Ashtabula Area City Schools

Listed by NCES as Ashtabula Area City (district ID 3904351)

Public school district · Ashtabula County · Ohio · NCES district ID 3904351

Ashtabula Area City Schools spent $16,337 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 80% of the other Ohio districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $14,273). Its 7 schools enrolled 2,635 students in 2024-25; 51.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,984 per student, down 2.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 73% (Ohio: 86.2%).

Spending per student among Ohio districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Ashtabula Area City Schools in enrollment (2,973 to 3,129 students) and Ashtabula Area City Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Ashtabula Area City Schools, FY23Maple Heights City $16,910; Zanesville City $16,849; Ashtabula Area City Schools $16,337; Aurora City $15,383; Alliance City $14,809; Talawanda Schools $13,661; Northeastern Local $12,566; Wapakoneta City $12,079; Ashland City $12,055; Hamilton Local $11,458; State median, 1,000+ students $14,273.10k12k14k16k18kMaple Heights City$16,910Zanesville City$16,849Ashtabula Area City Schools$16,337Aurora City$15,383Alliance City$14,809Talawanda Schools$13,661Northeastern Local$12,566Wapakoneta City$12,079Ashland City$12,055Hamilton Local$11,458State median, 1,000+ students $14,273
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Ashtabula Area City Schools, FY23Maple Heights City $16,910; Zanesville City $16,849; Ashtabula Area City Schools $16,337; Aurora City $15,383; Alliance City $14,809; Talawanda Schools $13,661; Northeastern Local $12,566; Wapakoneta City $12,079; Ashland City $12,055; Hamilton Local $11,458; State median, 1,000+ students $14,273.10k12k14k16k18kMaple Heights City$16,910Zanesville City$16,849Ashtabula Area City Schools$16,337Aurora City$15,383Alliance City$14,809Talawanda Schools$13,661Northeastern Local$12,566Wapakoneta City$12,079Ashland City$12,055Hamilton Local$11,458State median, 1,000+ students $14,273
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Ashtabula Area City Schools, FY23Maple Heights City $16,910; Zanesville City $16,849; Ashtabula Area City Schools $16,337; Aurora City $15,383; Alliance City $14,809; Talawanda Schools $13,661; Northeastern Local $12,566; Wapakoneta City $12,079; Ashland City $12,055; Hamilton Local $11,458; State median, 1,000+ students $14,273.10k14k18kMaple Heights City$16,910Zanesville City$16,849Ashtabula Area City Schools$16,337Aurora City$15,383Alliance City$14,809Talawanda Schools$13,661Northeastern Local$12,566Wapakoneta City$12,079Ashland City$12,055Hamilton Local$11,458State median, 1,000+ students $14,273
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Ashtabula Area City Schools, FY23Maple Heights City $16,910; Zanesville City $16,849; Ashtabula Area City Schools $16,337; Aurora City $15,383; Alliance City $14,809; Talawanda Schools $13,661; Northeastern Local $12,566; Wapakoneta City $12,079; Ashland City $12,055; Hamilton Local $11,458; State median, 1,000+ students $14,273.10k14k18kMaple Heights City$16,910Zanesville City$16,849Ashtabula Area City Schools$16,337Aurora City$15,383Alliance City$14,809Talawanda Schools$13,661Northeastern Local$12,566Wapakoneta City$12,079Ashland City$12,055Hamilton Local$11,458State median, 1,000+ students $14,273

Where the money came from

$55,295,000 in revenue: 51.8% state, 28.0% local and 20.2% federal. Total spending including $4,285,000 of capital outlay was $56,963,000, or $18,695 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Ashtabula Area City Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $28,649,000; Local $15,468,000; Federal $11,178,000; total $55,295,000.
  • State$28,649,000 52%
  • Local$15,468,000 28%
  • Federal$11,178,000 20%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 452 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

3,047 students in 2022-23, 2,883 students in 2023-24, 2,635 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Ashtabula Area City Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,047, 2023-24: 2,883, 2024-25: 2,63501k2k3k4k2022-233,0472023-242,8832024-252,635
Ashtabula Area City Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,047, 2023-24: 2,883, 2024-25: 2,63501k2k3k4k2022-233,0472023-242,8832024-252,635
Ashtabula Area City Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,047, 2023-24: 2,883, 2024-25: 2,63501k2k3k4k2022-233,0472023-242,8832024-252,635
Ashtabula Area City Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,047, 2023-24: 2,883, 2024-25: 2,63501k2k3k4k2022-233,0472023-242,8832024-252,635

