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Strongsville, Ohio - 9 schools
An equity score of 32/100 ranks Strongsville City #621 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,050 per pupil, Strongsville City ranks #433 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,695
Total Enrollment
9
Schools
$14,050
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Strongsville City operates 9 public schools serving 5,695 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 3 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 $14,050 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 75.7% local, 16.4% state, and 7.9% 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 32/100, ranked #621 of 806 in Ohio against a state average of 46, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 9 schools offering Advanced Placement (23 AP courses district-wide), a 463.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 10.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 71.4% White, 9.9% Asian, 8.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Strongsville Online Learning Opportunity Academy, with a diversity index of 59.2/100.
Strongsville High School accounts for 32.0% of all Strongsville City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Strongsville City-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.
Strongsville City school enrollment varies 205× across entities
Strongsville City school enrollment ranges from 9 students (lowest) to 1,842 students (highest), a spread of 1,833 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Strongsville City student-counselor ratio is 464:1 — 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.
Strongsville City chronic absenteeism rate is 10.9% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Strongsville City has 9 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary, 3 combined. Total enrollment is 5,695 students.
How much does Strongsville City spend per student?
Strongsville City spends $14,050 per student. The district has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #621 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Strongsville City?
Strongsville City students are 71.4% White, 9.9% Asian, 8.9% Hispanic or Latino, 5.5% African American, averaged across 9 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Strongsville City?
Strongsville City has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #621 out of 806 districts in Ohio.