Lake County Snapshot
Kids Count in Indiana 2017 Data Book
Lake County Child Population Under Age 18: CY 2015
Percentage of Children in Poverty: CY 2015 U.S.
20.7
Indiana
20.4
Lake
26.5
Lowest IN County (Hamilton) Highest IN County (Delaware)
5.2 31.2 0
10
20
Total
Females
Males
White
77,541
37,641
39,900
Black
37,262
18,401
18,861
American Indian
1,050
510
540
Asian
2,265
1,122
1,143
14,052
14,181
146,351 71,726
74,625
Hispanic, of any race28,233
30
40
Total
Economic Well-Being
2012
2013
2014
2015
% of Children in Poverty, Age 0-17 (CY)
31.3
27.7
27.3
26.5
% of Public School Students Receiving Free Lunches (SY)
48.9
50.1
48.7
51.1
% of Public School Students Receiving Reduced Price Lunches (SY)
6.4
6.1
5.7
5.6
Monthly Average # of Persons Issued Food Stamps (SFY)
91,881
92,977
91,473
87,380
Monthly Average # of Families Receiving TANF (SFY)
2,399
1,493
1,234
1,013
Annual Average Unemployment Rate (%) (CY)
9.2
9.2
8.1
10.5
Median Household Income (CY) Per Capita Personal Income (CY)
$48,015
$48,341
$50,774
$50,135
$37,127
$37,010
$38,386
$39,896
% of Food Insecure Children
21.3
21.9
21.3
N.A.
Health
2012
2013
2014
2015
# of Live Births (CY)
5,991
6,023
6,080
5,910
Teen Birth Rate per 1,000 Females, Age 15-17 (CY)
17.0
12.8
12.3
12.8
% of Low Birthweight Babies (CY)
8.7
8.5
8.4
8.1
% of Mothers Who Received First Trimester Prenatal Care (CY)
67.8
67.8
68.2
68.5
% of Mothers Who Reported Smoking During Pregnancy (CY)
10.7
10.9
10.2
9.1
% of Live Births to Unmarried Parents (CY)
53.1
53.5
54.5
53.6
% of Children Under Age 19 Who Are Uninsured (CY)
8.1
8.4
8.0
6.8
# of Infant Deaths, Under Age 1 (CY) # of Deaths, Ages 1-19 (CY)
59 38
51 50
51 42
43 50
Early Childhood
2013
2014
2015
2016
# of Children Served by First Steps (SFY)
1,464
1,574
1,486
1,468
# of Licensed Child Care Centers (SFY)
47
46
48
54
# of Licensed Child Care Homes (SFY)
248
250
251
255
# of Registered Child Care Ministries (SFY)
43
42
41
38
# of Licensed Child Care Slots per 100 Children, Age 0-5 (SFY 2012-2015)
20.6
20.3
20.1
19.4
# of Children Receiving CCDF Child Care Vouchers (FFY)
6,694
6,726
5,523
5,598
Monthly Avg # of Children on Wait List for CCDF Vouchers (FFY)
475
537
1,279
742
N.A.: Not available; different data sources have different years of released data; L.N.E.: Low Number Event; Unstable number, less than 20 in the numerator CY- Calendar Year: Jan 1 to Dec 31
FFY- Federal Fiscal Year: Oct 1 to Sept 30
SFY- State Fiscal Year: July 1 to June 30
SY- School Year: Fall Term to Summer Term
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Kids Count in Indiana 2017 Data Book
Lake County Safety
2012
2013
2014
2015
# of Children in Need of Services (CHINS) Identified by DCS (SFY)
2,152
2,139
2,049
1,370
Child Abuse/Neglect Rate per 1,000 Children Under Age 18 (SFY)
10.8
11.9
12.6
15.3
# of Child Neglect Cases Substantiated by DCS (SFY)
1,063
1,219
1,277
1,570
# of Child Sexual Abuse Cases Substantiated by DCS (SFY)
158
132
147
113
# of Child Physical Abuse Cases Substantiated by DCS (SFY)
134
116
105
139
# of Termination of Parental Rights Case Filings (CY)
236
288
275
287
# of Juvenile Delinquency Case Filings (CY)
1,769
1,500
1,114
1,047
