Career Preparation

Career Preparation operates as a micro-enrollment secondary school in NOVI, Michigan, operated by Novi Community School District. Current enrollment sits at 26 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 460 students each, so Career Preparation sits 94% smaller than that benchmark.

Novi Community School District comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 6,732 students; Career Preparation is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Career Preparation records that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 31% Black, 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 26.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. Around 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Oakland County's rate of about 32%.

Zooming out to the county, Oakland County reports that median household income runs about $97,760, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Oakland County runs 345 public schools (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students), of which Career Preparation is one.

The closest other public school is Novi Adult Transition Center, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Career Preparation.

Career Preparation operates from a city-core location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 32%: 38 students in 2018 compared to 26 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment declined from 5% to 0% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 26.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Career Preparation community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.