SOUTH BEND â The South Bend Community School Corp. could see new competition for students after its Tarkington Elementary School closes this year.
Just shy of 7,400 students within South Bend district lines enrolled in charters and nonpublic schools this year, according to state data, and a new school opening in a building Tarkingtonâs size could mean a loss of over 300 more students and $2 million in per pupil funding.
With multiple charter schools interested in the Tarkington space, that loss is looking more likely.
South Bendâs Career Academy and the Indianapolis-based Paramount Schools of Excellence submitted formal interest last month to take over the Tarkington building under a state law that allows for the lease or sale of unused school buildings to charter schools for just $1.
Ivy Tech South Bend-Elkhart Gets $2 5M Gift
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Larry and Judy Garatoni announce $2 5M gift to Ivy Tech
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Hoping to better prepare manufacturing workers in Elkhart for the fast-approaching future and beautify space for students receiving career coaching in South Bend, businessman Larry Garatoni has given $2.5 million to Ivy Tech Community College.
Ivy Tech will name its Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Automation, under construction at the Elkhart County Road 17 campus and set to open this fall, for Garatoni and his wife Judy.
Ivy Tech will also rename the portion of the main South Bend campus building that houses the new Career Coaching and Employer Connections program after the couple.
Itâs the largest cash gift from an individual ever to an Ivy Tech campus, said Ivy Tech South Bend-Elkhart spokeswoman Briana Stiner. It comes as enrollment is down 10% from a year ago, a trend that other Ivy Tech campuses have reported.