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Parma, Ohio - 16 schools
An equity score of 50/100 ranks Parma City #333 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,141 per pupil, Parma City ranks #202 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
9,257
Total Enrollment
16
Schools
$16,141
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Parma City operates 16 public schools serving 9,257 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 11 elementary, 5 combined 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 Cuyahoga County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,141 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 65.2% local, 22.0% state, and 12.8% 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 50/100, ranked #333 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 3 of 16 schools offering Advanced Placement (49 AP courses district-wide), a 386.1:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 40.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 65.3% White, 14.3% Hispanic or Latino, 8.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is John Muir Elementary School, with a diversity index of 63.8/100.
Its largest campus is Normandy High School, enrolling 1,610 students (15% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Parma Virtual Learning Academy, at 54 students, a 30x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Normandy High School accounts for 15.1% of all Parma City student enrollment
That concentration means Parma City-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Parma City school enrollment varies 30× across entities
Parma City school enrollment ranges from 54 students (lowest) to 1,610 students (highest), a spread of 1,556 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Parma City student-counselor ratio is 386:1 — 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.
Parma City chronic absenteeism rate is 40.5% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Parma City has 16 schools, including 5 combined, 11 elementary. Total enrollment is 9,257 students.
How much does Parma City spend per student?
Parma City spends $16,141 per student. The district has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #333 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Parma City?
Parma City students are 65.3% White, 14.3% Hispanic or Latino, 8.1% African American, 3.8% Asian, averaged across 16 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Parma City?
Parma City has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #333 out of 806 districts in Ohio.