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Item: Thea Bowman Leadership Academy School District
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975 W 5th Ave
Gary, IN 46406

Bottom 50%

Tel: (219) 883-4826

theabowmanacademy.org

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Thea Bowman Leadership Academy School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Indiana for:

Overview

This School District

This State (IN)

# Schools

1 School

134 Schools

# Students

773 Students

55,577 Students

# Teachers

45 Teachers

3,316 Teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

17:1

Student By Grade

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Comparison of Students By Grade Trends

Grade	Thea Bowman Leadership Academy School District	Indiana
Kind	47	8
1	48	8
2	48	8
3	59	8
4	61	8
5	42	8
6	70	8
7	73	9
8	75	9
9	82	8
10	69	9
11	49	12
12	50	21

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District Rank

Thea Bowman Leadership Academy School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 389 school districts in Indiana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 92% has increased from 80-84% over five school years.

This School District

State Average (IN)

#372 out of 395 school districts
(Bottom 50%)

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Overall School District Rank Trends

Year	Thea Bowman Leadership Academy School District
2023	#372
2022	#384
2021	#371
2019	#347
2018	#343
2017	#343
2016	#339
2015	#310
2014	#320
2013	#321
2012	#267
2011	#319
2010	#284

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39%

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Math Proficiency Trends

Year	Thea Bowman Leadership Academy School District	Indiana
2023	8%	39%
2022	6%	38%
2021	3%	36%
2019	13%	45%
2018	22%	54%
2017	22%	54%
2016	25%	55%
2015	46%	64%
2014	64%	83%
2013	67%	81%
2012	74%	80%
2011	63%	79%
2010	65%	76%

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12%

41%

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Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Trends

Year	Thea Bowman Leadership Academy School District	Indiana
2022	12%	41%
2021	15%	43%
2019	28%	49%
2018	22%	62%
2017	39%	63%
2016	41%	64%
2015	60%	68%
2014	68%	80%
2013	68%	78%
2012	75%	78%
2011	68%	77%
2010	70%	74%

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6-9%

34%

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Science Proficiency Trends

Year	Thea Bowman Leadership Academy School District	Indiana
2022	7%	34%
2021	5%	38%

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92%

88.1%

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Graduation Rate Trends

Year	Thea Bowman Leadership Academy School District	Indiana
2023	92%	88%
2022	67%	88%
2021	77%	87%
2020	87%	90%
2019	87%	86%
2018	82%	86%
2017	87%	82%
2016	92%	85%
2015	95%	86%
2014	92%	87%
2013	95%	86%
2012	87%	86%
2011	87%	86%

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(2022-23)

30.6%

23.7%

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Chronic Absenteeism Rate Trends

Year	Thea Bowman Leadership Academy School District	Indiana
2023	30.6%	23.7%
2022	46.8%	25.1%

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Students by Ethnicity:

0.14

0.71

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Comparison of Diversity Score Trends

Year	Thea Bowman Leadership Academy School District	Indiana
2023	0.13	0.55
2022	0.10	0.54
2021	0.10	0.53
2020	0.10	0.53
2019	0.10	0.52
2018	0.06	0.51
2017	0.06	0.50
2016	0.06	0.50
2015	0.06	0.49
2014	0.06	0.47
2013	0.06	0.46
2012	0.06	0.45
2011	0.06	0.45
2010	0.04	0.42
2009	0.04	0.40
2008	0.04	0.39
2007	0.04	0.39
2006	0.04	0.34
2005	0.04	0.33
2004	0.04	0.31

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% American Indian

n/a

% Asian

n/a

% Hispanic

22%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison (2004-2023)

Year	Thea Bowman Leadership Academy School District	Indiana
2023	4%	14%
2022	3%	14%
2021	4%	13%
2020	4%	13%
2019	4%	12%
2018	1%	12%
2017	1%	12%
2016	1%	11%
2015	1%	11%
2014	2%	10%
2013	1%	10%
2012	1%	9%
2011	1%	9%
2010	2%	8%
2009	2%	8%
2008	2%	7%
2007	2%	7%
2006	2%	6%
2005	2%	5%
2004	2%	5%

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% Black

93%

39%

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Black Student Percentage Comparison (2004-2023)

Year	Thea Bowman Leadership Academy School District	Indiana
2023	93%	13%
2022	95%	13%
2021	95%	13%
2020	95%	13%
2019	95%	13%
2018	97%	13%
2017	97%	12%
2016	97%	13%
2015	97%	12%
2014	97%	12%
2013	97%	12%
2012	97%	12%
2011	97%	12%
2010	98%	13%
2009	98%	13%
2008	98%	13%
2007	98%	13%
2006	98%	13%
2005	98%	13%
2004	98%	12%

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% White

n/a

31%

% Hawaiian

n/a

% Two or more races

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Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison (2011-2023)

Year	Thea Bowman Leadership Academy School District	Indiana
2023	2%	6%
2022	2%	5%
2021	1%	5%
2020	1%	5%
2019	1%	5%
2018	2%	5%
2017	2%	5%
2016	2%	5%
2015	2%	5%
2014	1%	5%
2013	2%	4%
2012	1%	4%
2011	1%	4%

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All Ethnic Groups

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $17,657 is higher than the state median of $16,486. The school district revenue/student has grown by 17% over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $17,705 is higher than the state median of $16,362. The school district spending/student has grown by 37% over four school years.

