Portage Lakes

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Uniontown, Ohio - 1 schools

159
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
-
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types

District-Level NCES Analysis

Portage Lakes operates 1 public schools serving 159 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high 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 Summit County.

The funding mix is 56.6% local, 41.1% state, and 2.3% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers.

a 65:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, . Demographically, the student body averages 91.5% White, 4.6% African American, 1.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.

Its largest campus is Portage Lakes Career Center, enrolling 130 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).

Portage Lakes Career Center accounts for 81.8% of all Portage Lakes student enrollment

That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Portage Lakes a distant remainder — means Portage Lakes-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.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Portage Lakes student-counselor ratio is 65:1 — 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.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection

Where does the funding come from?

2.3%
Federal
41.1%
State
56.6%
Local

Student Demographics

Average demographic composition across 1 schools in Portage Lakes.

White 91.5%
Hispanic or Latino 1.5%
African American 4.6%
Asian 0.8%
Multiracial 1.5%

Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.

Programs & Resources

65:1
Student-Counselor Ratio

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.

Schools in Portage Lakes

School Enrollment
Portage Lakes Career Center
130

How Portage Lakes Compares to Similar-Size Districts

The Ohio districts closest to this one in total enrollment.

District Enrollment Spending Funding Mix
North Columbus Preparatory Academy Similar size No spending data Less locally funded
River Gate High School Similar size No spending data Less locally funded
Cincinnati Achievement Academy Similar size No spending data Less locally funded
Green Inspiration Academy Similar size No spending data Less locally funded
Summit Academy Community School-Parma Similar size No spending data Less locally funded

Comparisons are relative to Portage Lakes's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.

Nearby Districts in Ohio

Top districts in the same state, compare side-by-side for enrollment, spending, and demographics.

Columbus City Schools District
45,338 students · 118 schools · $20,324/pupil
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Cleveland Municipal
33,998 students · 95 schools · $21,661/pupil
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Olentangy Local
23,281 students · 27 schools · $13,879/pupil
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Toledo City
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Frequently Asked Questions

How many schools are in Portage Lakes?

Portage Lakes has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 159 students.

What is the demographic composition of Portage Lakes?

Portage Lakes students are 91.5% White, 4.6% African American, 1.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.