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Aspire Charter Academy, IN: schools, enrollment and spending

Aspire Charter Academy runs 1 public school with 684 students in grades K to 8. Its ratio of 21.4 students per teacher is 5.9 higher than the Indiana figure of 15.5.

At a glance

Schools
1
Students
684
Teachers (FTE)
32
Students per teacher
21.4
IN: 15.5 · US: 15.3
Address
4900 W 15th Ave, Gary, IN 46406
County
Lake County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
K to 8
Agency type
Charter agency
NCES district ID
1800071
State district ID
IN-9685
Total staff (FTE)
80
School counselors (FTE)
0.0
School administrators (FTE)
3.0
Charter schools
1
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Students per teacher compared

This district21.4
Indiana15.5
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (647), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$7.5 million
Federal revenue
$1.5 million
State revenue
$6.0 million
Local revenue
$12,000
Total spending
$6.7 million
Spending per pupil
$10,416
Salaries
$3.0 million44.2% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$0

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 20.4%
  • State: 79.5%
  • Local: 0.2%

Indiana overall

  • Federal: 9.4%
  • State: 55.5%
  • Local: 35.1%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$10,416
Indiana$12,675
United States$16,826

Schools in Aspire Charter Academy

By level: 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Aspire Charter AcademyCEP schoolCharterElementaryK to 868420.7

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.