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East Chicago Central High School
1100 W Columbus Dr, East Chicago, IN, 46312-2582 -  Map
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School Overview:
Definition of Terms East Chicago Central High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Lake County, IN
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1403 students
% Male / % Female 49%  /  51%
Total Classroom Teachers 90 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 524 students
Grade 10 - 367 students
Grade 11 - 256 students
Grade 12 - 256 students
This School ( IN ) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:16 1:18
Students by Ethnicity
This School ( IN ) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian n/a 1%
% Hispanic 49% 6%
% Black 46% 13%
% White 4% 79%
% Unknown 1 % 2%
Additional Student Information
This School ( IN ) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 70% 32%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 12% 8%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
( IN ) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
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 1,844 students
District Total Revenue $70,706,000 $18,816,000
District Expenditure $76,368,000 $18,251,000
District Revenue / Student $11,751 $13,221
District Expenditure / Student $12,692 $11,482
District Graduation Rates 71% 100%
School Notes:
  • EC Central High School is a high school in the industrial city of East Chicago, Indiana, surrounded by Hammond, Gary, and Whiting, Indiana, on Lake Michigan, located in the Chicago metropolitan area. Its address is 1100 W. Columbus Drive, on the corner of Columbus Drive and Indianapolis Boulevard. The high school opened in 1986 as a result of the merger of East Chicago's two high schools: Roosevelt (which was located in the school's present location) and Washington (in the Indiana Harbor side of town). The school's mascot is the EC Cardinal.
  • Many teachers from the former high schools came to teach at "Central." Most of the students that attend the school are Hispanic and/or African American. This school is stereotyped in many ways, one being because of the persistent gang violence problem associated with the city of East Chicago, and the Depression-Era realty that pervades the city.
  • The typical pattern of thinking relative to the ECC region is that students of others Northwest Indiana high schools are intimidated by the school, claiming the school to be unclean, underdeveloped, violent, and unsafe. However, according to claims from past and recent visits from Student Government bodies of surrounding schools of the area, this is not the case. Students from other high schools in the region, such as Gary Emerson and Merrillville High School, have cited the student body and faculty of East Chicago Central as being generally easy-going and amiable, in addition to generous comments in light of the size and cleanliness of the school, notably concerning the two-story library and dual-cafeteria system, trademarks of the school.
  • History of Central High School: The School City of East Chicago had Central High school built in the mid-1980's to replace East Chicago's two aging high schools. The two schools' enrollment had been declining since the 1960's.
  • School Colors: Since 1996 all schools in East Chicago started to wear uniforms. The uniforms were based on Central's school colors, which are red, white, and blue. To this day, many students and staff members still do not know if the school colors are red, white, and blue, or red, silver, and blue.
  • Athletics: East Chicago High has many sports teams, including the following: Girls/Boys Basketball - Boys 4A State Champions 2007, Football, Boys Baseball, Girls/Boys Soccer, Cross Country/Field and Track, Wrestling, Golf, Swimming, Boys/Girls Tennis, Softball, Rugby, Volleyball, Cheerleading, Flags.
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (46312)
School Zip (46312) (IN) State Average
Population (Approximate) 32,385 people 5,873,444 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 11% 20%
Population Average Age 31 years old 35.2 years old
Average Household size 2.8 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $26,543 $42,072
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 4.8 rooms 5.5 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 61 years old 43 years old
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