Great Oaks Career Campuses

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Cincinnati, Ohio - 5 schools

An equity score of 66/100 ranks Great Oaks Career Campuses #102 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.

At $23,477 per pupil, Great Oaks Career Campuses ranks #40 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.

2,632
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$23,477
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types

District-Level NCES Analysis

Great Oaks Career Campuses operates 5 public schools serving 2,632 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 high, 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 Hamilton County.

Per-pupil expenditure runs $23,477 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 97 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 57.3% local, 35.5% state, and 7.2% 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 66/100, ranked #102 of 806 in Ohio against a state average of 46, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.

a 226.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 42.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 72.0% White, 14.9% African American, 7.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Scarlet Oaks Cdc, with a diversity index of 66.9/100.

Its largest campus is Scarlet Oaks Cdc, enrolling 1,023 students (34% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Instructional Resource Center, at 26 students, a 39x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.

Scarlet Oaks Cdc accounts for 34.1% of all Great Oaks Career Campuses student enrollment

That dominant concentration means Great Oaks Career Campuses-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.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Great Oaks Career Campuses school enrollment varies 39× across entities

Great Oaks Career Campuses school enrollment ranges from 26 students (lowest) to 1,023 students (highest), a spread of 997 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Great Oaks Career Campuses student-counselor ratio is 227:1 — 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.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection

Great Oaks Career Campuses chronic absenteeism rate is 42.9% — 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.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22

Where does the funding come from?

7.2%
Federal
35.5%
State
57.3%
Local

Funding Equity

66
Equity Score
102 / 806
State Rank
46
State Average

This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.

Student Demographics

Average demographic composition across 5 schools in Great Oaks Career Campuses.

White 72.0%
Hispanic or Latino 7.2%
African American 14.9%
Asian 2.0%
Multiracial 3.7%

Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.

Student-body diversity

Average diversity index 40.7/100

Average Simpson diversity index across Great Oaks Career Campuses's schools, above the Ohio average of 35.3.

Most mixed schools

  1. 1 Scarlet Oaks Cdc 66.9
  2. 2 Instructional Resource Center 52.4
  3. 3 Diamond Oaks Cdc 51.6
  4. 4 Live Oaks Cdc 18.8
  5. 5 Laurel Oaks Cdc 13.7

Programs & Resources

226.5:1
Student-Counselor Ratio
42.9%
Chronically Absent

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.

Schools in Great Oaks Career Campuses

School Enrollment
Scarlet Oaks Cdc
1,023
Laurel Oaks Cdc
710
Diamond Oaks Cdc
647
Live Oaks Cdc
593
Instructional Resource Center
26

How Great Oaks Career Campuses Compares to Similar-Size Districts

The Ohio districts closest to this one in total enrollment.

District Enrollment Spending Funding Mix
Rocky River City Similar size Lower spending More locally funded
Chardon Local Similar size Lower spending More locally funded
Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local Similar size Lower spending More locally funded
Painesville City Local Similar size Lower spending Less locally funded
Granville Exempted Village Similar size Lower spending More locally funded

Comparisons are relative to Great Oaks Career Campuses's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many schools are in Great Oaks Career Campuses?

Great Oaks Career Campuses has 5 schools, including 4 high, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 2,632 students.

How much does Great Oaks Career Campuses spend per student?

Great Oaks Career Campuses spends $23,477 per student. The district has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #102 in Ohio.

What is the demographic composition of Great Oaks Career Campuses?

Great Oaks Career Campuses students are 72.0% White, 14.9% African American, 7.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.

What is the equity score for Great Oaks Career Campuses?

Great Oaks Career Campuses has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #102 out of 806 districts in Ohio.