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South Bend, Indiana - 1 schools
An equity score of 73/100 ranks Career Academy Middle School #44 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,450 per pupil, Career Academy Middle School ranks #231 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 Middle School operates 1 public schools serving 394 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 middle 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 $11,450 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Indiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 17.5% local, 77.8% state, and 4.7% 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 73/100, ranked #44 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.
a 336.6:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 42.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 40.8% African American, 34.1% White, 15.0% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Career Academy Middle School, enrolling 414 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Career Academy Middle School accounts for 100.0% of all Career Academy Middle School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Career Academy Middle School a distant remainder — means Career Academy Middle School-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: middle. 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 Middle School has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 67.0% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Career Academy Middle School student-counselor ratio is 337:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Career Academy Middle School is typically wider than the Career Academy Middle School-aggregate figure suggests.
Career Academy Middle School chronic absenteeism rate is 42.5% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
How many schools are in Career Academy Middle School?
Career Academy Middle School has 1 school, including 1 middle. Total enrollment is 394 students.
How much does Career Academy Middle School spend per student?
Career Academy Middle School spends $11,450 per student. The district has an equity score of 73/100, ranking #44 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Career Academy Middle School?
Career Academy Middle School students are 40.8% African American, 34.1% White, 15.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Career Academy Middle School?
Career Academy Middle School has an equity score of 73/100, ranking #44 out of 373 districts in Indiana.