Jonas E Salk Elementary School (Merrillville Community School Corp SCH DIST.), Indiana - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Jonas E Salk Elementary School is a Elementary in Merrillville, IN. It currently serves 593 students (grades PK-04). The school is part of the Merrillville Community School Corp School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Merrillville Community School Corp School District and all schools in Indiana.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School

School Level: Elementary

Number of Students:593

Number of Teachers: 39

Student/Teacher Ratio: 15.40

Location Info

Location: 3001 W 77th Ave, Merrillville, IN 46410

Mailing Address: 3001 W 77th Ave, Merrillville, IN 46410

Phone: (219)650-5304

Website:

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	111
Grade 2	109
Grade 3	133
Grade 4	141
Kindergarten	98
Pre-Kindergarten	1

Gender/Sex of Jonas E Salk Elementary School Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	305	51.43
Female	288	48.57

Race/Ethnicity Demography of Jonas E Salk Elementary School Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	0.34
Asian	7	1.18
Black or African American	344	58.01
Hispanic/Latino	134	22.60
Two or more races	34	5.73
White	72	12.14

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.33
Asian	2	0.66
Black or African American	176	57.71
Hispanic/Latino	67	21.97
Two or more races	21	6.89
White	38	12.46

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.35
Asian	5	1.74
Black or African American	168	58.33
Hispanic/Latino	67	23.26
Two or more races	13	4.51
White	34	11.81

Race Demography Per Grade

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Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.90
Asian	2	1.80
Black or African American	71	63.96
Hispanic/Latino	19	17.12
Two or more races	7	6.31
White	11	9.91

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	0.92
Black or African American	66	60.55
Hispanic/Latino	21	19.27
Two or more races	3	2.75
White	18	16.51

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	75	56.39
Hispanic/Latino	35	26.32
Two or more races	8	6.02
White	15	11.28

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	2	1.42
Black or African American	72	51.06
Hispanic/Latino	40	28.37
Two or more races	10	7.09
White	17	12.06

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1.02
Asian	2	2.04
Black or African American	60	61.22
Hispanic/Latino	19	19.39
Two or more races	5	5.10
White	11	11.22

Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Two or more races	1	100.00