School districts fort wayne indiana: Best Fort Wayne Schools | Fort Wayne, IN School Ratings
Top 10 Best Fort Wayne, IN Public Schools (2023)
School (Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Cedarville Elementary School
Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%
Rank:
Top 1%
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12225 Hardisty Rd
Fort Wayne, IN 46845
(260) 446-0110
Grades: K-3
| 795 students
Rank: #22.
Fred H Croninger Elementary School
Magnet School
Math: 72% | Reading: 69%
Rank:
Top 5%
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6700 Trier Rd
Fort Wayne, IN 46815
(260) 467-6050
Grades: K-5
| 636 students
Rank: #33.
Carroll High School
Math: 59% | Reading: 86%
Rank:
Top 5%
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3701 Carroll Rd
Fort Wayne, IN 46818
(260) 637-3161
Grades: 9-12
| 2,475 students
Rank: #44.
Aboite Elementary School
Math: 68% | Reading: 67%
Rank:
Top 5%
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5004 Homestead Rd
Fort Wayne, IN 46814
(260) 431-2101
Grades: K-5
| 437 students
Rank: #55.
East Allen University High School
Math: 55-59% | Reading: 85-89%
Rank:
Top 5%
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6501 Wayne Trace
Fort Wayne, IN 46816
(260) 446-0240
Grades: 9-12
| 336 students
Rank: #66.
Homestead Senior High School
Math: 57% | Reading: 84%
Rank:
Top 5%
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4310 Homestead Rd
Fort Wayne, IN 46814
(260) 431-2202
Grades: 9-12
| 2,503 students
Rank: #77.
Cedar Canyon Elementary School
Math: 69% | Reading: 62%
Rank:
Top 10%
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15011 Coldwater Rd
Fort Wayne, IN 46845
(260) 637-6101
Grades: PK-5
| 616 students
Rank: #88.
Oak View Elementary School
Math: 66% | Reading: 55%
Rank:
Top 20%
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13123 Coldwater Rd
Fort Wayne, IN 46845
(260) 637-5117
Grades: K-5
| 501 students
Rank: #99.
Hickory Center Elementary School
Math: 60% | Reading: 54%
Rank:
Top 20%
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3606 Baird Rd
Fort Wayne, IN 46818
(260) 637-3758
Grades: PK-5
| 372 students
Rank: #1010.
Perry Hill Elementary School
Math: 58% | Reading: 54%
Rank:
Top 20%
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13121 Coldwater Rd
Fort Wayne, IN 46845
(260) 637-3158
Grades: K-5
| 611 students
Rank: #1111.
Maple Creek Middle School
Math: 41% | Reading: 60%
Rank:
Top 30%
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425 Union Chapel Rd
Fort Wayne, IN 46845
(260) 338-0802
Grades: 6-8
| 917 students
Rank: #1212.
Allen County Juvenile Center
Math: <50% | Reading: <50%
Rank:
Top 30%
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2929 N Wells
Fort Wayne, IN 46808
(260) 449-8068
Grades: 6-11
| 6 students
Rank: #1313.
Carroll Middle School
Math: 39% | Reading: 55%
Rank:
Top 50%
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4027 Hathaway Rd
Fort Wayne, IN 46818
(260) 637-5159
Grades: 6-8
| 973 students
Rank: #1414.
Deer Ridge Elementary School
Math: 50-54% | Reading: 40-44%
Rank:
Top 50%
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1515 Scott Rd
Fort Wayne, IN 46814
(260) 431-0701
Grades: K-5
| 399 students
Rank: #1515.
Eel River Elementary School
Math: 56% | Reading: 41%
Rank:
Top 50%
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12723 Bethel Rd
Fort Wayne, IN 46818
(260) 338-5395
Grades: K-5
| 566 students
Rank: #1616.
Northrop High School
Math: 25% | Reading: 62%
Rank:
Top 50%
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7001 Coldwater Rd
Fort Wayne, IN 46825
(260) 467-2300
Grades: 9-12
| 2,046 students
Rank: #1717.
Mabel K Holland Elementary School
Math: 45-49% | Reading: 35-39%
Rank:
Top 50%
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7000 Red Haw Dr
Fort Wayne, IN 46825
(260) 467-7075
Grades: PK-5
| 420 students
Rank: #1818.
