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Akron, Ohio - 47 schools
An equity score of 59/100 ranks Akron City #193 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,238 per pupil, Akron City ranks #121 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
20,543
Total Enrollment
47
Schools
$18,238
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Akron City operates 47 public schools serving 20,543 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 22 elementary, 14 combined, 7 high, 4 middle schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Summit County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,238 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 34.2% local, 45.0% state, and 20.7% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 59/100, ranked #193 of 806 in Ohio against a state average of 46, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 9 of 47 schools offering Advanced Placement (37 AP courses district-wide), a 427.9:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 51.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 46.5% African American, 26.3% White, 8.2% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Jennings Community Learning Center, with a diversity index of 74.4/100.
Its largest campus is Firestone Community Learning Center, enrolling 1,033 students (5% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Reach Center Summit Lake, at 29 students, a 36x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Akron City school enrollment varies 36× across entities
Akron City school enrollment ranges from 29 students (lowest) to 1,033 students (highest), a spread of 1,004 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Akron City student-counselor ratio is 428:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Akron City chronic absenteeism rate is 51.2% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Akron City has 47 schools, including 7 high, 14 combined, 4 middle, 22 elementary. Total enrollment is 20,543 students.
How much does Akron City spend per student?
Akron City spends $18,238 per student. The district has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #193 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Akron City?
Akron City students are 46.5% African American, 26.3% White, 8.2% Asian, 7.8% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 47 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Akron City?
Akron City has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #193 out of 806 districts in Ohio.