Capital Area Career Center

Capital Area Career Center operates as a medium-sized high school in Springfield, Illinois, one of the schools within Menard/Sangamon ROE. Current enrollment sits at students from the surrounding community spanning grades 11 through 12.

Capital Area Career Center is a school of Menard/Sangamon ROE, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

In terms of school funding signals, Capital Area Career Center reports 27 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Sangamon County) shows that median household income runs about $75,357, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Capital Area Career Center is one of 77 public schools in Sangamon County (combined enrollment of about 27,345 students).

The closest other public school is Edwin A Lee Elementary School, roughly 1.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Capital Area Career Center.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.