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Canton, Ohio - 1 schools
At $27,364 per pupil, Summit Academy Secondary - Canton ranks #23 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
67
Total Enrollment
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Schools
$27,364
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Summit Academy Secondary - Canton operates 1 public schools serving 67 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high 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 $27,364 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 0.4% local, 59.2% state, and 40.4% 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 85:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 28.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 67.1% White, 12.9% African American, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Summit Academy Secondary - Canton accounts for 100.0% of all Summit Academy Secondary - Canton student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Summit Academy Secondary - Canton a distant remainder — means Summit Academy Secondary - Canton-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.
Summit Academy Secondary - Canton student-counselor ratio is 85:1 — 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 Secondary - Canton chronic absenteeism rate is 28.2% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Summit Academy Secondary - Canton is typically wider than the Summit Academy Secondary - Canton-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Summit Academy Secondary - 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 Secondary - Canton?
Summit Academy Secondary - Canton has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 67 students.
How much does Summit Academy Secondary - Canton spend per student?
Summit Academy Secondary - Canton spends $27,364 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Summit Academy Secondary - Canton?
Summit Academy Secondary - Canton students are 67.1% White, 12.9% African American, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.