Haverhill Elementary School
Math: 43% | Reading: 41%
Rank:
Top 50%
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4725 Weatherside Run
Fort Wayne, IN 46804
(260) 431-2901
Grades: K-5
| 453 students
Rank: #1919.
R Nelson Snider High School
Math: 27% | Reading: 53%
Rank:
Top 50%
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4600 Fairlawn Pass
Fort Wayne, IN 46815
(260) 467-4600
Grades: 9-12
| 1,830 students
Rank: #2020.
Summit Middle School
Math: 36% | Reading: 46%
Rank:
Top 50%
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4509 Homestead Rd
Fort Wayne, IN 46814
(260) 431-2502
Grades: 6-8
| 838 students
Rank: #2121.
Robert C Harris Elementary School
Math: 40-44% | Reading: 35-39%
Rank:
Top 50%
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4501 Thorngate Dr
Fort Wayne, IN 46835
(260) 467-6300
Grades: K-5
| 360 students
Rank: #2222.
Weisser Park Elementary School
Magnet School
Math: 37% | Reading: 39%
Rank:
Bottom 50%
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902 Colerick St
Fort Wayne, IN 46806
(260) 467-8875
Grades: 1-5
| 583 students
Rank: #2323.
Woodside Middle School
Math: 33% | Reading: 42%
Rank:
Bottom 50%
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2310 W Hamilton Rd South
Fort Wayne, IN 46814
(260) 431-2701
Grades: 6-8
| 1,023 students
Rank: #2424.
Glenwood Park Elementary School
Math: 40% | Reading: 36%
Rank:
Bottom 50%
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4501 Vance Ave
Fort Wayne, IN 46815
(260) 467-6200
Grades: K-5
| 554 students
Rank: #2525.
Wayne High School
Math: 17% | Reading: 52%
Rank:
Bottom 50%
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9100 Winchester Rd
Fort Wayne, IN 46819
(260) 467-6400
Grades: 9-12
| 1,395 students
Rank: #2626.
Memorial Park Middle School
Magnet School
Math: 33% | Reading: 40%
Rank:
Bottom 50%
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2200 Maumee Ave
Fort Wayne, IN 46803
(260) 467-5300
Grades: 6-8
| 595 students
Rank: #2727.
Whispering Meadow Elementary School
Math: 36% | Reading: 37%
Rank:
Bottom 50%
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415 Mission Hill Dr
Fort Wayne, IN 46804
(260) 431-2601
Grades: PK-5
| 557 students
Rank: #2828.
Covington Elementary School
Math: 41% | Reading: 32%
Rank:
Bottom 50%
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2430 W Hamilton Rd South
Fort Wayne, IN 46814
(260) 431-0501
Grades: K-5
| 812 students
Rank: #2929.
North Side High School
Math: 19% | Reading: 51%
Rank:
Bottom 50%
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475 E State St
Fort Wayne, IN 46805
(260) 467-2800
Grades: 9-12
| 1,547 students
Rank: #3030.
Arlington Elementary School
Math: 35-39% | Reading: 30-34%
Rank:
Bottom 50%
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8118 St Jo Ctr Rd
Fort Wayne, IN 46835
(260) 467-6000
Grades: K-5
| 372 students
Rank: #3131.
Blackhawk Middle School
Math: 28% | Reading: 38%
Rank:
Bottom 50%
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7200 E State Blvd
Fort Wayne, IN 46815
(260) 467-4885
Grades: 6-8
| 826 students
Rank: #3232.
Saint Joseph Central School
Math: 37% | Reading: 29%
Rank:
Bottom 50%
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6341 St Joe Ctr Rd
Fort Wayne, IN 46835
(260) 467-6100
Grades: K-5
| 400 students
Rank: #3333.
Willard Shambaugh Elementary School
Math: 35-39% | Reading: 25-29%
Rank:
Bottom 50%
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5320 Rebecca Dr
Fort Wayne, IN 46835
(260) 467-6150
Grades: K-5
| 312 students
Rank: #3434.
