50 Indiana Places Ranked as the Worst Public Schools in the State

Does your child's school district rank as one of the worst in Indiana?

It's back-to-school time now in Indiana. So that means that you will see and hear a lot about schools across the state. When it comes to where you send your children to school, it's important that you have your kids in a really good school system. Now, we have a lot of those scattered all throughout the state. I feel like my kids are in one of those now and they both are thriving making straight A's...which is something that I never did.

Likewise, in the news or on social media, you will see a lot of hot takes about school systems not doing so well and failing the kids. That happens in Indiana and all throughout the United States. However, when it comes to Indiana, USA.com used raw data to determine the 50 Indiana places with the worst public schools. You may or may not be surprised by the results. Oh, and for the record, every single one of these Indiana towns/cities received a 1 to 1.5 star rating out of 5. So, let's take a look.

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50 Indiana Places Ranked as the Worst Public Schools in the State

Below you will see the 50 cities/towns with the worst public schools in Indiana, according to data from USA.com. Beside each city/town, you will see its population (which I will talk about in a second).

1. Gary, IN / 79,165
2. Hammond, IN / 79,585
3. East Chicago, IN / 29,387
4. Indian Village, IN / 91
4. Roseland, IN / 560
4. Notre Dame, IN / 7,123
7. Country Club Heights, IN / 114
7. Woodlawn Heights, IN / 50
7. River Forest, IN / 33
7. Edgewood, IN / 1,879
11. Chesterfield, IN / 2,528
12. Simonton Lake, IN / 4,354
13. Michiana Shores, IN / 329
13. Trail Creek, IN / 1,872
13. Pottawattamie Park, IN / 272
16. Long Beach, IN / 1,206
16. Beverly Shores, IN / 539
16. Town Of Pines, IN / 732
19. Michigan City, IN / 31,369
20. South Bend, IN / 100,422
21. Coalmont, IN / 331
22. Lake Station, IN / 12,369
23. Melody Hill, IN / 3,824
23. Darmstadt, IN / 1,468
23. Highland CDP, IN / 4,379
26. Jasonville, IN / 2,406
27. Clermont, IN / 1,388
28. Utica, IN / 828
28. Buffalo, IN / 1,016
28. New Washington, IN / 481
28. Bethlehem, IN
28. Marysville, IN
33. Jeffersonville, IN / 45,869
34. Evansville, IN / 120,220
35. Charlestown, IN / 7,802
36. Monon, IN / 1,872
37. Boston, IN / 175
37. Spring Grove, IN / 281
39. New Chicago, IN / 1,954
40. Austin, IN / 4,294
41. Merrillville, IN / 35,262
42. Warren Park, IN / 1,596
43. Anderson, IN / 55,789
44. Lewis, IN
45. Elkhart, IN / 51,539
46. West Newton, IN
47. Elwood, IN / 8,569
48. Clarksville, IN / 21,579
49. Nabb, IN
50. Hymera, IN / 723

So, looking at the population attached to each place, I'm curious if some of these Indiana towns were penalized because they have such small populations. Which would mean that even one bad rating would hurt them more than a bad rating in a bigger Indiana city? Unfortunately, I don't have the answer to that. However, I am curious if you would agree or disagree with these findings.

Check out the full USA.com ranking for yourself to see where your Indiana city/town ranks when it comes to schools and education.