Northwest Indiana Online School
Chesterton · IN · Duneland School Corporation · Public · K-12 combined
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Neighbors' New Vistas High School → Steel City Academy → Tri-Township Jr.-Sr. High School → Excel Center - Gary → Porter County Education Services → Washington Twp Middle/High School → Gary Middle College → Gary Career Center →📋 At a glance
- Program details not reported to CRDC
- Academic signals not yet ingested for this school
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Northwest Indiana Online School compares for families
What families should know about Northwest Indiana Online School.
- ▸ LocallyIN students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+8 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Neighbors' New Vistas High School, Steel City Academy, Tri-Township Jr.-Sr. High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Federal Title I context
Mixed-income school
Below Title I eligibility threshold (FRPL < 35%)
25-34% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Below the federal Title I threshold but a meaningful share of the population is income-eligible for free lunch.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
Indiana University-Bloomington
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $16,264/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
💰 Pay for college in Indiana
Indiana's public scholarships
Indiana's signature aid is income-qualified and front-loaded: families must enroll in 21st Century Scholars back in middle school. The Frank O'Bannon Grant is the open need-based backstop.
Income-qualified promise: sign up in 7th–8th grade, then earn it with a 2.5 GPA and a Core 40 diploma. Covers up to full public-college tuition. (Must enroll in the program in 7th or 8th grade.)
Official program details ↗Indiana's main need-based grant — awarded on FAFSA financial need with no GPA or test gate. (File the FAFSA by April 15; enroll full-time.)
Official program details ↗Eligibility rules change yearly — confirm with the official program before relying on it. Amounts are recent published figures; awards cover tuition/fees, not housing or books unless noted. Verified 2026-06-14.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -2.3%/year, projecting from 2024's 130 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neighbors' New Vistas High School Portage |
Public · charter | 9.0 | 126 | +23.5% |
| Steel City Academy Gary |
Public · charter | 16.4 | 91 | -49.7% |
| Tri-Township Jr.-Sr. High School LaCrosse |
Public | 22.0 | 94 | -15.3% |
| Excel Center - Gary Gary |
Public · charter | 17.8 | 125 | +4.2% |
| Porter County Education Services Valparaiso |
Public | 7.5 | — | — |
| Washington Twp Middle/High School Valparaiso |
Public | 9.2 | 248 | -6.1% |
| Gary Middle College Gary |
Public · charter | 14.3 | 202 | +22.4% |
| Gary Career Center Gary |
Public | 13.7 | — | — |