An equity score of 77/100 ranks Career Academy Middle School #35 of 372 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,751 per pupil, Career Academy Middle School ranks #179 of 405 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 $12,751 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 405 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 77/100, ranked #35 of 372 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 largest entity. Grade band: middle. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Career Academy Middle School reports 67.0% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
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 $12,751 per student. The district has an equity score of 77/100, ranking #35 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 77/100, ranking #35 out of 372 districts in Indiana.