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Austin Career Education Center

Chicago · IL · Private independent

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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 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: Douglass Academy High School, Austin College and Career Acad HS, YCCS West and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 146 in 2018 to 63 in 2022 — over 4 years.
-56.8%
Why only 3 data points?

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:

2023
51
2025
34
2027
22

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.

Nearby high schools — the local competition

The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Douglass Academy High School
Chicago
Public 0.5 29
Austin College and Career Acad HS
Chicago
Public 0.7 190 -23.4%
YCCS West
Chicago
Public · charter 0.7 80 -26.6%
Excel Safe Academy West
Chicago
Public 1.3
Christ The King Jesuit College Preparatory School
Chicago
Private 1.3 386 +4.6%
YCCS-Scholastic Achievement HS
Chicago
Public · charter 1.4 117 -26.9%
Oak Park & River Forest High Sch
Oak Park
Public 1.5 3,307 -2.2%
Noble St Chtr-ITW Speer Acad
Chicago
Public · charter 1.5 1,135 -2.1%

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