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Painesville, Ohio - 1 schools
At $8,293 per pupil, Istem Geauga Early College High School ranks #953 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Istem Geauga Early College High School operates 1 public schools serving 172 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 Lake County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $8,293 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 4.2% local, 95.8% state, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
a 177:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 23.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.9% White, 4.5% African American, 2.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Istem Geauga Early College High School accounts for 100.0% of all Istem Geauga Early College High School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Istem Geauga Early College High School a distant remainder — means Istem Geauga Early College High 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.
Istem Geauga Early College High School student-counselor ratio is 177:1 — 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.
Istem Geauga Early College High School chronic absenteeism rate is 23.7% — 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 Istem Geauga Early College High School is typically wider than the Istem Geauga Early College High School-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Istem Geauga Early College High 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 Istem Geauga Early College High School?
Istem Geauga Early College High School has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 172 students.
How much does Istem Geauga Early College High School spend per student?
Istem Geauga Early College High School spends $8,293 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Istem Geauga Early College High School?
Istem Geauga Early College High School students are 81.9% White, 4.5% African American, 2.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.