Studebaker Center
South Bend · IN · South Bend Community School Corp · Public · K-12 combined
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Elkhart Area Career Center → A K Smith Area Career Center → Porter County Education Services → Whitko Career Academy → Riley High School → Purdue Polytechnic High School South Bend → Adams High School → Rise Up Academy at Eggleston →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Studebaker Center compares for families
What families should know about Studebaker Center.
- ▸ LocallyIN students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+8 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Elkhart Area Career Center, A K Smith Area Career Center, Porter County Education Services and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
👩🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
Indiana University-Bloomington
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 $16,264/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.
💰 Pay for college in Indiana
Indiana's public scholarships
Indiana's signature aid is income-qualified and front-loaded: families must enroll in 21st Century Scholars back in middle school. The Frank O'Bannon Grant is the open need-based backstop.
Income-qualified promise: sign up in 7th–8th grade, then earn it with a 2.5 GPA and a Core 40 diploma. Covers up to full public-college tuition. (Must enroll in the program in 7th or 8th grade.)
Official program details ↗Indiana's main need-based grant — awarded on FAFSA financial need with no GPA or test gate. (File the FAFSA by April 15; enroll full-time.)
Official program details ↗Eligibility rules change yearly — confirm with the official program before relying on it. Amounts are recent published figures; awards cover tuition/fees, not housing or books unless noted. Verified 2026-06-14.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +13.7%/year, projecting from 2023's 327 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $14,093 per student in district revenue, the 294 students projected to be gained by 2028 represent ≈ $4,143,342/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhart Area Career Center Elkhart |
Public | 12.2 | — | — |
| A K Smith Area Career Center Michigan City |
Public | 33.9 | 1 | — |
| Porter County Education Services Valparaiso |
Public | 44.2 | — | — |
| Whitko Career Academy Larwill |
Public | 46.1 | — | — |
| Riley High School South Bend |
Public | 0.2 | 1,238 | +20.2% |
| Purdue Polytechnic High School South Bend South Bend |
Public · charter | 1.1 | 138 | +48.4% |
| Adams High School South Bend |
Public | 1.1 | 1,966 | +2.6% |
| Rise Up Academy at Eggleston South Bend |
Public | 2.0 | 149 | -11.3% |