Dunbar-pulaski Middle School
920 E 19th Ave, Gary, IN, 46407-2381 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Dunbar-pulaski Middle School
School Level Middle school
Grades Offered Grades 7 - 8
County Lake County, IN
Students & Faculty
Total Students 689 students
% Male / % Female 51%  /  49%
Total Classroom Teachers 38 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 7 - 335 students
Grade 8 - 354 students
This School
(IN) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:18 1:18
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(IN) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian n/a 1%
% Hispanic 2% 5%
% Black 97% 13%
% White 1% 79%
Additional Student Information
This School
(IN) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 75% 28%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 4% 8%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(IN) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name Gary Community Corp School District
This School's Agency
(IN) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 29 5
Number of Students Managed 21,039 students 2,597 students
District Total Revenue $228,185,000 $28,458,000
District Expenditure $229,429,000 $26,423,000
District Revenue / Student $10,846 $10,958
District Expenditure / Student $10,905 $10,174
In the News:
  • Empty schools decay as Gary consolidates (Post-Tribune)
    posted on October 25, 2009 at 10:26:09 am
    Twenty-two former school buildings sit vacant across Gary, replete with boarded-up windows, graffiti, and crumbling awnings and playgrounds. The buildings were closed mainly due to declining enrollment in Gary and the School Board plans to make final decisions -- whether to retain or sell them -- on the properties by the end of 2009.
  • Wirt's Jarvis McMillian will be the final Trooper to represent school in athletic competition (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
    posted on June 5, 2009 at 05:42:50 am
    GARY | Off in the distance at William A. Wirt High School's track, a single athlete is back-pedaling, sprinting forward, then repeating the process.
  • Next school layoff could cost 90 jobs (Post-Tribune)
    posted on June 1, 2009 at 09:20:00 am
    GARY -- Dozens of secretaries, custodians and other behind-the-scenes workers are next on the list of employees to be cut, as declining enrollment and funding drive the Gary schools downsizing program. The numbers are still preliminary, but an administrator and union official said about 25 secretaries, 40 custodians and 25 food service workers will likely see their positions eliminated. "People ...
  • Gary remembers fallen officers (Post-Tribune)
    posted on May 30, 2009 at 09:32:27 am
    GARY -- The bond between the families of fallen Gary Police officers and the Gary Police Department was undeniably strong Friday at the annual memorial service outside the Gary Public Safety Facility. The ceremony is hosted by the Gary Fraternal Order of Police Ben K. Perry Lodge No. 61 and is part of national memorial events throughout the United States. Gary police Lt. Delmar Stout said the ...
  • 110 teachers and staff face layoffs (Post-Tribune)
    posted on May 27, 2009 at 09:12:35 am
    The Gary School Board voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to lay off 110 teachers and support staff, reversing its decision at its last meeting to reject a reduction in force, or RIF, proposal put forth by school administrators.
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (46407)
School Zip (46407)
(IN) State Average
Population (Approximate) 18,126 people 5,873,444 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 12% 20%
Population Average Age 35 years old 35 years old
Average Household size 2.5 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $19,915 $42,007
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 4.9 rooms 5.5 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 58 years old 43 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (46407)


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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 46% / 54% 69% / 31%
School Map:
1. Emerson Vpa - 542 students - 1.0 mi. away - view location
2. Thomas A Edison School - 555 students - 1.2 mi. away - view location
3. Lincoln Achievement Center - 56 students - 1.2 mi. away - view location
4. 21st Century Charter Sch Of Gary - 265 students - 1.3 mi. away - view location
5. Alfred Beckman Middle School - 435 students - 1.5 mi. away - view location
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