John S Irwin Elementary School
Magnet School
Math: 30-34% | Reading: 30-34%
Rank:
Bottom 50%
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3501 S Anthony Blvd
Fort Wayne, IN 46806
(260) 467-5310
Grades: K-5
| 287 students
Rank: #3535.
Lindley Elementary School
Math: 25-29% | Reading: 30-34%
Rank:
Bottom 50%
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2201 Ardmore Ave
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
(260) 467-5350
Grades: PK-5
| 292 students
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- Test Scores: Edfacts (U. S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
- Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
- Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
- Due to Covid-19, complete standardized testing did not take place during the 2020-2021 academic school year. Test data: Reflects 2018 – 2019 school year.
- Expenditures: 2019
- Educational Environment: 2020 (latest available). Updated annually.
- All data updated June 2022
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1200 S Clinton St
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
28,778
Students enrolled in District
50
Schools in District
15
Students Per Classroom
(State average is 16)
District
Quality
Compared to U.
S.
(10
is best)
Better than
of all U.S.
school districts.
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38%
Proficiency in Reading and Math
Proficiency in Reading
Proficiency in Math
School | Grades |
---|---|
Adams Elementary School 3000 New Haven Ave Fort Wayne, IN, 46803 |
PK-05 |
Allen Co Juvenile Center School 2929 N Wells Fort Wayne, IN, 46808 |
07-12 |
Arlington Elementary School 8118 St Jo Ctr Rd Fort Wayne, IN, 46835 |
KG-05 |
Blackhawk Middle School 7200 E State Blvd Fort Wayne, IN, 46815 |
06-08 |
Bloomingdale Elementary School 1300 Orchard St Fort Wayne, IN, 46808 |
PK-05 |
Brentwood Elementary School 3710 Stafford Dr Fort Wayne, IN, 46805 |
PK-05 |
Bunche Elementary School 1111 Greene St Fort Wayne, IN, 46803 |
PK-KG |
Fairfield Elementary School 2825 Fairfield Ave Fort Wayne, IN, 46807 |
PK-05 |
Forest Park Elementary School 2004 Alabama Ave Fort Wayne, IN, 46805 |
PK-05 |
Fort Wayne Virtual Academy School 1200 S Clinton St Fort Wayne, IN, 46802 |
KG-12 |
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Ethnic/Racial Groups | This District | This State |
---|---|---|
White (non-hispanic) | 42. 4% | 68.5% |
Black | 27.9% | 13.9% |
Hispanic | 22.1% | 14.4% |
Asian Or Pacific Islander | 7.2% | 3.0% |
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska | 0.3% | 0.3% |
Economic Groups | This District | This State |
---|---|---|
Economically disadvantaged | 65.3% | 44.1% |
Free lunch eligible | 59.4% | 38.5% |
Reduced lunch eligible | 5.9% | 5.6% |
For this District |
Per Student | Total | % of Total |
---|---|---|---|
Instructional Expenditures | $6,844 | $201,802,184 | 49.1% |
Support Expenditures | |||
Student | $814 | $24,001,604 | 5. 8% |
Staff | $593 | $17,485,198 | 4.3% |
General Administration | $153 | $4,511,358 | 1.1% |
School Administration | $792 | $23,352,912 | 5.7% |
Operation | $803 | $23,677,258 | 5.8% |
Transportation | $486 | $14,330,196 | 3.5% |
Other | $628 | $18,517,208 | 4.5% |
Total Support | $4,270 | $125,905,220 | 30.6% |
Non-instructional Expenditures | $2,826 | $83,327,436 | 20.3% |
Total Expenditures | $13,940 | $411,034,840 | 100.0% |
For the State |
Per Student | Total | % of Total |
---|---|---|---|
Instructional Expenditures | $6,123 | $6,347,040,080 | 45. 7% |
Support Expenditures | |||
Student | $591 | $612,609,704 | 4.4% |
Staff | $485 | $502,506,672 | 3.6% |
General Administration | $212 | $220,137,486 | 1.6% |
School Administration | $723 | $749,401,736 | 5.4% |
Operation | $1,201 | $1,245,441,314 | 9.0% |
Transportation | $625 | $648,238,953 | 4.7% |
Other | $362 | $374,825,865 | 2.7% |
Total Support | $4,199 | $4,353,144,682 | 31.3% |
