At $14,544 per pupil, North Central Academy ranks #520 of 981 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
90
Total Enrollment
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Schools
$14,544
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
North Central Academy operates 1 public schools serving 90 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 Seneca County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,544 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 981 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 4.5% local, 69.2% state, and 26.3% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
a 68:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 77.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 69.1% White, 22.1% Hispanic or Latino, 5.9% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is North Central Academy, enrolling 68 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
North Central Academy accounts for 75.6% of all North Central Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of North Central Academy a distant remainder — means North Central Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
North Central Academy reports 55.6% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
North Central Academy student-counselor ratio is 68:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
North Central Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 77.9% — 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.
North Central Academy has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 90 students.
How much does North Central Academy spend per student?
North Central Academy spends $14,544 per student.
What is the demographic composition of North Central Academy?
North Central Academy students are 69.1% White, 22.1% Hispanic or Latino, 5.9% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.