the News:
  • Foul smell in E.C. spurs evacuations (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
    posted on July 1, 2009 at 05:32:46 am
    EAST CHICAGO | The processing of steel drums containing traces of a nontoxic compound often associated with natural gas leaks sparked the evacuation of two schools Tuesday morning and activated the city's emergency operations plan.
  • Charter school proposed here (Chesterton Tribune)
    posted on May 13, 2009 at 09:05:03 pm
    A new charter school emphasizing environmental education and initially serving grades K through 6 is being proposed in Chesterton. A public input meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. May 28 at the Westchester Public Library Service Center on a proposal to open the Discovery Charter School.
  • EC charter school confirms swine flu (Post-Tribune)
    posted on May 13, 2009 at 10:08:10 am
    EAST CHICAGO -- A charter school student has been diagnosed with H1N1 flu, commonly known as swine flu. Charlotte Jackson, principal of East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy, 1402 E. Chicago Ave., said Tuesday the school had a confirmed case of H1N1 flu late Friday afternoon. Jackson declined to give any information "The student was sent home Thursday," Jackson said. "We made sure the student ...
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (47374)
School Zip (47374)
(IN) State Average
Population (Approximate) 49,700 people 5,873,444 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 19% 20%
Population Average Age 38 years old 35 years old
Average Household size 2.4 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $32,793 $42,007
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.5 rooms 5.5 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 55 years old 43 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (47374)


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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 64% / 36% 69% / 31%
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1. George Washington Elementary School - 433 students - 0.3 mi. away - view location
2. Benjamin Franklin Elementary School - 578 students - 0.7 mi. away - view location
3. Carrie Gosch Elementary School - 400 students - 0.7 mi. away - view location
4. William Mckinley Elementary School - 807 students - 1.4 mi. away - view location
5. Abraham Lincoln Elementary School - 564 students - 1.4 mi. away - view location
View all schools in: East Chicago, Lake County, Zip 47374 
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