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-233,047154.019.8
2023-242,883142.020.3
2024-252,635132.020.0

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$13,176,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,324 per student

Ashtabula Area City Schools booked $13,176,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 158 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $83,429 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 62 in 100 Ohio districts with a figure (state median $78,983, 642 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Ohio teacher salary at $63,153 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$9,363,00071.1%
Special education$3,757,00028.5%
Vocational$56,0000.4%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,721 in 2018-19, $3,901 in 2019-20, $4,065 in 2020-21, $4,107 in 2021-22, $4,324 in 2022-23.

Ashtabula Area City Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,721, 2019-20: $3,901, 2020-21: $4,065, 2021-22: $4,107, 2022-23: $4,32402k4k6k2018-19$3,7212019-20$3,9012020-21$4,0652021-22$4,1072022-23$4,324
Ashtabula Area City Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,721, 2019-20: $3,901, 2020-21: $4,065, 2021-22: $4,107, 2022-23: $4,32402k4k6k2018-19$3,7212019-20$3,9012020-21$4,0652021-22$4,1072022-23$4,324
Ashtabula Area City Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,721, 2019-20: $3,901, 2020-21: $4,065, 2021-22: $4,107, 2022-23: $4,32402k4k6k2018-19$3,7212019-20$3,9012020-21$4,0652021-22$4,1072022-23$4,324
Ashtabula Area City Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,721, 2019-20: $3,901, 2020-21: $4,065, 2021-22: $4,107, 2022-23: $4,32402k4k6k2018-19$3,7212019-20$3,9012020-21$4,0652021-22$4,1072022-23$4,324

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Ashtabula Area City Schools scored proficient or above: 38-42% in reading and 30-34% in math, against 59% in reading and 54% in math across Ohio. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Ohio, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtOhioStudents tested
Reading and language arts38-42%59%1,395
Math30-34%54%1,395

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

73% of the 218 students in Ashtabula Area City Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across Ohio. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtOhio
Four-year graduation rate73%86.2%
Students in the class218132,008

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

3 elementary schools, 914 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Superior Intermediate School36917.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Michigan Primary School35316.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Ontario Primary School19217.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

2 middle schools, 797 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Erie Intermediate School39926.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Lakeside Junior High School39817.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 810 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Lakeside High School81023.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 other school, 114 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Huron Primary School11422.8not reportedSchoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Ashtabula Area City Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Ashtabula Area City Schools

  1. Ohio districts by spending per studentAshtabula Area City Schools ranks 92 of 452 Ohio districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($16,337).#92 of 452
  2. Every school district in OhioAshtabula Area City Schools is the number 133 by size of 999 Ohio districts, with 3,047 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#133 of 999
  3. Hamilton Local School DistrictThe next larger Ohio district: 3,082 students in fall 2022, $11,458 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,458
  4. Wapakoneta CityThe next smaller Ohio district: 3,046 students in fall 2022, $12,079 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,079
  5. Compare Ashtabula Area City Schools with Hamilton Local School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Lakeside High School, its largest high school810 students in 2024-25, 23.1 per teacher.810
  7. Teacher salary spending across OhioAshtabula Area City Schools spent $83,429 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $78,983); spending, not a salary.$83,429
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Ashtabula Area City Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Ashtabula Area City Schools?
    7 schools were open in 2024-25 (3 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high, 1 other), enrolling 2,635 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Ashtabula Area City Schools spend per student?
    $16,337 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Ohio median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $14,273 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,984 per student, down 2.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Ashtabula Area City Schools' money come from?
    $55,295,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 51.8% state, 28.0% local and 20.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Ashtabula Area City Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 1,173 of the 4,094 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 28.7%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Ashtabula Area City Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $13,176,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,324 per student. Divided by the 158 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $83,429 per teacher, more than 62 in 100 Ohio districts (state median $78,983). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Ohio teacher salary at $63,153 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Ashtabula Area City Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Ashtabula Area City Schools scored proficient or above: 38-42% in reading and 30-34% in math, against 59% in reading and 54% in math across Ohio. Ohio's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Ashtabula Area City Schools?
    73% of the 218 students in Ashtabula Area City Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across Ohio. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Ashtabula Area City Schools' NCES district ID?
    3904351. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25