Vantage Career Center

Public school district · Van Wert County · Ohio · NCES district ID 3905167

Vantage Career Center spent $20,712 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 85% of the other Ohio districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $15,201). Its one school enrolled 489 students in 2024-25; 39.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $21,659 per student, up 4.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · 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 Vantage Career Center in enrollment (483 to 493 students) and Vantage Career Center itself.

Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Vantage Career Center, FY23Vantage Career Center $20,712; Walnut Township Local $20,703; Cory-Rawson Local $19,884; Leetonia Exempted Village $19,565; Apex Academy $16,002; Ridgemont Local Schools $15,197; Northeast Ohio College Preparatory School $15,180; Ottoville Local Schools $13,930; Arts & College Preparatory Academy $10,981; Northwest Ohio Classical Academy $8,785; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.5k10k15k20k25kVantage Career Center$20,712Walnut Township Local$20,703Cory-Rawson Local$19,884Leetonia Exempted Village$19,565Apex Academy$16,002Ridgemont Local Schools$15,197Northeast Ohio College Prepara…$15,180Ottoville Local Schools$13,930Arts & College Preparatory Aca…$10,981Northwest Ohio Classical Acade…$8,785State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Vantage Career Center, FY23Vantage Career Center $20,712; Walnut Township Local $20,703; Cory-Rawson Local $19,884; Leetonia Exempted Village $19,565; Apex Academy $16,002; Ridgemont Local Schools $15,197; Northeast Ohio College Preparatory School $15,180; Ottoville Local Schools $13,930; Arts & College Preparatory Academy $10,981; Northwest Ohio Classical Academy $8,785; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.5k10k15k20k25kVantage Career Center$20,712Walnut Township Local$20,703Cory-Rawson Local$19,884Leetonia Exempted Village$19,565Apex Academy$16,002Ridgemont Local Schools$15,197Northeast Ohio College Preparatory …$15,180Ottoville Local Schools$13,930Arts & College Preparatory Academy$10,981Northwest Ohio Classical Academy$8,785State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Vantage Career Center, FY23Vantage Career Center $20,712; Walnut Township Local $20,703; Cory-Rawson Local $19,884; Leetonia Exempted Village $19,565; Apex Academy $16,002; Ridgemont Local Schools $15,197; Northeast Ohio College Preparatory School $15,180; Ottoville Local Schools $13,930; Arts & College Preparatory Academy $10,981; Northwest Ohio Classical Academy $8,785; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.5k15k25kVantage Career Center$20,712Walnut Township Local$20,703Cory-Rawson Local$19,884Leetonia Exempted Village$19,565Apex Academy$16,002Ridgemont Local Schools$15,197Northeast Ohio College Preparatory School$15,180Ottoville Local Schools$13,930Arts & College Preparatory Academy$10,981Northwest Ohio Classical Academy$8,785State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Vantage Career Center, FY23Vantage Career Center $20,712; Walnut Township Local $20,703; Cory-Rawson Local $19,884; Leetonia Exempted Village $19,565; Apex Academy $16,002; Ridgemont Local Schools $15,197; Northeast Ohio College Preparatory School $15,180; Ottoville Local Schools $13,930; Arts & College Preparatory Academy $10,981; Northwest Ohio Classical Academy $8,785; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.5k15k25kVantage Career Center$20,712Walnut Township Local$20,703Cory-Rawson Local$19,884Leetonia Exempted Village$19,565Apex Academy$16,002Ridgemont Local Schools$15,197Northeast Ohio College Preparatory Scho…$15,180Ottoville Local Schools$13,930Arts & College Preparatory Academy$10,981Northwest Ohio Classical Academy$8,785State median, under 1,000 students $15,201

Where the money came from

$14,881,000 in revenue: 39.5% state, 54.9% local and 5.6% federal. Total spending including $1,179,000 of capital outlay was $12,750,000, or $26,074 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Vantage Career Center revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $5,878,000; Local $8,169,000; Federal $834,000; total $14,881,000.
  • State$5,878,000 40%
  • Local$8,169,000 55%
  • Federal$834,000 6%

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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

489 students in 2022-23, 496 students in 2023-24, 489 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Vantage Career Center enrollment by school year2022-23: 489, 2023-24: 496, 2024-25: 48902004006002022-234892023-244962024-25489
Vantage Career Center enrollment by school year2022-23: 489, 2023-24: 496, 2024-25: 48902004006002022-234892023-244962024-25489
Vantage Career Center enrollment by school year2022-23: 489, 2023-24: 496, 2024-25: 48902004006002022-234892023-244962024-25489
Vantage Career Center enrollment by school year2022-23: 489, 2023-24: 496, 2024-25: 48902004006002022-234892023-244962024-25489

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2348942.011.6
2023-2449643.011.5
2024-2548985.05.8

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

1 high school, 489 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Vantage Career Center4895.835.4%Not Title I

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 Vantage Career Center

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 Vantage Career Center

  1. Ohio districts by spending per studentVantage Career Center ranks 78 of 529 Ohio districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($20,712).#78 of 529
  2. Every school district in OhioVantage Career Center is the number 662 by size of 999 Ohio districts, with 489 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#662 of 999
  3. Cory-Rawson LocalThe next larger Ohio district: 490 students in fall 2022, $19,884 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,884
  4. Apex AcademyThe next smaller Ohio district: 484 students in fall 2022, $16,002 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,002
  5. Compare Vantage Career Center with Cory-Rawson LocalEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Vantage Career Center, its largest high school489 students in 2024-25, 5.8 per teacher.489
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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 Vantage Career Center

  1. How many schools and students are in Vantage Career Center?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 high), enrolling 489 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Vantage Career Center spend per student?
    $20,712 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. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $21,659 per student, up 4.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Vantage Career Center's money come from?
    $14,881,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 39.5% state, 54.9% local and 5.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. What is Vantage Career Center's NCES district ID?
    3905167. 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
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.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: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

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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