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An equity score of 45/100 ranks Montgomery Preparatory Academy #415 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,778 per pupil, Montgomery Preparatory Academy ranks #649 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Montgomery Preparatory Academy operates 1 public schools serving 254 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Montgomery County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,778 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 1.2% local, 64.8% state, and 34.0% 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 45/100, ranked #415 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.
and 92.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 55.3% African American, 23.6% White, 11.0% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Montgomery Preparatory Academy accounts for 93.3% of all Montgomery Preparatory Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Montgomery Preparatory Academy a distant remainder — means Montgomery Preparatory Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Montgomery Preparatory Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 92.0% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Montgomery Preparatory Academy'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 Montgomery Preparatory Academy?
Montgomery Preparatory Academy has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 254 students.
How much does Montgomery Preparatory Academy spend per student?
Montgomery Preparatory Academy spends $12,778 per student. The district has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #415 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Montgomery Preparatory Academy?
Montgomery Preparatory Academy students are 55.3% African American, 23.6% White, 11.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Montgomery Preparatory Academy?
Montgomery Preparatory Academy has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #415 out of 806 districts in Ohio.