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Berea, Ohio - 5 schools
An equity score of 38/100 ranks Berea City #528 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,011 per pupil, Berea City ranks #305 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,551
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$15,011
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Berea City operates 5 public schools serving 5,551 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 high, 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 Cuyahoga County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,011 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 71.9% local, 18.9% state, and 9.2% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 38/100, ranked #528 of 806 in Ohio against a state average of 46, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (13 AP courses district-wide), a 463.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 26.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 67.0% White, 11.2% Hispanic or Latino, 7.3% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Big Creek Elementary School, with a diversity index of 58.3/100.
Its largest campus is Berea-Midpark High School, enrolling 1,694 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Big Creek Elementary School, at 555 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Berea-Midpark High School accounts for 30.5% of all Berea City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Berea 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.
Berea City school enrollment varies 3.1× across entities
Berea City school enrollment ranges from 555 students (lowest) to 1,694 students (highest), a spread of 1,139 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.
Berea City student-counselor ratio is 464:1 — 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.
Berea City chronic absenteeism rate is 26.9% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Berea City is typically wider than the Berea City-aggregate figure suggests.
Berea City has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 elementary, 3 combined. Total enrollment is 5,551 students.
How much does Berea City spend per student?
Berea City spends $15,011 per student. The district has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #528 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Berea City?
Berea City students are 67.0% White, 11.2% Hispanic or Latino, 7.3% Asian, 5.7% African American, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Berea City?
Berea City has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #528 out of 806 districts in Ohio.