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Hamilton, Ohio - 1 schools
At $15,653 per pupil, Richard Allen Academy ranks #245 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Richard Allen Academy operates 1 public schools serving 135 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary 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 Butler County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,653 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 , 66.8% state, and 33.2% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
and 37.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 50.0% African American, 39.5% Hispanic or Latino, 3.2% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Richard Allen Academy, enrolling 124 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Richard Allen Academy accounts for 91.9% of all Richard Allen Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Richard Allen Academy a distant remainder — means Richard Allen Academy-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.
Richard Allen Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 37.9% — 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.
Richard Allen Academy has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 135 students.
How much does Richard Allen Academy spend per student?
Richard Allen Academy spends $15,653 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Richard Allen Academy?
Richard Allen Academy students are 50.0% African American, 39.5% Hispanic or Latino, 3.2% White, 2.4% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.