Townsend Community School

Listed by NCES as Townsend North Community School (district ID 3901450)

Public school district · Erie County · Ohio · NCES district ID 3901450

Townsend Community School spent $8,833 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 97% of the other Ohio districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $15,201). Its one school enrolled 494 students in 2024-25; 72.1% of its revenue came from the state. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 31% (Ohio: 86.2%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Ohio districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Townsend Community School in enrollment (506 to 515 students) and Townsend Community School itself.

Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Townsend Community School, FY23Warren County Vocational School $43,718; Tri-Rivers $26,428; Conotton Valley Union Local $21,002; Orion Academy $17,304; Frontier Local $17,064; Franklin Monroe Local $15,996; Horizon Science Academy Toledo $14,713; Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School $13,482; Columbus Arts & Technology Academy $11,145; Townsend Community School $8,833; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.010k20k30k40k50kWarren County Vocational School$43,718Tri-Rivers$26,428Conotton Valley Union Local$21,002Orion Academy$17,304Frontier Local$17,064Franklin Monroe Local$15,996Horizon Science Academy Toledo$14,713Horizon Science Academy Columb…$13,482Columbus Arts & Technology Aca…$11,145Townsend Community School$8,833State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Townsend Community School, FY23Warren County Vocational School $43,718; Tri-Rivers $26,428; Conotton Valley Union Local $21,002; Orion Academy $17,304; Frontier Local $17,064; Franklin Monroe Local $15,996; Horizon Science Academy Toledo $14,713; Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School $13,482; Columbus Arts & Technology Academy $11,145; Townsend Community School $8,833; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.010k20k30k40k50kWarren County Vocational School$43,718Tri-Rivers$26,428Conotton Valley Union Local$21,002Orion Academy$17,304Frontier Local$17,064Franklin Monroe Local$15,996Horizon Science Academy Toledo$14,713Horizon Science Academy Columbus Mi…$13,482Columbus Arts & Technology Academy$11,145Townsend Community School$8,833State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Townsend Community School, FY23Warren County Vocational School $43,718; Tri-Rivers $26,428; Conotton Valley Union Local $21,002; Orion Academy $17,304; Frontier Local $17,064; Franklin Monroe Local $15,996; Horizon Science Academy Toledo $14,713; Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School $13,482; Columbus Arts & Technology Academy $11,145; Townsend Community School $8,833; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.020k40k50kWarren County Vocational School$43,718Tri-Rivers$26,428Conotton Valley Union Local$21,002Orion Academy$17,304Frontier Local$17,064Franklin Monroe Local$15,996Horizon Science Academy Toledo$14,713Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle Sch…$13,482Columbus Arts & Technology Academy$11,145Townsend Community School$8,833State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Townsend Community School, FY23Warren County Vocational School $43,718; Tri-Rivers $26,428; Conotton Valley Union Local $21,002; Orion Academy $17,304; Frontier Local $17,064; Franklin Monroe Local $15,996; Horizon Science Academy Toledo $14,713; Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School $13,482; Columbus Arts & Technology Academy $11,145; Townsend Community School $8,833; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.020k40k50kWarren County Vocational School$43,718Tri-Rivers$26,428Conotton Valley Union Local$21,002Orion Academy$17,304Frontier Local$17,064Franklin Monroe Local$15,996Horizon Science Academy Toledo$14,713Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle…$13,482Columbus Arts & Technology Academy$11,145Townsend Community School$8,833State median, under 1,000 students $15,201

Where the money came from

$6,717,000 in revenue: 72.1% state, 0.6% local and 27.3% federal. Total spending including $264,000 of capital outlay was $4,775,000, or $9,363 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Townsend Community School revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $4,844,000; Local $40,000; Federal $1,833,000; total $6,717,000.
  • State$4,844,000 72%
  • Local$40,000 1%
  • Federal$1,833,000 27%

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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

510 students in 2022-23, 499 students in 2023-24, 494 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Townsend Community School enrollment by school year2022-23: 510, 2023-24: 499, 2024-25: 49402004006002022-235102023-244992024-25494
Townsend Community School enrollment by school year2022-23: 510, 2023-24: 499, 2024-25: 49402004006002022-235102023-244992024-25494
Townsend Community School enrollment by school year2022-23: 510, 2023-24: 499, 2024-25: 49402004006002022-235102023-244992024-25494
Townsend Community School enrollment by school year2022-23: 510, 2023-24: 499, 2024-25: 49402004006002022-235102023-244992024-25494

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2351020.325.1
2023-2449914.334.9
2024-2549416.330.3

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

31% of the 211 students in Townsend Community School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across Ohio. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtOhio
Four-year graduation rate31%86.2%
Students in the class211132,008

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 high school, 494 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Townsend North Community School49430.357.3%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 Townsend Community School

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 Townsend Community School

  1. Ohio districts by spending per studentTownsend Community School ranks 515 of 529 Ohio districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($8,833).#515 of 529
  2. Every school district in OhioTownsend Community School is the number 647 by size of 999 Ohio districts, with 510 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#647 of 999
  3. Conotton Valley Union LocalThe next larger Ohio district: 513 students in fall 2022, $21,002 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$21,002
  4. Columbus Arts & Technology AcademyThe next smaller Ohio district: 509 students in fall 2022, $11,145 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,145
  5. Compare Townsend Community School with Conotton Valley Union LocalEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Townsend North Community School, its largest high school494 students in 2024-25, 30.3 per teacher.494
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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 Townsend Community School

  1. How many schools and students are in Townsend Community School?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 high), enrolling 494 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Townsend Community School spend per student?
    $8,833 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 Townsend Community School's money come from?
    $6,717,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 72.1% state, 0.6% local and 27.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. What is the graduation rate in Townsend Community School?
    31% of the 211 students in Townsend Community School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across Ohio. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  5. What is Townsend Community School's NCES district ID?
    3901450. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

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 four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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

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