# of Juvenile Status Case Filings (CY)
263
203
159
93
# of Juveniles Committed to the Department of Correction (CY)
95
100
88
64
*Public Education, Grades Pre-K-12+
2013
2014
2015
2016
School Enrollment Pre-K-12+ (SY) (Includes Charters)
85,188
84,539
82,894
74,862
% English Language Learner Students (SY)
5.6
5.7
5.5
4.7
% Special Education Students (SY)
11.7
12.6
12.8
13.2
86.1
88.8
90.0
90.8
High School Graduation Rate (4-Year Cohort %) (SY)
*Education county level aggregates are calculated by the school corporation addresses located in each county
School District Profiles SY 16 (All numbers in this table are %s)
SY 16 ISTEP+ Passing
4th Lunch^ Math
4th ELA
8th Math 8th ELA
SY 16
10th Math
10th ELA
Grad Rate
Hanover Community School Corp
23.1
78.7
83.2
54.5
69.7
27.7
71.9
95.5
River Forest Community Sch Corp
74.4
42.2
61.2
30.2
53.1
19.6
33.0
75.2
61.6
61.5
69.7
35.9
55.9
13.2
45.3
87.5
18.4
76.8
78.7
48.9
69.4
39.7
72.9
95.5
Tri-Creek School Corporation
27.2
62.0
67.1
65.7
71.0
31.0
59.1
98.1
Lake Ridge New Tech Schools Crown Point Community School Corp School City of East Chicago
87.6
64.2
64.7
43.6
48.2
8.6
35.6
96.5
21.0
78.5
82.2
62.3
74.6
46.5
75.5
96.1
86.3
28.0
33.7
20.9
30.6
5.9
33.3
73.3
Lake Station Community Schools
76.0
49.0
53.8
38.9
51.3
21.8
44.6
91.7
Gary Community School Corp
78.4
23.7
38.8
13.1
30.8
19.6
30.0
71.4
Griffith Public Schools
51.0
70.4
72.8
42.2
54.1
33.7
64.1
95.7
School City of Hammond
80.8
47.1
49.5
28.7
42.8
15.7
37.6
79.6
School Town of Highland
35.0
69.6
76.2
62.7
82.8
38.0
54.7
92.9
School City of Hobart
43.8
67.7
75.4
46.3
66.0
23.7
72.3
94.1
School Town of Munster
18.0
75.6
83.5
72.1
77.9
62.5
87.7
97.1
School City of Whiting
62.0
58.7
64.0
35.4
61.4
26.6
60.6
91.8
State Rate
45.7
62.4
68.2
53.4
61.8
34.6
59.0
89.1
Merrillville Community School Corp Lake Central School Corporation
^Lunch = students receiving free or reduced price lunches CY- Calendar Year: Jan 1 to Dec 31
FFY- Federal Fiscal Year: Oct 1 to Sept 30
SFY- State Fiscal Year: July 1 to June 30
SY- School Year: Fall Term to Summer Term
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Lake County Child Population Under Age 18: CY 2015
Percentage of Children in Poverty: CY 2015 U.S.
20.7
Indiana
20.4
Lake
26.5
Lowest IN County (Hamilton) Highest IN County (Delaware)
5.2 31.2 0
10
20
Total
Females
Males
White
77,541
37,641
39,900
Black
37,262
18,401
18,861
American Indian
1,050
510
540
Asian
2,265
1,122
1,143
14,052
14,181
146,351 71,726
74,625
Hispanic, of any race28,233
30
40
Total
Economic Well-Being
2012
2013
2014
2015
% of Children in Poverty, Age 0-17 (CY)
31.3
27.7
27.3
26.5
% of Public School Students Receiving Free Lunches (SY)
48.9
50.1
48.7
51.1
% of Public School Students Receiving Reduced Price Lunches (SY)
6.4
6.1
5.7
5.6
Monthly Average # of Persons Issued Food Stamps (SFY)
91,881
92,977
91,473
87,380
Monthly Average # of Families Receiving TANF (SFY)
2,399
1,493
1,234
1,013
Annual Average Unemployment Rate (%) (CY)
9.2
9.2
8.1
10.5
Median Household Income (CY) Per Capita Personal Income (CY)
$48,015
$48,341
$50,774
$50,135
$37,127
$37,010
$38,386
$39,896
% of Food Insecure Children
21.3
21.9
21.3
N.A.
