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Canton, Ohio - 1 schools
At $22,000 per pupil, Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learn-Canton ranks #54 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learn-Canton operates 1 public schools serving 104 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 Stark County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $22,000 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 97 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 0.3% local, 61.7% state, and 38.0% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
a 138:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 34.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 52.2% White, 18.8% African American, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learn-Canton accounts for 100.0% of all Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learn-Canton student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learn-Canton a distant remainder — means Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learn-Canton-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.
Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learn-Canton student-counselor ratio is 138:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learn-Canton chronic absenteeism rate is 34.8% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learn-Canton's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learn-Canton?
Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learn-Canton has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 104 students.
How much does Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learn-Canton spend per student?
Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learn-Canton spends $22,000 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learn-Canton?
Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learn-Canton students are 52.2% White, 18.8% African American, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.