Career Academy Middle School

Public school district · St. Joseph County · Indiana · NCES district ID 1800164

Career Academy Middle School spent $12,751 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 53% of the other Indiana districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $13,033). Its one school enrolled 414 students in 2024-25; 81.4% of its revenue came from the state.

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 Middle School in enrollment (369 to 423 students) and Career Academy Middle School itself.

Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Career Academy Middle School, FY23PLA at George H Fisher School 93 $20,271; Charles A Tindley Accelerated School $19,522; KIPP Indy Legacy High $16,332; Riverside High School $15,592; Timothy L Johnson Academy $14,822; KIPP Indy College Prep Middle $14,556; East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy $13,856; Career Academy Middle School $12,751; Tindley Genesis Academy $12,250; Signature School $11,181; State median, under 1,000 students $13,033.10k15k20k25kPLA at George H Fisher School …$20,271Charles A Tindley Accelerated …$19,522KIPP Indy Legacy High$16,332Riverside High School$15,592Timothy L Johnson Academy$14,822KIPP Indy College Prep Middle$14,556East Chicago Urban Enterprise …$13,856Career Academy Middle School$12,751Tindley 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 Middle School, FY23PLA at George H Fisher School 93 $20,271; Charles A Tindley Accelerated School $19,522; KIPP Indy Legacy High $16,332; Riverside High School $15,592; Timothy L Johnson Academy $14,822; KIPP Indy College Prep Middle $14,556; East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy $13,856; Career Academy Middle School $12,751; Tindley Genesis Academy $12,250; Signature School $11,181; State median, under 1,000 students $13,033.10k15k20k25kPLA at George H Fisher School 93$20,271Charles A Tindley Accelerated School$19,522KIPP Indy Legacy High$16,332Riverside High School$15,592Timothy L Johnson Academy$14,822KIPP Indy College Prep Middle$14,556East Chicago Urban Enterprise Acade…$13,856Career Academy Middle School$12,751Tindley 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 Middle School, FY23PLA at George H Fisher School 93 $20,271; Charles A Tindley Accelerated School $19,522; KIPP Indy Legacy High $16,332; Riverside High School $15,592; Timothy L Johnson Academy $14,822; KIPP Indy College Prep Middle $14,556; East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy $13,856; Career Academy Middle School $12,751; Tindley Genesis Academy $12,250; Signature School $11,181; State median, under 1,000 students $13,033.10k15k20k25kPLA at George H Fisher School 93$20,271Charles A Tindley Accelerated School$19,522KIPP Indy Legacy High$16,332Riverside High School$15,592Timothy L Johnson Academy$14,822KIPP Indy College Prep Middle$14,556East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy$13,856Career Academy Middle School$12,751Tindley 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 Middle School, FY23PLA at George H Fisher School 93 $20,271; Charles A Tindley Accelerated School $19,522; KIPP Indy Legacy High $16,332; Riverside High School $15,592; Timothy L Johnson Academy $14,822; KIPP Indy College Prep Middle $14,556; East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy $13,856; Career Academy Middle School $12,751; Tindley Genesis Academy $12,250; Signature School $11,181; State median, under 1,000 students $13,033.10k15k20k25kPLA at George H Fisher School 93$20,271Charles A Tindley Accelerated School$19,522KIPP Indy Legacy High$16,332Riverside High School$15,592Timothy L Johnson Academy$14,822KIPP Indy College Prep Middle$14,556East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy$13,856Career Academy Middle School$12,751Tindley Genesis Academy$12,250Signature School$11,181State median, under 1,000 students $13,033

Where the money came from

$5,417,000 in revenue: 81.4% state, 6.3% local and 12.3% federal. Total spending including $797,000 of capital outlay was $5,821,000, or $14,774 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Career Academy Middle School revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $4,407,000; Local $343,000; Federal $667,000; total $5,417,000.
  • State$4,407,000 81%
  • Local$343,000 6%
  • Federal$667,000 12%

