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South Bend, Indiana - 1 schools
An equity score of 78/100 ranks Career Academy High School #24 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,574 per pupil, Career Academy High School ranks #130 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Career Academy High School operates 1 public schools serving 431 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in St. Joseph County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,574 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Indiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 20.2% local, 72.8% state, and 7.1% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 78/100, ranked #24 of 373 in Indiana against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 391.1:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 20.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 44.5% White, 34.5% African American, 11.0% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Career Academy High School, enrolling 481 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Career Academy High School accounts for 100.0% of all Career Academy High School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Career Academy High School a distant remainder — means Career Academy High School-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Career Academy High School student-counselor ratio is 391:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Career Academy High School chronic absenteeism rate is 20.6% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Career Academy High School is typically wider than the Career Academy High School-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Career Academy High School?
Career Academy High School has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 431 students.
How much does Career Academy High School spend per student?
Career Academy High School spends $12,574 per student. The district has an equity score of 78/100, ranking #24 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Career Academy High School?
Career Academy High School students are 44.5% White, 34.5% African American, 11.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Career Academy High School?
Career Academy High School has an equity score of 78/100, ranking #24 out of 373 districts in Indiana.