This School District

This State (IN)

Total Revenue

$14 MM

$17,079 MM

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Total Revenues Trends

Year	Thea Bowman Leadership Academy School District	Indiana
2023	$14 MM	$18 MM
2022	$12 MM	$18 MM
2021	$9 MM	$15 MM
2020	$13 MM	$15 MM
2019	$11 MM	$15 MM
2018	$12 MM	$16 MM
2017	$12 MM	$16 MM
2016	$11 MM	$16 MM
2015	$14 MM	$19 MM
2014	$14 MM	$16 MM
2012	$14 MM	$17 MM
2011	$14 MM	$16 MM
2010	$14 MM	$19 MM
2009	$18 MM	$21 MM
2008	$14 MM	$18 MM
2007	$4 MM	$17 MM
2006	$5 MM	$19 MM
2005	$3 MM	$19 MM
2004	$1 MM	$17 MM

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Spending

$14 MM

$16,951 MM

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Total Expenditure Trends

Year	Thea Bowman Leadership Academy School District	Indiana
2023	$14 MM	$18 MM
2022	$11 MM	$17 MM
2021	$9 MM	$14 MM
2020	$12 MM	$15 MM
2019	$11 MM	$15 MM
2018	$13 MM	$15 MM
2017	$11 MM	$14 MM
2016	$11 MM	$14 MM
2015	$15 MM	$16 MM
2014	$13 MM	$15 MM
2012	$14 MM	$15 MM
2011	$14 MM	$15 MM
2010	$15 MM	$16 MM
2009	$19 MM	$18 MM
2008	$14 MM	$17 MM
2007	$5 MM	$18 MM
2006	$4 MM	$18 MM
2005	$3 MM	$19 MM
2004	$2 MM	$17 MM

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Revenue / Student

$17,657

$16,486

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Average Revenue Per Student Trends

Year	Thea Bowman Leadership Academy School District	Indiana
2023	$16,249	$14,809
2022	$14,967	$14,082
2021	$10,954	$11,549
2020	$11,763	$11,698
2019	$10,352	$11,737
2018	$11,075	$12,551
2017	$9,863	$12,088
2016	$9,031	$11,721
2015	$10,678	$12,273
2014	$9,883	$10,918
2012	$9,350	$10,935
2011	$9,451	$10,703
2010	$9,699	$12,273
2009	$13,530	$13,002
2008	$21,288	$10,947
2007	$6,788	$9,796
2006	$10,273	$11,104
2005	$6,993	$11,216
2004	$3,804	$9,324

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Spending / Student

$17,705

$16,362

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Average Expenditure Per Student Trends

Year	Thea Bowman Leadership Academy School District	Indiana
2023	$16,293	$14,487
2022	$12,841	$13,423
2021	$9,988	$11,021
2020	$10,621	$11,647
2019	$9,873	$11,573
2018	$11,800	$11,226
2017	$8,996	$11,227
2016	$9,015	$10,567
2015	$11,708	$10,163
2014	$9,132	$10,049
2012	$9,232	$10,148
2011	$9,684	$9,902
2010	$10,634	$10,163
2009	$14,727	$11,056
2008	$22,048	$10,333
2007	$8,131	$10,659
2006	$8,945	$10,690
2005	$7,583	$10,750
2004	$6,111	$9,398

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Best Thea Bowman Leadership Academy School District Public Charter Schools (2026-27)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)

Location

Quick Facts

Rank: #11.

Thea Bowman Leadership Academy

Charter School

(Math: 8% | Reading: 12%)
:

Bottom 50%

3401 W 5th Ave
Gary, IN 46406
(219) 944-3100

Gr: K-12 | 773 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1

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Quick Facts (26-27)

District size: 1 school
Grades: K-12
Enrollment: 773 students
Student-Teacher Ratio: 17:1
Minority Enrollment: 100%
: 92% (Top 20% in IN)
: Bottom 50%
: 8% (Btm 50%)
: 12% (Btm 50%)
: 6-9% (Btm 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), IN Dept. of Education