Benjamin Franklin Elementary School - East Chicago, Indiana/IN

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Benjamin Franklin Elementary School

2400 Cardinal Dr, East Chicago, IN, 46312-3199 -

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Definition of Terms

Benjamin Franklin Elementary School

School Level

Primary school

Grades Offered

Grades PK - 6

County

Lake County, IN

Students & Faculty

Total Students

578 students

% Male / % Female

54% / 46%

Total Classroom Teachers

40 teachers

Students by Grade

Pre-K - 27 students

Kind - 59 students

Grade 1 - 65 students

Grade 2 - 74 students

Grade 3 - 73 students

Grade 4 - 74 students

Grade 5 - 98 students

Grade 6 - 108 students

This School

(IN) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:14

1:18

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(IN) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	n/a	1%
% Hispanic	46%	6%
% Black	52%	13%
% White	2%	79%

Additional Student Information

This School

(IN) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

76%

33%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(IN) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

City Of East Chicago School District

This School's Agency

(IN) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	10	4
Number of Students Managed	6,017 students	1,853 students
District Total Revenue	$70,706,000	$20,544,000
District Expenditure	$76,368,000	$19,015,000
District Revenue / Student	$11,751	$11,087
District Expenditure / Student	$12,692	$10,262

Gary dad sues over industrial pollution (Chicago Sun-Times)
posted on March 30, 2009 at 09:07:12 am
Ron Kurth grew up in Gary, worked in the steel mills and raised his family nearby. He always wondered about the smoke and smog that overcast the Lake Michigan shoreline.
Crown Point girl's father files lawsuit against Indiana polluters (South Bend Tribune)
posted on March 29, 2009 at 07:27:09 am
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Ron Kurth, who grew up in Gary and worked in the steel mills, raised his family in the region near the outskirts of Chicago. He always wondered about the smoke and smog that overcast the Lake Michigan shoreline.
Lawsuit by a Father in Indiana Targets Polluters (Insurance Journal)
posted on March 27, 2009 at 04:40:59 pm
Ron Kurth, who grew up in Gary, Ind., and worked in the steel mills, raised his family in the region near the outskirts of Chicago. He always wondered about the smoke and smog that overcast the ...
Lawsuit targets Lake County polluters including steel giants (Chesterton Tribune)
posted on March 26, 2009 at 08:18:37 pm
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Ron Kurth grew up in Gary and worked in the steel mills, and he raised his family in the region near the outskirts of Chicago. And he always wondered about the smoke and smog that overcast the Lake Michigan shoreline.
Lawsuit by a father in Indiana targets polluters (PhysOrg)
posted on March 26, 2009 at 04:54:43 pm
(AP) -- Ron Kurth, who grew up in Gary and worked in the steel mills, raised his family in the region near the outskirts of Chicago. He always wondered about the smoke and smog that overcast the Lake Michigan shoreline.