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North Ridgeville, Ohio - 5 schools
An equity score of 14/100 ranks North Ridgeville City #783 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,517 per pupil, North Ridgeville City ranks #817 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,511
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$11,517
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
North Ridgeville City operates 5 public schools serving 4,511 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 high, 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 Lorain County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,517 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 63.5% local, 27.1% state, and 9.4% 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 14/100, ranked #783 of 806 in Ohio against a state average of 46, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (11 AP courses district-wide), a 529.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 22.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.6% White, 7.9% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is North Ridgeville Early Childhood Learning Community, with a diversity index of 35.6/100.
Its largest campus is North Ridgeville Academic Center, enrolling 1,855 students (41% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Ranger High Tech Academy, at 259 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
North Ridgeville Academic Center accounts for 41.1% of all North Ridgeville City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means North Ridgeville City-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.
North Ridgeville City school enrollment varies 7.2× across entities
North Ridgeville City school enrollment ranges from 259 students (lowest) to 1,855 students (highest), a spread of 1,596 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 Ridgeville City student-counselor ratio is 530:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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 Ridgeville City chronic absenteeism rate is 22.0% — 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 Ridgeville City is typically wider than the North Ridgeville City-aggregate figure suggests.
North Ridgeville City has 5 schools, including 3 elementary, 1 high, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 4,511 students.
How much does North Ridgeville City spend per student?
North Ridgeville City spends $11,517 per student. The district has an equity score of 14/100, ranking #783 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of North Ridgeville City?
North Ridgeville City students are 83.6% White, 7.9% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% African American, 1.9% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for North Ridgeville City?
North Ridgeville City has an equity score of 14/100, ranking #783 out of 806 districts in Ohio.