Non-instructional Expenditures | $3,087 | $3,200,552,293 | 23.0% |
Total Expenditures | $13,410 | $13,900,756,372 | 100.0% |
For the Nation |
Per Student | Total | % of Total |
---|---|---|---|
Instructional Expenditures | $7,794 | $384,567,026,223 | 49. 5% |
Support Expenditures | |||
Student | $841 | $41,500,431,613 | 5.3% |
Staff | $665 | $32,787,987,253 | 4.2% |
General Administration | $269 | $13,273,339,703 | 1.7% |
School Administration | $756 | $37,281,585,830 | 4.8% |
Operation | $1,191 | $58,747,506,944 | 7.6% |
Transportation | $504 | $24,858,475,672 | 3.2% |
Other | $491 | $24,247,526,162 | 3.1% |
Total Support | $4,716 | $232,696,768,378 | 29.9% |
Non-instructional Expenditures | $3,247 | $160,183,697,619 | 20.6% |
Total Expenditures | $15,757 | $777,446,989,564 | 100. 0% |
4824 Homestead Rd
Fort Wayne, IN 46814
7,800
Students enrolled in District
10
Schools in District
16
Students Per Classroom
(State average is 16)
District
Quality
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Proficiency in Reading and Math
Proficiency in Reading
Proficiency in Math
School | Grades |
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Aboite Elementary School 5004 Homestead Rd Fort Wayne, IN, 46814 |
PK-05 |
Covington Elementary School 2430 W Hamilton Rd South Fort Wayne, IN, 46814 |
PK-05 |
Deer Ridge Elementary School 1515 Scott Rd Fort Wayne, IN, 46814 |
KG-05 |
Haverhill Elementary School 4725 Weatherside Run Fort Wayne, IN, 46804 |
KG-05 |
Homestead Senior High School 4310 Homestead Rd Fort Wayne, IN, 46814 |
09-12 |
Lafayette Meadow School 11420 Ernst Rd Roanoke, IN, 46783 |
KG-05 |
Summit Middle School 4509 Homestead Rd Fort Wayne, IN, 46814 |
06-08 |
Whispering Meadow Elementary School 415 Mission Hill Dr Fort Wayne, IN, 46804 |
PK-05 |
Woodside Middle School 2310 W Hamilton Rd South Fort Wayne, IN, 46814 |
06-08 |
Esacs Virtual School 4310 Homestead Rd Fort Wayne, IN, 46814 |
06-12 |
Ethnic/Racial Groups | This District | This State |
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White (non-hispanic) | 79. 9% | 68.5% |
Black | 7.7% | 13.9% |
Hispanic | 7.1% | 14.4% |
Asian Or Pacific Islander | 4.8% | 3.0% |
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska | 0.4% | 0.3% |
Economic Groups | This District | This State |
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Economically disadvantaged | 17.6% | 44.1% |
Free lunch eligible | 14.5% | 38.5% |
Reduced lunch eligible | 3.1% | 5.6% |
For this District |
Per Student | Total | % of Total |
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Instructional Expenditures | $6,122 | $47,047,570 | 47.5% |
Support Expenditures | |||
Student | $666 | $5,118,210 | 5. 2% |
Staff | $250 | $1,921,250 | 1.9% |
General Administration | $137 | $1,052,845 | 1.1% |
School Administration | $578 | $4,441,930 | 4.5% |
Operation | $1,069 | $8,215,265 | 8.3% |
Transportation | $440 | $3,381,400 | 3.4% |
Other | $272 | $2,090,320 | 2.1% |
Total Support | $3,411 | $26,213,535 | 26.5% |
Non-instructional Expenditures | $3,345 | $25,706,325 | 26.0% |
Total Expenditures | $12,879 | $98,975,115 | 100.0% |
For the State |
Per Student | Total | % of Total |
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Instructional Expenditures | $6,123 | $6,347,040,080 | 45. 7% |
Support Expenditures | |||
Student | $591 | $612,609,704 | 4.4% |
Staff | $485 | $502,506,672 | 3.6% |
General Administration | $212 | $220,137,486 | 1.6% |
School Administration | $723 | $749,401,736 | 5.4% |
Operation | $1,201 | $1,245,441,314 | 9.0% |
Transportation | $625 | $648,238,953 | 4.7% |
Other | $362 | $374,825,865 | 2.7% |
Total Support | $4,199 | $4,353,144,682 | 31.3% |
Non-instructional Expenditures | $3,087 | $3,200,552,293 | 23.0% |
Total Expenditures | $13,410 | $13,900,756,372 | 100.0% |
For the Nation |
Per Student | Total | % of Total |
---|---|---|---|
Instructional Expenditures | $7,794 | $384,567,026,223 | 49. 5% |
Support Expenditures | |||
