Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain

Public school district · Lorain County · Ohio · NCES district ID 3900109

Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain spent $27,381 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 95% of the other Ohio districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $15,201). Its one school enrolled 69 students in 2024-25; 69.0% of its revenue came from the state.

Spending per student among Ohio districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain in enrollment (58 to 69 students) and Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain itself.

Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain, FY23Put-In-Bay Local $42,603; Summit Academy Community School - Dayton $30,033; Hope Learning Academy of Toledo $28,466; Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain $27,381; Achieve Career Preparatory Academy $23,941; Summit Academy Secondary - Canton $23,597; Dayton Business Technology High School $23,435; Road to Success Academy $17,689; Ashland County Community Academy $16,492; Akron Career Tech High School $14,344; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.10k20k30k40k50kPut-In-Bay Local$42,603Summit Academy Community Schoo…$30,033Hope Learning Academy of Toledo$28,466Summit Academy Community Schoo…$27,381Achieve Career Preparatory Aca…$23,941Summit Academy Secondary - Can…$23,597Dayton Business Technology Hig…$23,435Road to Success Academy$17,689Ashland County Community Acade…$16,492Akron Career Tech High School$14,344State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain, FY23Put-In-Bay Local $42,603; Summit Academy Community School - Dayton $30,033; Hope Learning Academy of Toledo $28,466; Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain $27,381; Achieve Career Preparatory Academy $23,941; Summit Academy Secondary - Canton $23,597; Dayton Business Technology High School $23,435; Road to Success Academy $17,689; Ashland County Community Academy $16,492; Akron Career Tech High School $14,344; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.10k20k30k40k50kPut-In-Bay Local$42,603Summit Academy Community School - D…$30,033Hope Learning Academy of Toledo$28,466Summit Academy Community School Alt…$27,381Achieve Career Preparatory Academy$23,941Summit Academy Secondary - Canton$23,597Dayton Business Technology High Sch…$23,435Road to Success Academy$17,689Ashland County Community Academy$16,492Akron Career Tech High School$14,344State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain, FY23Put-In-Bay Local $42,603; Summit Academy Community School - Dayton $30,033; Hope Learning Academy of Toledo $28,466; Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain $27,381; Achieve Career Preparatory Academy $23,941; Summit Academy Secondary - Canton $23,597; Dayton Business Technology High School $23,435; Road to Success Academy $17,689; Ashland County Community Academy $16,492; Akron Career Tech High School $14,344; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.10k30k50kPut-In-Bay Local$42,603Summit Academy Community School - Dayton$30,033Hope Learning Academy of Toledo$28,466Summit Academy Community School Alternative…$27,381Achieve Career Preparatory Academy$23,941Summit Academy Secondary - Canton$23,597Dayton Business Technology High School$23,435Road to Success Academy$17,689Ashland County Community Academy$16,492Akron Career Tech High School$14,344State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain, FY23Put-In-Bay Local $42,603; Summit Academy Community School - Dayton $30,033; Hope Learning Academy of Toledo $28,466; Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain $27,381; Achieve Career Preparatory Academy $23,941; Summit Academy Secondary - Canton $23,597; Dayton Business Technology High School $23,435; Road to Success Academy $17,689; Ashland County Community Academy $16,492; Akron Career Tech High School $14,344; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.10k30k50kPut-In-Bay Local$42,603Summit Academy Community School - Dayton$30,033Hope Learning Academy of Toledo$28,466Summit Academy Community School Alterna…$27,381Achieve Career Preparatory Academy$23,941Summit Academy Secondary - Canton$23,597Dayton Business Technology High School$23,435Road to Success Academy$17,689Ashland County Community Academy$16,492Akron Career Tech High School$14,344State median, under 1,000 students $15,201

Where the money came from

$1,502,000 in revenue: 69.0% state, 0.9% local and 30.0% federal. Total spending including $1,000 of capital outlay was $1,727,000, or $27,413 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,037,000; Local $14,000; Federal $451,000; total $1,502,000.
  • State$1,037,000 69%
  • Local$14,000 1%
  • Federal$451,000 30%

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 rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

63 students in 2022-23, 75 students in 2023-24, 69 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain enrollment by school year2022-23: 63, 2023-24: 75, 2024-25: 690204060802022-23632023-24752024-2569
Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain enrollment by school year2022-23: 63, 2023-24: 75, 2024-25: 690204060802022-23632023-24752024-2569
Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain enrollment by school year2022-23: 63, 2023-24: 75, 2024-25: 690204060802022-23632023-24752024-2569
Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain enrollment by school year2022-23: 63, 2023-24: 75, 2024-25: 690204060802022-23632023-24752024-2569

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23637.58.4
2023-24757.510.0
2024-25696.510.6

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 Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain scored proficient or above: 0-29% in reading and 0-29% 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 arts0-29%59%51
Math0-29%54%51

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, 69 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain6910.6All 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 Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain

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 Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain

  1. Ohio districts by spending per studentSummit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain ranks 28 of 529 Ohio districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($27,381).#28 of 529
  2. Every school district in OhioSummit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain is the number 967 by size of 999 Ohio districts, with 63 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#967 of 999
  3. Akron Career Tech High SchoolThe next larger Ohio district: 64 students in fall 2022, $14,344 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,344
  4. Summit Academy Community School - DaytonThe next smaller Ohio district: 61 students in fall 2022, $30,033 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$30,033
  5. Compare Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain with Akron Career Tech High 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 Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain

  1. How many schools and students are in Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 69 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain spend per student?
    $27,381 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 Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain's money come from?
    $1,502,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 69.0% state, 0.9% local and 30.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How do students in Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain scored proficient or above: 0-29% in reading and 0-29% 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 Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain's NCES district ID?
    3900109. 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