Health
2012
2013
2014
2015
# of Live Births (CY)
5,991
6,023
6,080
5,910
Teen Birth Rate per 1,000 Females, Age 15-17 (CY)
17.0
12.8
12.3
12.8
% of Low Birthweight Babies (CY)
8.7
8.5
8.4
8.1
% of Mothers Who Received First Trimester Prenatal Care (CY)
67.8
67.8
68.2
68.5
% of Mothers Who Reported Smoking During Pregnancy (CY)
10.7
10.9
10.2
9.1
% of Live Births to Unmarried Parents (CY)
53.1
53.5
54.5
53.6
% of Children Under Age 19 Who Are Uninsured (CY)
8.1
8.4
8.0
6.8
# of Infant Deaths, Under Age 1 (CY) # of Deaths, Ages 1-19 (CY)
59 38
51 50
51 42
43 50
Early Childhood
2013
2014
2015
2016
# of Children Served by First Steps (SFY)
1,464
1,574
1,486
1,468
# of Licensed Child Care Centers (SFY)
47
46
48
54
# of Licensed Child Care Homes (SFY)
248
250
251
255
# of Registered Child Care Ministries (SFY)
43
42
41
38
# of Licensed Child Care Slots per 100 Children, Age 0-5 (SFY 2012-2015)
20.6
20.3
20.1
19.4
# of Children Receiving CCDF Child Care Vouchers (FFY)
6,694
6,726
5,523
5,598
Monthly Avg # of Children on Wait List for CCDF Vouchers (FFY)
475
537
1,279
742
N.A.: Not available; different data sources have different years of released data; L.N.E.: Low Number Event; Unstable number, less than 20 in the numerator CY- Calendar Year: Jan 1 to Dec 31
FFY- Federal Fiscal Year: Oct 1 to Sept 30
SFY- State Fiscal Year: July 1 to June 30
SY- School Year: Fall Term to Summer Term
Looking for state level data? Check out the Data Book: www.iyi.org/databook
Kids Count in Indiana 2017 Data Book
Lake County Safety
2012
2013
2014
2015
# of Children in Need of Services (CHINS) Identified by DCS (SFY)
2,152
2,139
2,049
1,370
Child Abuse/Neglect Rate per 1,000 Children Under Age 18 (SFY)
10.8
11.9
12.6
15.3
# of Child Neglect Cases Substantiated by DCS (SFY)
1,063
1,219
1,277
1,570
# of Child Sexual Abuse Cases Substantiated by DCS (SFY)
158
132
147
113
# of Child Physical Abuse Cases Substantiated by DCS (SFY)
134
116
105
139
# of Termination of Parental Rights Case Filings (CY)
236
288
275
287
# of Juvenile Delinquency Case Filings (CY)
1,769
1,500
1,114
1,047
# of Juvenile Status Case Filings (CY)
263
203
159
93
# of Juveniles Committed to the Department of Correction (CY)
95
100
88
64
*Public Education, Grades Pre-K-12+
2013
2014
2015
2016
School Enrollment Pre-K-12+ (SY) (Includes Charters)
85,188
84,539
82,894
74,862
% English Language Learner Students (SY)
5.6
5.7
5.5
4.7
% Special Education Students (SY)
11.7
12.6
12.8
13.2
86.1
88.8
90.0
90.8
High School Graduation Rate (4-Year Cohort %) (SY)
*Education county level aggregates are calculated by the school corporation addresses located in each county
School District Profiles SY 16 (All numbers in this table are %s)
SY 16 ISTEP+ Passing
4th Lunch^ Math
4th ELA
8th Math 8th ELA
SY 16
10th Math
10th ELA
Grad Rate
Hanover Community School Corp
23.1
78.7
83.2
54.5
69.7
27.7
71.9
95.5
River Forest Community Sch Corp
74.4
42.2
61.2
30.2
53.1
19.6
33.0
75.2
61.6
61.5
69.7
35.9
55.9
13.2
45.3
87.5
18.4
76.8
78.7
48.9
69.4
39.7
72.9
95.5
Tri-Creek School Corporation
27.2
62.0
67.1
65.7
71.0
31.0
59.1
98.1
Lake Ridge New Tech Schools Crown Point Community School Corp School City of East Chicago
87.6
64.2
64.7
43.6
48.2
8.6
35.6
96.5
21.0
78.5
82.2
62.3
74.6
46.5
75.5
96.1
86.3
28.0
33.7
20.9
30.6
5.9
33.3
73.3
Lake Station Community Schools
76.0
49.0
53.8
38.9
51.3
21.8
44.6
91.7
Gary Community School Corp
78.4
23.7
38.8
13.1
30.8
19.6
30.0
71.4
Griffith Public Schools
51.0
70.4
72.8
42.2
54.1
33.7
64.1
95.7
School City of Hammond
80.8
47.1
49.5
28.7
42.8
15.7
37.6
79.6
School Town of Highland
35.0
69.6
76.2
62.7
82.8
38.0
54.7
92.9
School City of Hobart
43.8
67.7
75.4
46.3
66.0
23.7
72.3
94.1
School Town of Munster
18.0
75.6
83.5
72.1
77.9
62.5
87.7
97.1
School City of Whiting
62.0
58.7
64.0
35.4
61.4
26.6
60.6
91.8
State Rate
45.7
62.4
68.2
53.4
61.8
34.6
59.0
89.1
Merrillville Community School Corp Lake Central School Corporation
^Lunch = students receiving free or reduced price lunches CY- Calendar Year: Jan 1 to Dec 31
FFY- Federal Fiscal Year: Oct 1 to Sept 30
SFY- State Fiscal Year: July 1 to June 30
SY- School Year: Fall Term to Summer Term
Find recent updates and even more data on our Data Center: www.iyi.org/datacenter
