Education in South Bend, Indiana consists of public and private schools, ranging from pre-school to college and university.
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South Bend, Indiana is home to a variety of higher educational facilities including several full universities, as well as community and technical colleges.
The largest university in the South Bend area is the University of Notre Dame, founded in 1842. Nearby colleges include Saint Mary's College and Holy Cross College.
Indiana University South Bend is the third largest satellite campus in the Indiana University system. [1]
Community and technical colleges include The Purdue Polytechnic Institute, [2] Brown Mackie College, Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, and ITT Technical Institute.
Public schools in South Bend are operated by the South Bend Community School Corporation. The corporation runs 19 primary centers (K-4), ten intermediate centers (5-8), and four high schools. In 2014, the corporation served 19,308 students in grades K-12. [3] The four high schools follow the magnet school model with focuses in different areas.
School | Grade levels | Enrollment (2014) [3] | Focus |
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John Adams High School | 9–12 | 1756 | Global studies./pros. International Baccalaureate |
Clay High School | 9–12 | 1270 | Visual and performing arts |
James Whitcomb Riley High School | 9–12 | 1140 | Technology and engineering |
Washington High School | 9–12 | 1001 | Medical/allied health sciences |
The Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend operates St. Joseph High School and eleven grade schools in South Bend. The Diocese also operates another high school and nine more grade schools in nearby areas.
Another parochial high school in the area is Marian High School in South Bend's twin city, Mishawaka.
Good Shepherd Montessori School is an independently established Catholic Montessori school for grades 1–8. [4]
South Bend Hebrew Day School offers Jewish and secular education for grades K–8 and preschool. [5]
Yeshiva of South Bend is an all-male Orthodox Jewish high school and post-graduate school. [6]
Trinity School at Greenlawn is a Christian school for grades 7–12 and is part of Trinity Schools. [7]
The Stanley Clark School is an independent school including grades K–8 and preschool. [8]
Three local churches also accept children in grades K–6 at Michiana Christian School. [9]
St. Joseph County, commonly called St. Joe County by residents, is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 272,912, making it the fifth-most populous county in Indiana. Formed in 1830, it was named for the St. Joseph River which flows through it to Lake Michigan. The county seat is South Bend. St. Joseph County is part of the South Bend–Mishawaka, IN-MI, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Elkhart County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the county's population was 207,047. The county seat is Goshen.
Elkhart is a city in Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. The city is located 15 miles (24 km) east of South Bend, Indiana, 110 miles (180 km) east of Chicago, Illinois, and 150 miles (240 km) north of Indianapolis, Indiana. Elkhart has the larger population of the two principal cities of the Elkhart-Goshen Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in turn is part of the South Bend-Elkhart-Mishawaka Combined Statistical Area, in a region commonly known as Michiana. The population was 53,923 at the 2020 census. Despite the shared name and being the most populous city in the county, it is not the county seat of Elkhart County; that position is held by the city of Goshen, located about 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Elkhart.
Granger is a census-designated place (CDP) in Clay and Harris townships, St. Joseph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 30,465 at the 2010 census. Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation and the South Bend Community School Corporation maintain the public schools in the area. Granger is part of the South Bend – Mishawaka metropolitan area as well as the larger Michiana region.
Mishawaka is a city on the St. Joseph River, in Penn Township, St. Joseph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 51,063 as of the 2020 census. Its nickname is "the Princess City". Mishawaka is a principal city of the South Bend–Mishawaka, IN-MI, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
South Bend is a city in and the county seat of St. Joseph County, Indiana, on the St. Joseph River near its southernmost bend, from which it derives its name. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total of 103,453 residents and is the fourth-largest city in Indiana. The metropolitan area had a population of 324,501 in 2020, while its combined statistical area had 812,199. The city is located just south of Indiana's border with Michigan.
West Lafayette is a city in Wabash Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, about 65 miles (105 km) northwest of the state capital of Indianapolis and 113 miles (182 km) southeast of Chicago. West Lafayette is directly across the Wabash River from its sister city, Lafayette. As of the 2020 census, its population was 44,595. It is the most densely populated city in Indiana and is home to Purdue University.
Michiana is a region in northern Indiana and southwestern Michigan centered on the city of South Bend, Indiana. The Chamber of Commerce of St. Joseph County, Indiana defines Michiana as St. Joseph County and "counties that contribute at least 500 inbound commuting workers to St. Joseph County daily." Those counties include Elkhart, La Porte, Marshall, St. Joseph, and Starke in Indiana, and Berrien and Cass in Michigan. As of the 2010 census, those seven counties had a population of 856,377.
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The Stanley Clark School is a private school in South Bend, Indiana serving children preschool-8th grade. Stanley Clark School has been recognized by the Blue Ribbon Schools Program, the highest award an American school can receive. The school also practices the Reggio Emilia approach, which is an educational philosophy directed at the development of young children.
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