Benjamin Franklin Elementary Sch (School City of Hammond SCH DIST.), Indiana - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Benjamin Franklin Elementary Sch is a Elementary in Whiting, IN. It currently serves 258 students (grades PK-06). The school is part of the School City of Hammond 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 School City of Hammond School District and all schools in Indiana.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School

School Level: Elementary

Number of Students:258

Number of Teachers: 21

Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.32

Location Info

Location: 1000 116th St, Whiting, IN 46394

Mailing Address: 1000 116th St, Whiting, IN 46394

Phone: (219)659-1241

Website:

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	39
Grade 2	39
Grade 3	30
Grade 4	36
Grade 5	41
Grade 6	24
Kindergarten	35
Pre-Kindergarten	14

Gender/Sex of Benjamin Franklin Elementary Sch Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	131	50.78
Female	127	49.23

Race/Ethnicity Demography of Benjamin Franklin Elementary Sch Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	40	15.50
Hispanic/Latino	160	62.02
Two or more races	13	5.04
White	45	17.44

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	18	13.74
Hispanic/Latino	81	61.83
Two or more races	8	6.11
White	24	18.32

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	22	17.32
Hispanic/Latino	79	62.21
Two or more races	5	3.94
White	21	16.54

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 (%)
Black or African American	7	17.95
Hispanic/Latino	24	61.54
Two or more races	3	7.69
White	5	12.82

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	7	17.95
Hispanic/Latino	23	58.97
Two or more races	3	7.69
White	6	15.39

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	6	20.00
Hispanic/Latino	22	73.33
Two or more races	1	3.33
White	1	3.33

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	5	13.89
Hispanic/Latino	22	61.11
Two or more races	1	2.78
White	8	22.22

Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	4	9.76
Hispanic/Latino	26	63.42
White	11	26.83

Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	7	29.17
Hispanic/Latino	12	50.00
Two or more races	2	8.33
White	3	12.50

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	4	11.43
Hispanic/Latino	21	60.00
Two or more races	3	8.57
White	7	20.00

Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Hispanic/Latino	10	71.43
White	4	28.57