Career Academy High School

Career Academy High School, a modestly sized four-year high school in South Bend, Indiana, one of the schools within Career Academy High School, caters to 481 students, covering grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 816 students each, so Career Academy High School sits 41% smaller than that benchmark.

Career Academy High School is the operating authority for Career Academy High School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Demographically, Career Academy High School reports that the most-represented group is White (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 35% Black, 11% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 71%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Career Academy High School lists 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.2:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for St. Joseph County indicate the typical household earns roughly $66,868 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across St. Joseph County's 73 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,614 students), Career Academy High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Career Academy Middle School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Career Academy High School.

Career Academy High School operates from an inner-city location. Career Academy High School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Career Academy High School's enrollment has edged up 62% since 2018, when it stood at 297 (now 481). The Black share of enrollment ticked up from 19% to 35% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 in 2025.

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