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Portage Township Schools, Indiana

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Portage Township Schools
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 6,588 (2023-2024)
Schools: 11 (2023-2024)
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Portage Township Schools is a school district in Indiana (Porter County). During the 2024 school year, 6,588 students attended one of the district's 11 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

Portage Township Schools consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Andy MalettaAt-large
Matthew RamianDistrict 3
Jeff SmithDistrict 1
Wilma VazquezAt-large
Lori WilkieDistrict 2

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $11,836,000 $1,700 12%
Local: $22,092,000 $3,173 23%
State: $63,150,000 $9,069 65%
Total: $97,078,000 $13,942
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $97,700,000 $14,031
Total Current Expenditures: $79,741,000 $11,452
Instructional Expenditures: $44,617,000 $6,407 46%
Student and Staff Support: $5,922,000 $850 6%
Administration: $7,842,000 $1,126 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $21,358,000 $3,067 22%
Total Capital Outlay: $9,138,000 $1,312
Construction: $8,387,000 $1,204
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $57,000 $8
Interest on Debt: $1,673,000 $240


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 26 60-79 10 23 <50 20-24 31
2018-2019 41 60-79 23 39 <50 35-39 47
2017-2018 58 80-89 39 58 <50 60-64 62
2016-2017 56 70-79 41 55 <50 50-54 60
2015-2016 57 80-89 40 56 <50 55-59 61
2014-2015 68 70-79 47 67 >=50 70-74 71
2013-2014 90 >=80 79 90 >=50 90-94 91
2012-2013 86 >=90 75 86 >=50 85-89 87
2011-2012 87 80-89 76 85 >=50 86 89
2010-2011 87 >=90 73 85 >=80 85 88

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 36 >=80 23 34 <50 35-39 41
2018-2019 46 60-79 31 43 <50 45-49 50
2017-2018 63 >=90 47 61 >=50 65-69 66
2016-2017 63 70-79 52 61 <50 65-69 65
2015-2016 66 80-89 51 67 >=50 65-69 68
2014-2015 72 80-89 59 69 >=50 75-79 74
2013-2014 84 >=80 73 84 >=50 85-89 86
2012-2013 79 >=90 64 77 >=50 80-84 81
2011-2012 86 80-89 78 83 >=50 85 87
2010-2011 83 >=90 69 83 >=80 83 85

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 93 >=50 90-94 90-94 PS >=90 93
2018-2019 91 >=50 >=95 90-94 PS >=80 89
2017-2018 94 >=95 90-94 PS >=80 93
2016-2017 93 PS 90-94 90-94 PS >=80 94
2015-2016 90 >=50 90-94 90-94 PS >=80 88
2014-2015 88 PS 80-84 85-89 PS 80-89 89
2013-2014 92 >=50 90-94 >=95 PS >=90 91
2012-2013 91 PS 80-89 90-94 PS >=80 92
2011-2012 90 PS 80-89 90-94 PS >=80 89
2010-2011 88 >=50 >=90 90-94 PS 60-79 88


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 6,588 -2.3
2022-2023 6,742 -3.3
2021-2022 6,963 -1.2
2020-2021 7,046 -4.3
2019-2020 7,349 -1.2
2018-2019 7,439 -2.5
2017-2018 7,624 -2.3
2016-2017 7,799 0.1
2015-2016 7,791 -1.7
2014-2015 7,922 -0.4
2013-2014 7,951 -1.8
2012-2013 8,096 0.4
2011-2012 8,065 -3.0
2010-2011 8,309 -0.6
2009-2010 8,356 -1.4
2008-2009 8,476 -0.8
2007-2008 8,543 1.6
2006-2007 8,404 0.2
2005-2006 8,391 2.1
2004-2005 8,216 2.4
2003-2004 8,021 0.1
2002-2003 8,010 -0.9
2001-2002 8,080 0.6
2000-2001 8,033 -2.1
1999-2000 8,203 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Portage Township Schools (%) Indiana K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.6 3.0
Black 16.3 13.4
Hispanic 27.6 14.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 5.1 5.5
White 50.2 63.3

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Portage Township Schools had 417.01 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.8.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.00
Kindergarten: 24.72
Elementary: 181.84
Secondary: 209.45
Total: 417.01

Portage Township Schools employed 10.00 district administrators and 19.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 10.00
District Administrative Support: 24.00
School Administrators: 19.00
School Administrative Support: 44.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 45.50
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 13.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 12.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 12.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 2.00
Library/Media Support: 11.00
Student Support Services: 51.00
Other Support Services: 207.50


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Portage Township Schools operates 11 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Central Elementary School419KG-5
Crisman Elementary School353KG-5
Ethel R Jones Elementary School299KG-5
George L Myers Elementary School332KG-5
Paul Saylor Elementary School283KG-5
Portage High School2,1989-12
Rowena Kyle Elementary School439KG-5
South Haven Elementary School288KG-5
Wallace Aylesworth Elementary433KG-5
William Fegely Middle School6136-8
Willowcreek Middle School9316-8

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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