Northern Career Institute

Willoughby · OH · Willoughby-Eastlake City · Public

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Programs & features
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Academic signals
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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Northern Career Institute compares for families

What families should know about Northern Career Institute.

  • LocallyOH students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Flex High School Cleveland, iSTEM, Fairport Harding High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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🏛️ Your state's public flagship

Ohio State University-Main Campus

51%
admit rate
$13,244
in-state tuition/yr · $40,022 out-of-state
1330–1480
SAT 25–75 · ACT 29–32

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 $17,339/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

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Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Chronic absenteeism

Share of students absent 15+ days
6.8%
Below 10% — strong attendance culture. Chronic absence is a leading indicator of dropout and disengagement; a low rate signals families staying connected to the school.
Students absent 15+ days
10
Federal definition: absent (excused or unexcused) for at least 15 of ~180 school days — about 10% of the school year.

Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability. For school leaders: an Enrollment Trend Audit traces this dynamic forward →

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.

Enrollment trend & projection

Grade 12 went from 73 in 2021 to 61 in 2024 — over 3 years.
-16.4%

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of -0.2%/year, projecting from 2024's 148 students:

2025
148
2027
147
2029
146

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.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Flex High School Cleveland
Richmond Heights
Public · charter 6.5 132 +106.2%
iSTEM
Painesville
Public 9.5 115 -28.6%
Fairport Harding High School
Fairport Harbor
Public 12.6 175 -18.2%
Luther E Ball (Chjcf)
Highland Hills
Public 12.9 120 +135.3%
Collinwood High School
Cleveland
Public 8.4 228 -17.4%
Richmond Heights High School
Richmond Heights
Public 5.5 271 +12.0%
Northeast Ohio College Preparatory School
Cleveland
Public · charter 16.0 167 -32.9%
Randall Park High School
North Randall
Public · charter 14.2 193 +50.8%

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