Richard Allen Academy

Public school district · Butler County · Ohio · NCES district ID 3900047

Richard Allen Academy spent $13,422 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 76% of the other Ohio districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $15,201). Its one school enrolled 124 students in 2024-25; 60.4% of its revenue came from the state.

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Ohio districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Richard Allen Academy in enrollment (130 to 139 students) and Richard Allen Academy itself.

Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Richard Allen Academy, FY23Summit Academy-Youngstown $23,657; Midnimo Cross Cultural Community School $18,239; East Branch Preparatory AcademydbaWright Preparatory Academy $17,214; Capital City Career Prep High School $16,577; Capital Collegiate Preparatory Academy $16,313; Buckeye Community School - London $14,030; Richard Allen Academy $13,422; Flex High School Cleveland $11,038; Rise & Shine Academy $10,835; Zanesville Community School $10,328; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.5k10k15k20k25kSummit Academy-Youngstown$23,657Midnimo Cross Cultural Communi…$18,239East Branch Preparatory Academ…$17,214Capital City Career Prep High …$16,577Capital Collegiate Preparatory…$16,313Buckeye Community School - Lon…$14,030Richard Allen Academy$13,422Flex High School Cleveland$11,038Rise & Shine Academy$10,835Zanesville Community School$10,328State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Richard Allen Academy, FY23Summit Academy-Youngstown $23,657; Midnimo Cross Cultural Community School $18,239; East Branch Preparatory AcademydbaWright Preparatory Academy $17,214; Capital City Career Prep High School $16,577; Capital Collegiate Preparatory Academy $16,313; Buckeye Community School - London $14,030; Richard Allen Academy $13,422; Flex High School Cleveland $11,038; Rise & Shine Academy $10,835; Zanesville Community School $10,328; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.5k10k15k20k25kSummit Academy-Youngstown$23,657Midnimo Cross Cultural Community Sc…$18,239East Branch Preparatory AcademydbaW…$17,214Capital City Career Prep High School$16,577Capital Collegiate Preparatory Acad…$16,313Buckeye Community School - London$14,030Richard Allen Academy$13,422Flex High School Cleveland$11,038Rise & Shine Academy$10,835Zanesville Community School$10,328State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Richard Allen Academy, FY23Summit Academy-Youngstown $23,657; Midnimo Cross Cultural Community School $18,239; East Branch Preparatory AcademydbaWright Preparatory Academy $17,214; Capital City Career Prep High School $16,577; Capital Collegiate Preparatory Academy $16,313; Buckeye Community School - London $14,030; Richard Allen Academy $13,422; Flex High School Cleveland $11,038; Rise & Shine Academy $10,835; Zanesville Community School $10,328; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.5k15k25kSummit Academy-Youngstown$23,657Midnimo Cross Cultural Community School$18,239East Branch Preparatory AcademydbaWright Pr…$17,214Capital City Career Prep High School$16,577Capital Collegiate Preparatory Academy$16,313Buckeye Community School - London$14,030Richard Allen Academy$13,422Flex High School Cleveland$11,038Rise & Shine Academy$10,835Zanesville Community School$10,328State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Richard Allen Academy, FY23Summit Academy-Youngstown $23,657; Midnimo Cross Cultural Community School $18,239; East Branch Preparatory AcademydbaWright Preparatory Academy $17,214; Capital City Career Prep High School $16,577; Capital Collegiate Preparatory Academy $16,313; Buckeye Community School - London $14,030; Richard Allen Academy $13,422; Flex High School Cleveland $11,038; Rise & Shine Academy $10,835; Zanesville Community School $10,328; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.5k15k25kSummit Academy-Youngstown$23,657Midnimo Cross Cultural Community School$18,239East Branch Preparatory AcademydbaWrigh…$17,214Capital City Career Prep High School$16,577Capital Collegiate Preparatory Academy$16,313Buckeye Community School - London$14,030Richard Allen Academy$13,422Flex High School Cleveland$11,038Rise & Shine Academy$10,835Zanesville Community School$10,328State median, under 1,000 students $15,201

Where the money came from

$2,333,000 in revenue: 60.4% state, 1.9% local and 37.7% federal. Total spending including $37,000 of capital outlay was $1,849,000, or $13,696 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Richard Allen Academy revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,409,000; Local $45,000; Federal $879,000; total $2,333,000.
  • State$1,409,000 60%
  • Local$45,000 2%
  • Federal$879,000 38%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 529 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

135 students in 2022-23, 111 students in 2023-24, 124 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Richard Allen Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 135, 2023-24: 111, 2024-25: 1240501001502022-231352023-241112024-25124
Richard Allen Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 135, 2023-24: 111, 2024-25: 1240501001502022-231352023-241112024-25124
Richard Allen Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 135, 2023-24: 111, 2024-25: 1240501001502022-231352023-241112024-25124
Richard Allen Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 135, 2023-24: 111, 2024-25: 1240501001502022-231352023-241112024-25124

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231358.615.7
2023-241118.513.1
2024-2512410.012.4

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Richard Allen Academy scored proficient or above: 28-51% in reading and 6-30% in math, against 59% in reading and 54% in math across Ohio. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Ohio, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtOhioStudents tested
Reading and language arts28-51%59%64
Math6-30%54%64

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

1 elementary school, 124 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Richard Allen Academy12412.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Richard Allen Academy

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Richard Allen Academy

  1. Ohio districts by spending per studentRichard Allen Academy ranks 402 of 529 Ohio districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,422).#402 of 529
  2. Every school district in OhioRichard Allen Academy is the number 888 by size of 999 Ohio districts, with 135 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#888 of 999
  3. Zanesville Community SchoolThe next larger Ohio district: 137 students in fall 2022, $10,328 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,328
  4. Summit Academy-YoungstownThe next smaller Ohio district: 134 students in fall 2022, $23,657 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$23,657
  5. Compare Richard Allen Academy with Zanesville Community SchoolEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Richard Allen Academy

  1. How many schools and students are in Richard Allen Academy?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 124 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Richard Allen Academy spend per student?
    $13,422 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Ohio median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $15,201 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does Richard Allen Academy's money come from?
    $2,333,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 60.4% state, 1.9% local and 37.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How do students in Richard Allen Academy do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Richard Allen Academy scored proficient or above: 28-51% in reading and 6-30% in math, against 59% in reading and 54% in math across Ohio. Ohio's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  5. What is Richard Allen Academy's NCES district ID?
    3900047. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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