Student | $841 | $41,500,431,613 | 5.3% |
Staff | $665 | $32,787,987,253 | 4.2% |
General Administration | $269 | $13,273,339,703 | 1.7% |
School Administration | $756 | $37,281,585,830 | 4.8% |
Operation | $1,191 | $58,747,506,944 | 7.6% |
Transportation | $504 | $24,858,475,672 | 3.2% |
Other | $491 | $24,247,526,162 | 3.1% |
Total Support | $4,716 | $232,696,768,378 | 29.9% |
Non-instructional Expenditures | $3,247 | $160,183,697,619 | 20.6% |
Total Expenditures | $15,757 | $777,446,989,564 | 100. 0% |
East Allen County Schools School District | New Haven, IN Schools |
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Northwest Allen County Schools School District | Huntertown, IN Schools |
Best schools in Fort Wayne
- Northrop High School
- Cedarville Elementary School
- Fred H Croninger Elementary School
- North Side High School
- Aboite Elementary School
- Arcola School
- South Side High School
- Deer Ridge Elementary
- Wayne High School
- Allen Co Juvenile Center
Popular Neighborhoods in Fort Wayne
- Bittersweet Lakes / Eagle Creek
- Sycamore Hills
- Cedar Canyons
- Kekionga Shores / Liberty Hill
- Covington Dells
- Brierwood Hills
- Arlington Park
- Rolling Hills / Parkway Hills
- Pine Valley
- Oakmont / La Cabreah
Popular Communities Near Fort Wayne IN
- Churubusco
- Columbia City
- Grabill
- Hoagland
- Huntertown
- New Haven
- Woodburn
- Zanesville
From school to life | Pindosiya.
com
The school gym was full of white and blue graduation gowns and brilliant dreams. Some graduates have won scholarships to study at the university. Others counted on a freebie to get a bachelor’s degree from a district college.
But for most eighteen-year-olds here at high school graduations across the country, there was no golden ticket to higher education. All that teachers and textbooks gave them was the coveted certificate, the director’s handshake, the descent from the stage into real life.
What lies ahead for the American Dream?
Almost everyone has calculated that in a rapidly changing economy, college is a sure way to a well-paying job.
About 30 percent of the three million high school graduates this year will not go straight to college. This number is growing because the growing economy is taking more and more former students straight to work. They go to Walmart and welders, to restaurants, salons, hospitals and construction sites to start a career on the hard side of a huge economy that is separated from the other side by a college degree.
Some simply don’t have the money for college. Some need to help their families, or they save up for the first apartment. Some people just want to make things with their own hands.
And some are so reluctant to get into debt that they decide to go to work to save up for college as they go. But at $10 an hour, it’s a tough road, and as educators say, it often ends in a slow decline in interest in education.
Some, mostly boys, the researchers say find well-paid jobs as welders, electricians, plumbers or air-conditioners. But the number of jobs for skilled workers who are hired with a high school diploma is declining in the long run. The inexperienced are taken there, despite Trump’s promises to protect blue-collar workers.
The New York Times visited graduations around Idaho, Indiana’s industrial cities and California’s Inland Empire to talk to high school students and their parents about their plans, hopes and dreams, and their decision not to continue their education.
This is not what I want to do
Mason Saxton, age 18, Preston, Idaho
May the dream says that his mentors at school were suspicious of his decision to work in the family auto business. His parents, Doug and Camila Saxton, no. Sitting in his living room overlooking a hangar-sized garage shining in the backyard, Mason’s father told this story. He and Mason’s older brother were driving past the college when the brother said, “Look how people throw money away.”
