Porter County Education Services

Valparaiso · IN · Porter County Education Services · Public · K-12 combined

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Similar nearby schools

Most similar nearby schools

Valparaiso High School → Washington Twp Middle/High School → Wheeler High School → Chesterton Senior High School → Portage High School → Morgan Township Middle/High School → Neighbors' New Vistas High School → Hobart High School →

📋 At a glance

Programs & features

Academic signals

🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Porter County Education Services compares for families

What families should know about Porter County Education Services.

▸ LocallyIN students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+8 points).
▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Valparaiso High School, Washington Twp Middle/High School, Wheeler High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

SAT/ACT test-takers

11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

👩‍🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC

Teacher experience & reliability

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)

Strong: experienced corps. New teachers rotate through but most have ≥3 years in.

% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)

25.0%

Elevated. Teacher absence directly affects classroom continuity and student outcomes.

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.

🏛️ Your state's public flagship

Indiana University-Bloomington

80%

admit rate

$12,144

in-state tuition/yr · $41,891 out-of-state

1170–1400

SAT 25–75 · ACT 27–32

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.

See the full Indiana University-Bloomington profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

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.

Promise 21st Century Scholars

Up to 100% of public-college tuition & fees (4 years)

GPA: 2.5 cumulative + Core 40 diploma Income: Income-qualified (≈$222k for a family of 4, class of 2026)

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.)

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Need-based Frank O'Bannon Grant

Need-based tuition & fees grant (varies by college type)

Income: Need-based (FAFSA)

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.

Not enough enrollment history on file to chart a trend for this school yet.

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
Valparaiso High School Valparaiso	Public	0.6	2,077	+0.7%
Washington Twp Middle/High School Valparaiso	Public	4.0	248	-6.1%
Wheeler High School Valparaiso	Public	5.9	387	-11.2%
Chesterton Senior High School Chesterton	Public	6.1	1,925	-3.5%
Portage High School Portage	Public	6.2	2,159	-4.8%
Morgan Township Middle/High School Valparaiso	Public	7.8	250	+5.9%
Neighbors' New Vistas High School Portage	Public · charter	8.1	126	+23.5%
Hobart High School Hobart	Public	8.5	1,294	+2.4%