Career Academy High School

Public school district · St. Joseph County · Indiana · NCES district ID 1800101

Career Academy High School spent $15,550 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 74% of the other Indiana districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $13,033). Its one school enrolled 481 students in 2024-25; 79.2% of its revenue came from the state. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (Indiana: 88.1%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Indiana districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Career Academy High School in enrollment (391 to 472 students) and Career Academy High School itself.

Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Career Academy High School, FY23Charles A Tindley Accelerated School $19,522; Vision Academy $15,862; Riverside High School $15,592; Career Academy High School $15,550; Christel House Academy West $15,294; East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy $13,856; Career Academy Middle School $12,751; Crothersville Community Schools $12,476; Tindley Genesis Academy $12,250; Signature School $11,181; State median, under 1,000 students $13,033.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kCharles A Tindley Accelerated …$19,522Vision Academy$15,862Riverside High School$15,592Career Academy High School$15,550Christel House Academy West$15,294East Chicago Urban Enterprise …$13,856Career Academy Middle School$12,751Crothersville Community Schools$12,476Tindley Genesis Academy$12,250Signature School$11,181State median, under 1,000 students $13,033
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Career Academy High School, FY23Charles A Tindley Accelerated School $19,522; Vision Academy $15,862; Riverside High School $15,592; Career Academy High School $15,550; Christel House Academy West $15,294; East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy $13,856; Career Academy Middle School $12,751; Crothersville Community Schools $12,476; Tindley Genesis Academy $12,250; Signature School $11,181; State median, under 1,000 students $13,033.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kCharles A Tindley Accelerated School$19,522Vision Academy$15,862Riverside High School$15,592Career Academy High School$15,550Christel House Academy West$15,294East Chicago Urban Enterprise Acade…$13,856Career Academy Middle School$12,751Crothersville Community Schools$12,476Tindley Genesis Academy$12,250Signature School$11,181State median, under 1,000 students $13,033
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Career Academy High School, FY23Charles A Tindley Accelerated School $19,522; Vision Academy $15,862; Riverside High School $15,592; Career Academy High School $15,550; Christel House Academy West $15,294; East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy $13,856; Career Academy Middle School $12,751; Crothersville Community Schools $12,476; Tindley Genesis Academy $12,250; Signature School $11,181; State median, under 1,000 students $13,033.10k15k20kCharles A Tindley Accelerated School$19,522Vision Academy$15,862Riverside High School$15,592Career Academy High School$15,550Christel House Academy West$15,294East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy$13,856Career Academy Middle School$12,751Crothersville Community Schools$12,476Tindley Genesis Academy$12,250Signature School$11,181State median, under 1,000 students $13,033
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Career Academy High School, FY23Charles A Tindley Accelerated School $19,522; Vision Academy $15,862; Riverside High School $15,592; Career Academy High School $15,550; Christel House Academy West $15,294; East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy $13,856; Career Academy Middle School $12,751; Crothersville Community Schools $12,476; Tindley Genesis Academy $12,250; Signature School $11,181; State median, under 1,000 students $13,033.10k15k20kCharles A Tindley Accelerated School$19,522Vision Academy$15,862Riverside High School$15,592Career Academy High School$15,550Christel House Academy West$15,294East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy$13,856Career Academy Middle School$12,751Crothersville Community Schools$12,476Tindley Genesis Academy$12,250Signature School$11,181State median, under 1,000 students $13,033

Where the money came from

$6,725,000 in revenue: 79.2% state, 15.9% local and 5.0% federal. Total spending including $1,504,000 of capital outlay was $8,249,000, or $19,139 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Career Academy High School revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $5,325,000; Local $1,066,000; Federal $334,000; total $6,725,000.
  • State$5,325,000 79%
  • Local$1,066,000 16%
  • Federal$334,000 5%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 165 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

431 students in 2022-23, 448 students in 2023-24, 481 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Career Academy High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 431, 2023-24: 448, 2024-25: 48102004006002022-234312023-244482024-25481
Career Academy High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 431, 2023-24: 448, 2024-25: 48102004006002022-234312023-244482024-25481
Career Academy High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 431, 2023-24: 448, 2024-25: 48102004006002022-234312023-244482024-25481
Career Academy High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 431, 2023-24: 448, 2024-25: 48102004006002022-234312023-244482024-25481

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2343159.07.3
2023-2444857.07.9
2024-2548147.010.2

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Career Academy High School scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading and 20-24% in math, against 41.3% in reading and 37.5% in math across Indiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Indiana, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtIndianaStudents tested
Reading and language arts40-44%41.3%85
Math20-24%37.5%85

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

95% or more of the 78 students in Career Academy High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtIndiana
Four-year graduation rate95% or more88.1%
Students in the class7877,216

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 high school, 481 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Career Academy High School48110.246.4%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Career Academy High School

  1. Indiana districts by spending per studentCareer Academy High School ranks 43 of 165 Indiana districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,550).#43 of 165
  2. Every school district in IndianaCareer Academy High School is the number 325 by size of 414 Indiana districts, with 431 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#325 of 414
  3. Crothersville Community SchoolsThe next larger Indiana district: 441 students in fall 2022, $12,476 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,476
  4. Vision AcademyThe next smaller Indiana district: 428 students in fall 2022, $15,862 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,862
  5. Compare Career Academy High School with Crothersville Community SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Career Academy High School, its largest high school481 students in 2024-25, 10.2 per teacher.481
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Career Academy High School

  1. How many schools and students are in Career Academy High School?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 high), enrolling 481 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Career Academy High School spend per student?
    $15,550 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Indiana median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $13,033 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does Career Academy High School's money come from?
    $6,725,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 79.2% state, 15.9% local and 5.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How do students in Career Academy High School do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Career Academy High School scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading and 20-24% in math, against 41.3% in reading and 37.5% in math across Indiana. Indiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  5. What is the graduation rate in Career Academy High School?
    95% or more of the 78 students in Career Academy High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  6. What is Career Academy High School's NCES district ID?
    1800101. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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