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Tri-Creek School Corporation, IN: schools, enrollment and spending

Tri-Creek School Corporation runs 6 public schools with 3,280 students in grades K to 12. Its ratio of 21.7 students per teacher is 6.2 higher than the Indiana figure of 15.5.

At a glance

Schools
6
Students
3,280
Teachers (FTE)
151
Students per teacher
21.7
IN: 15.5 · US: 15.3
Address
19290 Cline Avenue, Lowell, IN 46356
County
Lake County
Locale
Town: Fringe
Grades offered
K to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
1811460
State district ID
IN-4645
Total staff (FTE)
169
School counselors (FTE)
4.0About 820 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
8.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district21.7
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 (3,168), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$41.1 million
Federal revenue
$1.7 million
State revenue
$22.1 million
Local revenue
$17.2 million
Total spending
$38.5 million
Spending per pupil
$12,145
Salaries
$17.5 million45.6% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$84.0 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 4.3%
  • State: 53.9%
  • Local: 41.8%

Indiana overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$12,145
Indiana$12,675
United States$16,826

Schools in Tri-Creek School Corporation

By level: 1 high, 2 middle, 3 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Lake Prairie Elementary SchoolElementaryK to 435618.7
Lowell Intermediate SchoolMiddle5 to 648624.3
Lowell Middle SchoolMiddle7 to 849822.6
Lowell Senior High SchoolHigh9 to 1298120.9
Oak Hill Elementary SchoolElementaryK to 448721.2
Three Creeks Elementary SchoolElementaryK to 447226.2

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.