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Kahler Middle School

600 Joliet St, Dyer, IN, 46311-1899

Tel: (219)865-3535

Grades: 5-8 | 1,140 students

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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:

Kahler Middle School serves 1,140 students in grades 5-8.
The school's student:teacher ratio of 18:1 is equal to the IN state average of 18:1.
Minority enrollment is 28% of the student body.
Kahler Middle School is the only public middle school within Dyer, and operates within the Lake Central Corp School District.

The nearest elementary school is Protsman Elementary School (1.3 miles away), the nearest middle school is Rickover Junior High School (2.4 miles away), and the nearest high school is Lake Central High School (2.9 miles away).

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Source: 2011 NCES data, IN Dept. of Educ.	Kahler Middle School
Grades Offered	Grades 5-8
Total Students	1,140 students

% Male / % Female	48% / 52%
Total Classroom Teachers	62 teachers

Students by Grade

	This School	(IN) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	18:1	18:1

	This School	(IN) School Average
% American Indian	1%	n/a

% Asian	4%	2%

% Hispanic	13%	8%

% Black	5%	13%

% White	72%	72%

Unknown	5%	5%


	This School	(IN) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch	14%	40%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch	5%	8%

School Statewide Performance	View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name	Lake Central Corp School District
	This School's Agency	(IN) District Average
Number of Schools Managed	11	4
Number of Students Managed	10,042 students	1,613 students

District Total Revenue	$134,255,000	$20,972,000

District Expenditure	$113,942,000	$17,833,000

District Revenue / Student	$13,369	$13,002

District Expenditure / Student	$11,347	$11,056

Nearby Schools:

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Kahler Middle School
Grades: 5-8 | 0 mi. away

Protsman Elementary School
Grades: PK-4 | 1.3 mi. away

George Bibich Elementary School
Grades: KG-4 | 1.4 mi. away

Rickover Junior High School
Grades: 6-8 | 2.4 mi. away

Sandridge Elementary School
Grades: PK-8 | 2.5 mi. away

Lake Central High School
Grades: 9-12 | 2.9 mi. away

View all schools in: Dyer, Lake County, Zip 46311

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posted on December 3, 2012 at 01:50:24 am
Dyer grants half-day paid holiday for town employeesnwitimes.comShe pointed out that as a teacher at Kahler Middle School she is a public employee herself. ...
Residents assess school options
posted on April 4, 2010 at 04:30:04 am
DYER | Educational facility planner Bill DeJong made it clear to320 people who attended Lake Central School ...
Dance invitational today at Kahler Middle School
posted on January 29, 2010 at 03:02:56 pm
DYER | Indiana Danzforce All-Stars, a 15-time national championdance team, will compete today at Kahler ...

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