Mason: My father didn’t go to college. My brother didn’t go to college. Seeing how they had a good life, I knew that I had to go to college to earn a living. I knew I didn’t want to do this.
Camila: College has become so expensive. You walk out with that much debt and you get $11 an hour.
Doug: One of our daughters is brainy, but she never made any money from her education.
And Mason?
Camila: He doesn’t like school.
Mason: Everyone knows.
Before graduation, Mason would come home early and work half the day washing and polishing cars for sale. A light walk costs $30. A full polish can cost as much as $300. He’s happy to stay in Preston, where youth homes cost $120,000 and where you can ride an off-road bike and dig into the business.
Mason: I’ve been with cars all my life. My great-grandfather was into cars. This is my family business. Autumn will come, I’ll probably go to sales. There is nothing that I like more.
each has its own road
Ty Harrington, 17, Hillcrest School, Idaho Falls
Ty found his niche in theater and dreamed of attending a private theater college in Salt Lake City taking $32,000 a year. But problems with money forced to abandon this idea.
I changed my mind. Maybe I’ll go in a year, maybe in 20 years. Maybe I won’t go. It’s just not the time.
So many worries about money. My father was a local radio presenter, but he developed several brain tumors. He was fired and has not been able to find a job since. Mother works three jobs to support us.
I am in the process of looking for a job, but there are good options. One school is looking for a building manager. There are many schools that need technology. I’ll try to find some theater courses.
Work in the theater has not faded into the background, so he is still looking for options. School and college counselors warn against plans to work and save for school instead of taking out a loan. A review of the College Board and National magazine supports them. His results suggest that students who go to college right out of high school are three times more likely to graduate than those who work first.
Ty’s mother, Sandra, went to college for two years, and his father, Jeff, completed nine months of broadcasting courses. They want Ty to go to school.
Sandra: All he talked about was dropping out of school. And then he just quit. I told him, “You need a good job. I don’t want the dream to fade away.” We know it’s not because of me. He wants to do everything himself. He wants it to happen.
Thai: Everyone has their own way. 9I really don’t like thinking about the future 5 Her job during the day is to feed the residents of the nursing home: $9 an hour. Night work – go-kart center at Putt-Putt Fun: $8.50 per hour. Her weekend job is loading refrigerators into the supermarket park: $12 an hour.
I’m not entirely sure what I want to do. I know that I don’t want to go to college right now. That’s for sure. As soon as I was able to get a job, I went for it. I’m trying to save money to rent an apartment and buy a car.
For people a few years older than Azaya, there is a gap of nearly $20,000 a year between those with a high school education ($30,500) and those with a bachelor’s degree (50,000).
My mother doesn’t really support me because I don’t want to study. But this is my choice and my life. College is no joke. They just don’t go there.
I feel exhausted and it sucks because I know I have to keep working and I’m so young. My mother tells me all the time: “You know, Asi, you shouldn’t be so exhausted, you shouldn’t be this and that.” I’m like, “Mom, I’m working.” Two or three places. I go to school and then I have a night school. I don’t know. I’m trying to figure it out.
What does she not understand?
I don’t know how to save money and I’m broke all the time.
What do you spend your money on?
Nonsense – food, bowling, shopping, gasoline, insurance.
How will your life look like in 5 years?
I really don’t like thinking about the future because it’s stressful. Mom wants me to go to school, and she knows that I will wait a year until. With her, one strained. And then with me, because I still don’t know what to do. I just know that I want to be happy anyway. I don’t want to work where I won’t be happy. I believe that my calling is to be able to help others.
In Mexico I could go to college
Evelyn Muñoz Martinez, 18, South Side School, Fort Wayne, Indiana
900 02 Afternoon: she gets up at 5 am and takes care of her little sister, Angela, after her mother leaves for the factory. She is looking for scholarships for illegal students. She designs T-shirts for La Familia, a brand she is trying to launch with her older brother.
I came here at the age of 7 with my mother and grandmother. We had the same American dream when we lived in Mexico: you come to find a better job, a better future. In reality, life here is harder. In Mexico, I could go to college. I would like financial help.
