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Education In Gary, Indiana
This article is a list of schools in Gary, Indiana ( USA). Public schools Most of Gary is served by the Gary Community School Corporation. Some portions are served by the Lake Ridge Schools Corporation. Some Gary residents in the outskirts attend schools administered by the River Forest Community School Corporation; River Forest does not operate any schools in Gary. There are also two Head Start Schools operated independently funded by the government. Head Start *La Casa Head Start, Inc *Geminus Head Start XXI Charter schools * 21st Century Charter School of Gary * Charter School of the Dunes * Gary Lighthouse Charter School * KIPP: Lead College Prep Charter School * Thea Bowman Leadership Academy * West Gary Lighthouse Charter School * Aspire Charter School Academy Private schools *Acts Christian Academy *Abundant Life Tabernacle Day Care And School *Ambassador Academy *Ascension Lutheran Christian School *Black Oak School for the Deaf *Christ Baptist Christian Academy * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary, Indiana
Gary is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The city has been historically dominated by major industrial activity and is home to U.S. Steel's Gary Works, the largest steel mill complex in North America. Gary is located along the southern shore of Lake Michigan about east of downtown Chicago, Illinois. The city is adjacent to the Indiana Dunes National Park, and is within the Chicago metropolitan area. Gary was named after lawyer Elbert Henry Gary, who was the founding chairman of the United States Steel Corporation. U.S. Steel had established the city as a company town to serve its steel mills. Although initially a very diverse city, after white flight in the 1970s, the city of Gary held the nation's highest percentage of African Americans for several decades. As of the 2020 census the city's population was 70,093, making it Indiana's ninth-largest city. Like other Rust Belt cities, Gary's once thriving steel industry has been significantly affected by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
