The $9 million Christian Academy of Indiana facility is located at 1000 Academy Drive.

Christian Academy School System

By Olivia Estright – Reporter, Louisville Business First

Mar 16, 2026

• Christian Academy of Indiana opened a $9 million middle school facility in New Albany.
• The school system serves 3,000 students across Louisville and Southern Indiana campuses.
• Enrollment reached an all-time high of more than 1,300 students this year at CAI.

The second-largest independent school in the Louisville area just unveiled its $9 million middle school facility in New Albany, Indiana.

The Christian Academy of Indiana facility is located at 1000 Academy Drive. The 44,000-square-foot building serves fifth through eighth grade students.

Bayus Design Works was the lead architect on the project, and Koetter Construction was the general contractor. Construction began in April 2025.

The school features classrooms, science labs, art rooms, a choir room, a media center, education resource rooms and a secured entrance. A spokesperson for the school said students began attending classes in the facility March 2.

According to a Christian Academy of Indiana release, the project also includes a 2,800-square-foot expansion of the cafeteria and a new campus entrance road, which eases traffic congestion on Grant Line Road.

In a previous LBF report, a spokesperson said the building was originally meant for students in sixth through eighth grades, but the school decided to expand the project once the decision was made to include fifth-grade students to facilitate a smoother transition into middle school.

The school’s K-5 to K-8 enrollment for the 2025-26 school year is 939 students, according to Business First research. That makes it the second largest independent school in the region.

The school has been experiencing record growth with its enrollment sitting at more than 1,300 students, an all-time high for CAI.

The middle school’s opening comes less than two years after the system opened the doors to a new $5 million classroom building on its English Station campus in Louisville.

The new 15,000-square-foot facility houses the school’s Junior Academy program for 3- and 4-year-olds and includes eight classrooms.

In total, in pre-K through 12th grade, the school system serves 3,000 students in Louisville and Southern Indiana.