Evelyn says she was thinking about going to Ball University to study architecture and was offered a $4,000 scholarship at St. Francis University in Fort Wayne. She is among more than 700,000 immigrants who are protected from deportation by a special act in favor of immigrant children, but they are not entitled to financial aid for education. California offers assistance to such children. Twenty states pay tuition fees for illegal immigrants. Indiana is not.
My brother really wants me to go to college. But it’s hard. I started hoarding. I draw a lot and sell my drawings. I do makeup and hair. I would invest in college, but it’s too much and I don’t want to go into debt.
I am afraid of life. I don’t know. I’m getting ready to become an adult, so I have to work.
She paints: portraits of hip-hop and turnip stars, lowered cars, roses. She draws wounds on her feet and photographs them to show the difficult paths people walk.
I am passionate. When I stop drawing, I’ll be surprised that I succeeded. If I can’t go to college, I’ll still try.
I don’t want to go the same way
Carolyn Gonzalez, age 18, South Side School, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Colleges were interested in her. Schools in Illinois, Pennsylvania and Tennessee were looking for her to see her prowess on the football field. She thought about going to college to become a teacher. Or become an athlete in college. But these paths seemed too obvious.
I don’t want to go the same way as the others. What do I want in life? What do I need? I would be the first in my family to go to college. But then I realized that I would have been better off becoming the first Marine in the family.
Her mother cried at first. At first, my father was worried, but then he signed a parental consent to join the army. Carolyn said her parents are very proud right now. She said that the camaraderie among the troops and the preparation for entrance examinations gave her confidence and fighting spirit. She began to look people in the eye while talking.
The world is a scary place, but I’m not afraid of it anymore.
I’m ready to jump out
Chanel Schroeder, 18, Northrop School, Fort Wayne, Indiana
I will be an only child with a school education. My father graduated from high school, but my mother dropped out because she was pregnant with my brother. My brother never finished school. I’m crazy about walking across the stage and getting my diploma. I feel that mother is proud that I did what she failed. Everyone, my whole family, will come to watch me go where none of them have gone.
Despite gender equality laws such as Article IX , both vocational and technical education programs across the country are still separated by traditional lines, experts say. Boys dominate high-paying fields such as welding, electronics, piping and plumbing. Girls are more likely to occupy low-paid positions such as beauticians and nurses.
Chanel said she loved hair and makeup from a young age, and she spent 1,500 hours earning her license as a beautician at a vocational training center that welcomes students from all over Fort Wayne. We interviewed her at a salon inside Walmart, where she earns $10 an hour.
This is only the minimum wage. Then you start doing more. I needed a job to earn money for car insurance and other expenses: gym, dentist. In ten years, I will probably open my own store or travel and do what I like. I’m ready to jump out of here and start my career.
I may or may not get lucky
Giovanni Maldonado, age 18, Riverside Poly School, Riverside, CA
People keep asking why you don’t go to college. My father never went. You work, you pay the bills, you help pay the rent. My priority now is to be responsible, to know how adult life is. Maybe I’ll get lucky, maybe I won’t. It’ll be hard.
Giovanni plans to get a job through his stepfather’s boss installing, maintaining and cleaning pool filters. He hopes to earn $100 a day at first and eventually $200 a day. Someday he will become a police officer.
His mother crippled herself at work and is no longer working, so Giovanni needs to earn money to help pay for household expenses and help his younger brothers go to college
Mother says, “Let’s go to college.” I just don’t listen. I’m afraid that one day we’ll wake up and say, “We don’t have anything to eat.” I don’t want to see my little brother standing in the street begging for food. I may not find the best job, but I am ready to save money, keep a budget.
I want to be rich. I don’t want to be poor
Alfred Williams, age 19, Raincross School, Riverside, CA
His mother works in a warehouse that supplies a pharmacy chain and comes home so tired she sometimes goes straight to bed. Alfred, after graduation, went to the Riverside Unified School District welding course. He was seduced by the opportunity to travel around, work with pipes under water or on oil rigs, and the average salary starts at $ 18 an hour.
They say college is the key. I’m not particularly eager to study. I don’t know what I would do.
Brother told him about welding.
You connect pieces of metal and create things. I think this is a cool thing. I want to visit different places and see many things. I’m trying to do something to make my mother proud.
In four years?
