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North Olmsted, Ohio - 6 schools
An equity score of 54/100 ranks North Olmsted City #260 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,940 per pupil, North Olmsted City ranks #158 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,613
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$16,940
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
North Olmsted City operates 6 public schools serving 3,613 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 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 Cuyahoga County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,940 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 71.4% local, 20.2% state, and 8.4% 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 54/100, ranked #260 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 414.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 18.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 75.3% White, 10.7% Hispanic or Latino, 5.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Maple Elementary School, with a diversity index of 45.1/100.
Its largest campus is North Olmsted High School, enrolling 1,115 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Birch Primary School, at 345 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
North Olmsted High School accounts for 30.9% of all North Olmsted City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means North Olmsted City-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.
North Olmsted City school enrollment varies 3.2× across entities
North Olmsted City school enrollment ranges from 345 students (lowest) to 1,115 students (highest), a spread of 770 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
North Olmsted City student-counselor ratio is 414:1 — 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.
North Olmsted City chronic absenteeism rate is 18.5% — 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 North Olmsted City is typically wider than the North Olmsted City-aggregate figure suggests.
North Olmsted City has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 3,613 students.
How much does North Olmsted City spend per student?
North Olmsted City spends $16,940 per student. The district has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #260 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of North Olmsted City?
North Olmsted City students are 75.3% White, 10.7% Hispanic or Latino, 5.5% African American, 3.0% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for North Olmsted City?
North Olmsted City has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #260 out of 806 districts in Ohio.