College Holy Cross College Bethel University K–12 schools Public schools in South Bend are operated by the South Bend Community School Corporation. The corporation runs 17 primary centers (grades K–5), seven intermediate centers (mostly grades 6–8), four high schools (grades 9–12) and an alternative school (grade 9–12), serving 16,725 students during the 2019–20 school year. In 2018–19, the school district received an accountability grade overall of C. Purdue Polytechnic High Schools also maintains a campus in South Bend on Lafayette Ave. There are also several private schools: namely, Trinity School at Greenlawn, recipient of four Blue Ribbon Awards from the U.S. Department of Education, and The Stanley Clark School. Additionally, the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend operates 11 parochial grade schools and one high school in South Bend. This includes St. Joseph School, which is a National Register of Historic Places listing and two-time National Blue Ribbon Award recipient. Public library South Bend is served by the St. Joseph County Public Library with a Main Library, and branches in Francis, German, and Lasalle townships. There are a total of ten branches of the public library system throughout the county and from which any library card holder can select. The main library reopened in November 2021 after a full remodel that took two years. Places of worship South Bend is home to over 100 places of worship, including mostly Christian churches, three synagogues, and one mosque. Christian churches Non-Christian places of worship Hebrew Orthodox Congregation Islamic Society of Michiana Sinai Synagogue (Conservative Judaism) Temple Beth-El (Reform Judaism) Gurudwara (Sikhism) Former places of worship B'nai Israel Synagogue (Reconstructionist; formerly Orthodox), closed in 1990 First Presbyterian Church, congregation moved to new building Media Newspaper One major daily newspaper serves the South Bend metro area: the South Bend Tribune. It is distributed throughout the Michiana region seven days per week. The South Bend Tribune is owned by GateHouse Media, part of the Gannett system, which publishes 156 daily newspapers in 39 states. Radio South Bend's radio stations' formats include public radio, sports radio, classical music, religious, country, classic rock, pop, and urban contemporary, among others. Television As of the 2016–17 rankings, the South Bend-Elkhart designated market area is the 96th largest market in the United States, with 310,170 homes (0.27% of the U.S. population). Most of the major television networks have affiliates in the Michiana area. Television stations broadcasting in the Greater South Bend