I want to have my own business. I want to be rich. I don’t want to be poor. I hope that I will be my own boss, I will hire people and I will no longer look for work myself.
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Best (and cheapest) cities to live in the US – GeograFishka.ru
Where are the best – and most affordable – cities to live in the US? Niche, a data-driven platform that provides ratings and ratings for US cities, provides answers in a new report.
The Best Cities to Live in America 2023 report includes several categories: best cities (urban areas with at least 100,000 inhabitants), lowest cost of living, best city for young professionals, best neighborhoods, and more.
Niche has published the “Best Cities to Live in America” report for the ninth year in a row. “Our rankings are a great starting point and resource for anyone considering a move, big or small,” says Ryan Bell, chief strategist at Niche. “Finding a new place to call home can be a daunting task as the options are seemingly endless.”
Each year, Niche ranks places using data from sources ranging from the American Public Poll (provided by the Census Bureau) to the FBI, as well as estimates of millions of residents. The company also takes into account factors such as affordability, the local housing market, neighborhood diversity, community schools, and more.
What is the best city to live in the US?
Topping the list is Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the Boston area. It’s also the best city for young professionals (and has been at the top of this list since 2018). Cambridge also has three areas in the list of the best areas in the USA – Cambridgeport, Port and Riverside.
Cambridge results are very good in a number of ways. “The first of these is the proportion of higher education that works well for high-income individuals, young professionals, families and retirees,” says Bell. “The level of education has been proven to positively impact employment, housing and schools wherever you live, and these are important factors to consider when moving to a new location.”
Cambridge also benefits from having very strong universities, which contribute to higher levels of education, job opportunities and access to university facilities.
“There are several unique criteria in our ranking of young professionals that include millennials living below the poverty line and young newcomers, and Cambridge showed an improvement in both of these factors, as well as in higher education and general indicator,” Bell said . “Cambridge is also home to a number of world-renowned universities, including MIT (best college in the US in 2023) and Harvard (third place), making it an attractive choice for young professionals.”
Cambridge is the best city to live in the US
Cambridge’s rating takes into account school quality, diversity, nature and leisure, health and fitness, nightlife and accessibility. Niche ratings are unique in that they combine quantitative data and feedback from real residents. “Having received very high marks in both categories, it is clear that Cambridge is a fantastic place to live in every way,” says Bell.
Cambridge’s only weaknesses are housing, affordability and weather. “While these factors are undoubtedly very important, Cambridge’s excellent performance in other factors puts the city in first place,” notes Ryan Bell.
Niche also ranks the cheapest places to live in the US in its report. Brownsville, Texas topped the list this year. In recent years, Brownsville has climbed steadily up the Niche rankings for lowest cost of living, ranking sixth in 2021, third in 2022, and finally first in 2023.
“To rank #1 this year, Brownsville improved its performance on a number of factors, including housing costs and monthly housing costs (for both owners and renters) relative to income, the Gasoline and Food Consumer Price Index, and also the median effective property tax rate,” says Bell.
Fort Wayne, which was the cheapest place to live in 2022, is down a few spots this year. “While Fort Wayne remains a very affordable city by our standards, it has declined in some key metrics from last year to this year,” says Bell. His median home price, home value-to-income ratio, median home value, and consumer price index (CPI) for food rose.”
These changes aren’t limited to Fort Wayne, of course, but with such a small difference in the top half of the rankings, small changes could cause a loss of first place.
New U. S. Best Neighborhood Ranking
America’s Best Neighborhood – Colonial Village in Arlington, Virginia. “Colonial Village has grown a lot in recent years,” Bell said. “He was #27 in 2021, #13 in 2022 and now he’s #1 in 2023. By dramatically improving the cost of living, housing, diversity, jobs and shortcuts to work, Colonial Village has proven to be the best neighborhood to live in the US.”
For the first time, Niche rankings include data recorded during the pandemic. “As we know, the pandemic has had a significant impact on employment, housing and some of the other areas included in this ranking,” Bell said. “Because the rates obtained from the American Community Survey are five-year averages, these changes are controlled to a certain extent, but some of the effects of the pandemic are certainly noticeable.”
The report also lists the best cities in terms of diversity. “At the top of the list are cities in California, New York and Washington, DC,” says Bell.