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Rootstown, Ohio - 1 schools
An equity score of 37/100 ranks Bio-Med Science Academy Stem School #558 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $8,619 per pupil, Bio-Med Science Academy Stem School ranks #949 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Bio-Med Science Academy Stem School operates 1 public schools serving 1,013 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined 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 Portage County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $8,619 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 97 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 3.2% local, 85.0% state, and 11.8% 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 37/100, ranked #558 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.
a 233.8:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 32.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.1% White, 3.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% African American across the district's schools.
Bio-Med Science Academy Stem School accounts for 92.3% of all Bio-Med Science Academy Stem School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Bio-Med Science Academy Stem School a distant remainder — means Bio-Med Science Academy Stem School-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Bio-Med Science Academy Stem School student-counselor ratio is 234:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Bio-Med Science Academy Stem School chronic absenteeism rate is 32.1% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Bio-Med Science Academy Stem School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Bio-Med Science Academy Stem School?
Bio-Med Science Academy Stem School has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,013 students.
How much does Bio-Med Science Academy Stem School spend per student?
Bio-Med Science Academy Stem School spends $8,619 per student. The district has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #558 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Bio-Med Science Academy Stem School?
Bio-Med Science Academy Stem School students are 87.1% White, 3.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% African American, 1.7% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bio-Med Science Academy Stem School?
Bio-Med Science Academy Stem School has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #558 out of 806 districts in Ohio.