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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: 6,742 (2022-2023)
Schools: 11 (2022-2023)
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Portage Township Schools is a school district in Indiana (Porter County). During the 2023 school year, 6,742 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.

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, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $4,969,000 $705 6%
Local: $22,674,000 $3,218 28%
State: $53,675,000 $7,618 66%
Total: $81,318,000 $11,541
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $85,083,000 $12,075
Total Current Expenditures: $65,160,000 $9,247
Instructional Expenditures: $34,773,000 $4,935 41%
Student and Staff Support: $5,588,000 $793 7%
Administration: $6,835,000 $970 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $17,962,000 $2,549 21%
Total Capital Outlay: $12,567,000 $1,783
Construction: $11,028,000 $1,565
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $140,000 $19
Interest on Debt: $1,264,000 $179


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 (%)
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, 2022-2023
RACE Portage Township Schools (%) Indiana K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.6 2.9
Black 15.3 13.1
Hispanic 27.8 14.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 5.6 5.5
White 50.6 64.3

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 2022-2023 school year, Portage Township Schools had 369.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 18.27.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 22.82
Elementary: 154.56
Secondary: 191.62
Total: 369.00

Portage Township Schools employed 5.00 district administrators and 22.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 5.00
District Administrative Support: 34.00
School Administrators: 22.00
School Administrative Support: 42.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 64.50
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 6.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 10.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 10.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 2.00
Library/Media Support: 12.00
Student Support Services: 53.50
Other Support Services: 244.25


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 School453KG-5
Crisman Elementary School373KG-5
Ethel R Jones Elementary School305KG-5
George L Myers Elementary School331KG-5
Paul Saylor Elementary School292KG-5
Portage High School2,2439-12
Rowena Kyle Elementary School472KG-5
South Haven Elementary School281KG-5
Wallace Aylesworth Elementary410KG-5
William Fegely Middle School6336-8
Willowcreek Middle School9496-8

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See also

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