Career Preparation

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Novi, Michigan

Career Preparation in Novi, Michigan enrolled 26 students in 2024-25 with 1.0 full-time teachers, 26.0 students per teacher against the Michigan high-school median of 18.4. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Michigan: 34.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 40-59% (Michigan: 81.8%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 24% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 61%

34 students in 2022-23, 25 students in 2023-24, 26 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 2.5 to 1.0.

Students enrolled at Career Preparation by school year2022-23: 34, 2023-24: 25, 2024-25: 260102030402022-23342023-24252024-2526
Students enrolled at Career Preparation by school year2022-23: 34, 2023-24: 25, 2024-25: 260102030402022-23342023-24252024-2526
Students enrolled at Career Preparation by school year2022-23: 34, 2023-24: 25, 2024-25: 260102030402022-23342023-24252024-2526
Students enrolled at Career Preparation by school year2022-23: 34, 2023-24: 25, 2024-25: 260102030402022-23342023-24252024-2526
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23342.513.4
2023-24250.829.8
2024-25261.026.0

26.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 89 of every 100 Michigan high schools

Among the 840 Michigan high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; Career Preparation 26.0; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherCareer Preparation 26.0state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; Career Preparation 26.0; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherCareer Preparation 26.0state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; Career Preparation 26.0; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherCareer Preparation 26.0state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; Career Preparation 26.0; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherCareer Preparation 26.0state median 18.4U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Career Preparation enrolled 34 students and reported no counselor; it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

57.7% of students were White, 30.8% Black, 7.7% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White57.7%
  2. Black30.8%
  3. Hispanic7.7%
  4. Two or more races3.8%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Career Preparation scored proficient or above: under 50% in math, against 34.5% in math across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtMichigan
Mathunder 50%71% (2021-22)34.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

40-59% of the 16 students in Career Preparation's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. 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 schoolIts districtMichigan
Four-year graduation rate40‑59%98%81.8%
Students in the class16522115,301

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

High schools in Novi

2 public high schools in Novi report 2024-25 enrollment; Career Preparation is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Novi High School2,14118.76.9%
Career Preparation2626.046.2%

All public schools in Novi →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Career Preparation

  1. Novi High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 2.2 miles away: 2,141 students, 18.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
  2. Oakland FlexTech High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 2.3 miles away: 162 students, 13.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
  3. Compare Career Preparation with Novi High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Novi Community School District spends per student$15,072 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,072
  5. The largest public schools in MichiganCareer Preparation is the number 826 by size of 908 Michigan high schools open in 2024-25.#826 of 908
  6. Michigan schools by students per teacher26.0 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 18.4 for high schools.26.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Career Preparation

  1. How many students attend Career Preparation?
    26 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 34 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Novi, MI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Career Preparation?
    26.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for high schools is 18.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Career Preparation a Title I school?
    Career Preparation was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Career Preparation do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Career Preparation scored proficient or above: under 50% in math, against 34.5% in math across Michigan. Michigan'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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Career Preparation?
    40-59% of the 16 students in Career Preparation's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Career Preparation in?
    Novi Community School District, NCES district ID 2626130. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 262613008494 are the district's.

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 state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its 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 Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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