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Akron, Ohio - 1 schools
At $16,850 per pupil, Steel Academy ranks #165 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
153
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
$16,850
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Steel Academy operates 1 public schools serving 153 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Summit County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,850 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 0.4% local, 68.4% state, and 31.1% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
. Demographically, the student body averages 64.6% African American, 20.7% White, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Steel Academy, enrolling 82 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Steel Academy accounts for 53.6% of all Steel Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Steel Academy a distant remainder — means Steel Academy-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.
Steel Academy has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 153 students.
How much does Steel Academy spend per student?
Steel Academy spends $16,850 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Steel Academy?
Steel Academy students are 64.6% African American, 20.7% White, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.