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Mentor, Ohio - 13 schools
An equity score of 46/100 ranks Mentor Exempted Village #388 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,168 per pupil, Mentor Exempted Village ranks #291 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
7,267
Total Enrollment
13
Schools
$15,168
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Mentor Exempted Village operates 13 public schools serving 7,267 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 elementary, 3 combined, 2 middle, 1 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. 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 $15,168 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 70.2% local, 20.7% state, and 9.1% 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 46/100, ranked #388 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 13 schools offering Advanced Placement (31 AP courses district-wide), a 416.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 20.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.0% White, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 4.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Cardinal Autism Resource and Education School (Cares), with a diversity index of 41.9/100.
Its largest campus is Mentor High School, enrolling 2,217 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Mentor High School Preschool, at 38 students, a 58x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Mentor High School accounts for 30.5% of all Mentor Exempted Village student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Mentor Exempted Village-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.
Mentor Exempted Village school enrollment varies 58× across entities
Mentor Exempted Village school enrollment ranges from 38 students (lowest) to 2,217 students (highest), a spread of 2,179 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.
Mentor Exempted Village student-counselor ratio is 416:1 — 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.
Mentor Exempted Village chronic absenteeism rate is 20.1% — 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 Mentor Exempted Village is typically wider than the Mentor Exempted Village-aggregate figure suggests.
Mentor Exempted Village has 13 schools, including 1 high, 2 middle, 7 elementary, 3 combined. Total enrollment is 7,267 students.
How much does Mentor Exempted Village spend per student?
Mentor Exempted Village spends $15,168 per student. The district has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #388 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Mentor Exempted Village?
Mentor Exempted Village students are 83.0% White, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 4.1% African American, 1.7% Asian, averaged across 13 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mentor Exempted Village?
Mentor Exempted Village has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #388 out of 806 districts in Ohio.