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Pactt Learning Center → Providence St. Mel School → Ucan Academy → Greenfields Academy → Wolcott School → Esperanza Therapeutic School → Chicago Lighthouse → Joseph Academy-Melrose Park →📋 At a glance
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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Austin Career Education Center compares for families
What families should know about Austin Career Education Center.
- ▸ LocallyIL sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Pactt Learning Center, Providence St. Mel School, Ucan Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $14,355/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -19.0%/year, projecting from 2022's 63 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pactt Learning Center Chicago |
Private | 2.2 | 28 | — |
| Providence St. Mel School Chicago |
Private | 2.6 | 273 | -26.2% |
| Ucan Academy Chicago |
Private | 2.9 | 55 | -36.0% |
| Greenfields Academy Chicago |
Private | 4.4 | 30 | — |
| Wolcott School Chicago |
Private | 4.4 | 148 | +5.7% |
| Esperanza Therapeutic School Chicago |
Private | 4.7 | 46 | — |
| Chicago Lighthouse Chicago |
Private | 4.9 | 20 | — |
| Joseph Academy-Melrose Park Melrose Park |
Private | 5.2 | 60 | — |