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Canton, Ohio - 1 schools
An equity score of 42/100 ranks Beacon Academy #470 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,530 per pupil, Beacon Academy ranks #684 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Beacon Academy operates 1 public schools serving 236 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary 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 $12,530 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 0.3% local, 65.3% state, and 34.4% 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 42/100, ranked #470 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.
and 81.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 47.0% African American, 28.5% White, 7.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Beacon Academy, enrolling 200 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Beacon Academy accounts for 84.7% of all Beacon Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Beacon Academy a distant remainder — means Beacon Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Beacon Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 81.5% — 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.
Beacon Academy has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 236 students.
How much does Beacon Academy spend per student?
Beacon Academy spends $12,530 per student. The district has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #470 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Beacon Academy?
Beacon Academy students are 47.0% African American, 28.5% White, 7.5% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Beacon Academy?
Beacon Academy has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #470 out of 806 districts in Ohio.