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Highland Christian School

3040 Ridge Road, Highland, IN, 46322-0463 -

School Notes Overview:

Highland Christian School (HCS) delivers a high quality, comprehensive, Christ centered eduation. Our faculty nurtures and guides students to see the Father's creation, to observe order and sense in a world redeemed by Christ, and to serve the God of Grace through the leading of the Spirit....

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School Overview:

	Highland Christian School
School Membership(s)	Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)
Religious Affiliation	Christian (no specific denomination)
Grades Offered	Grades Prekindergarten - 8
Year Founded	1909
County	Lake County, IN
Student Body
Total Students	476 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(IN) School Avg.
% Students of Color	17%	15%
Students by Grade
	Pre-K - 102 students
	Kind - 43 students
	Grade 1 - 49 students
	Grade 2 - 39 students
	Grade 3 - 54 students
	Grade 4 - 29 students
	Grade 5 - 41 students
	Grade 6 - 42 students
	Grade 7 - 38 students
	Grade 8 - 39 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	24 teachers
Number of AP Courses	2
	This School	(IN) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:16	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	180 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	6 hours	6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling
Yearly Tuition Cost	$4,820
Head of School	Dr. Richard VandenBerg
Admissions Director	Jodi Lineburg

School Notes:

HCS is fully accredited .
HCS educational program is distinctively Reformed .
General Music, Art, Physical education for all grades
Profile last updated: 10/02/2009

In the News:

1 Year Jail Term For Former Arlington Principal (KIRO 7 Seattle-Tacoma)
posted on November 17, 2009 at 08:04:32 pm
EVERETT, Wash. -- The former principal of Highland Christian School in Arlington, Mark Evan Brown, was sentenced to a year in jail. The Snohomish County Superior Court judge agreed Monday to allow the 38-year-old to serve the time on work release.
Former principal sentenced to a year in jail (KOMO Seattle)
posted on November 17, 2009 at 07:42:10 pm
Snohomish County prosecutors said Mark Evan Brown exchanged hundreds of text messages with a 14-year-old student and encouraged her to run away from home.
1 year jail term for former Arlington principal (Seattle Times)
posted on November 17, 2009 at 07:06:54 pm
The former principal of Highland Christian School in Arlington, Mark Evan Brown, was sentenced to a year in jail.
Former Highland principal sentenced to one year in jail (Arlington Times)
posted on November 17, 2009 at 06:58:37 pm
A former Highland Christian School principal was sentenced to one year in jail Monday, Nov. 17.
Civic lessons keep democracy alive (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
posted on November 13, 2009 at 10:02:06 pm
It has been interesting to be back in the classroom for theselast two months if only for an hour each week.

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (46322)	School Zip (46322)	(IN) State Average
Population (Approximate)	23,546 people	6,080,485 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	27%	20%
Population Average Age	40 years old	35 years old
Average Household size	2.4 persons	2.4 persons
Median Household Income	$51,297	$42,650
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.3 rooms	5.5 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	43 years old	43 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	79% / 21%	68% / 32%