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

394 students in 2022-23, 400 students in 2023-24, 414 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Career Academy Middle School enrollment by school year2022-23: 394, 2023-24: 400, 2024-25: 41402004006002022-233942023-244002024-25414
Career Academy Middle School enrollment by school year2022-23: 394, 2023-24: 400, 2024-25: 41402004006002022-233942023-244002024-25414
Career Academy Middle School enrollment by school year2022-23: 394, 2023-24: 400, 2024-25: 41402004006002022-233942023-244002024-25414
Career Academy Middle School enrollment by school year2022-23: 394, 2023-24: 400, 2024-25: 41402004006002022-233942023-244002024-25414

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2339444.09.0
2023-2440046.08.7
2024-2541450.08.3

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

$1,505,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,820 per student

Career Academy Middle School booked $1,505,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 44 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $34,197 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 2 in 100 Indiana districts with a figure (state median $51,375, 357 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Indiana teacher salary at $54,126 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$1,280,00085.0%
Special education$148,0009.8%
Vocational$77,0005.1%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,962 in 2018-19, $2,951 in 2019-20, $3,289 in 2020-21, $3,071 in 2021-22, $3,820 in 2022-23.

Career Academy Middle School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,962, 2019-20: $2,951, 2020-21: $3,289, 2021-22: $3,071, 2022-23: $3,82001k2k3k4k2018-19$2,9622019-20$2,9512020-21$3,2892021-22$3,0712022-23$3,820
Career Academy Middle School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,962, 2019-20: $2,951, 2020-21: $3,289, 2021-22: $3,071, 2022-23: $3,82001k2k3k4k2018-19$2,9622019-20$2,9512020-21$3,2892021-22$3,0712022-23$3,820
Career Academy Middle School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,962, 2019-20: $2,951, 2020-21: $3,289, 2021-22: $3,071, 2022-23: $3,82001k2k3k4k2018-19$2,9622019-20$2,9512020-21$3,2892021-22$3,0712022-23$3,820
Career Academy Middle School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,962, 2019-20: $2,951, 2020-21: $3,289, 2021-22: $3,071, 2022-23: $3,82001k2k3k4k2018-19$2,9622019-20$2,9512020-21$3,2892021-22$3,0712022-23$3,820

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Career Academy Middle School scored proficient or above: 20% in reading and 6% 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 arts20%41.3%366
Math6%37.5%368

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.

1 middle school, 414 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Career Academy Middle School4148.351.0%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.

Contact Career Academy Middle School

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 Middle School

  1. Indiana districts by spending per studentCareer Academy Middle School ranks 88 of 165 Indiana districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($12,751).#88 of 165
  2. Every school district in IndianaCareer Academy Middle School is the number 330 by size of 414 Indiana districts, with 394 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#330 of 414
  3. Riverside High SchoolThe next larger Indiana district: 409 students in fall 2022, $15,592 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,592
  4. Signature SchoolThe next smaller Indiana district: 393 students in fall 2022, $11,181 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,181
  5. Compare Career Academy Middle School with Riverside High SchoolEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across IndianaCareer Academy Middle School spent $34,197 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $51,375); spending, not a salary.$34,197
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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 Middle School

  1. How many schools and students are in Career Academy Middle School?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 middle), enrolling 414 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Career Academy Middle School spend per student?
    $12,751 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 Middle School's money come from?
    $5,417,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 81.4% state, 6.3% local and 12.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Career Academy Middle School spend on teacher salaries?
    $1,505,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,820 per student. Divided by the 44 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $34,197 per teacher, more than 2 in 100 Indiana districts (state median $51,375). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Indiana teacher salary at $54,126 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  5. How do students in Career Academy Middle School do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Career Academy Middle School scored proficient or above: 20% in reading and 6% 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.
  6. What is Career Academy Middle School's NCES district ID?
    1800164. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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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 state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.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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