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Alliance, Ohio - 5 schools
An equity score of 43/100 ranks Alliance City #440 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,984 per pupil, Alliance City ranks #441 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,987
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$13,984
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Alliance City operates 5 public schools serving 2,987 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 2 elementary, 1 high schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Stark County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,984 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 22.5% local, 54.1% state, and 23.4% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 43/100, ranked #440 of 806 in Ohio against a state average of 46, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (11 AP courses district-wide), a 331.4:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 35.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 66.2% White, 9.6% African American, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Alliance Intermediate School @ Northside, with a diversity index of 53.9/100.
Its largest campus is Alliance High School, enrolling 953 students (35% of the district's total enrollment).
Alliance High School accounts for 31.9% of all Alliance City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Alliance City-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Alliance City school enrollment varies 2.5× across entities
Alliance City school enrollment ranges from 384 students (lowest) to 953 students (highest), a spread of 569 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Alliance City student-counselor ratio is 331:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Alliance City is typically wider than the Alliance City-aggregate figure suggests.
Alliance City chronic absenteeism rate is 35.9% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Alliance City has 5 schools, including 1 high, 2 combined, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,987 students.
How much does Alliance City spend per student?
Alliance City spends $13,984 per student. The district has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #440 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Alliance City?
Alliance City students are 66.2% White, 9.6% African American, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Alliance City?
Alliance City has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #440 out of 806 districts in Ohio.