Enrollment
745
Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Lima, OH
Apollo Career Center
Federal NCES profile for Apollo Career Center, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 33/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 390507704051
👥 S:T ratio 53
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 50
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Apollo Career Center earns 33/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 91% of Ohio schools.
- #6 of 8
- schools in Lima · Resource Index
- 33
- Resource Index · Typical
- 11.8:1
- small classes for Ohio
- 745
- students enrolled
Apollo Career Center has class sizes smaller than 91% of Ohio schools. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Apollo Career Center ranks #6 of 8 schools in Lima, OH.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
63.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
11.8:1
vs 18.2:1 Ohio avg
-35% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Apollo Career Center compares with Ohio and U.S. medians
What stands out at Apollo Career Center
Apollo Career Center is a large combined-grade school in Lima, Ohio, enrolling 745 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 11.8:1, Apollo Career Center is leaner than roughly 91% of Ohio schools and 35% under the state's 18.2:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Enrollment of 745 puts it in the larger third of Ohio schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 3,574 scored Ohio schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (81% of enrollment) (diversity index 34/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 248 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 75.4% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Apollo spends $20,988 per pupil, 43% above the Ohio average, a better-resourced district than most.
Discipline events run high: 226 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 745 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
The federal civil-rights collection also records 5 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.
Among Lima's public schools, it stands alongside Elmwood Elementary School (508 students): Apollo Career Center is larger than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (11.8:1 vs 18.8:1).
Apollo operates only this one school, so Apollo Career Center has no district-mates to compare against locally.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Apollo Career Center compares
Apollo Career Center on the metrics families compare, against Ohio and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Ohio | Ohio avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 11.8:1 | ▼ 35% | 18.2:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 745 | top 13% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
11.8:1
Leaner classes than 77% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
745
Bigger than 83% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
11.8:1
students per teacher
- 35% below state mean
Top 9% in Ohio - lower ratio than 91% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
75.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$20,988
per pupil, district-wide
- above Ohio avg of $14,655
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors3.0 FTE
Per 248 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
169
in-school suspensions + 57 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 22.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 30.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 5 expulsions.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 80.7%
African American 7.5%
Two or More 5.9%
Hispanic or Latino 5.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.4%
Asian 0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1%
Largest group: White at 80.7% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 33.7/100
Simpson diversity index - at 33.7, Apollo Career Center is about as mixed as the Ohio school average of 35.3.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Apollo, which includes Apollo Career Center.
$20,988
Per student
+43%
vs Ohio
Avg $14,655
+26%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 48.5%
State 41.4%
Federal 10.1%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar other schools in Lima
6 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.
Elmwood Elementary School
Standard public school
508 students 18.8:1 students per teacher
Heritage Elementary School
Standard public school
448 students
Perry High School
Standard public school
296 students 17.4:1 students per teacher
Independence Elementary School
Standard public school
272 students
Unity Elementary School
Standard public school
241 students 8.6:1 students per teacher
Freedom Elementary School
Standard public school
235 students 7.8:1 students per teacher
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Ohio, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~745 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~11.8:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Apollo Career Center
How many students attend Apollo Career Center?
Apollo Career Center has 745 students enrolled. It is a career and technical school in Lima, OH.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Apollo Career Center?
The student-teacher ratio at Apollo Career Center is 11.8:1, which is 35% lower than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 25% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Apollo Career Center?
The largest demographic group at Apollo Career Center is White at 80.7% of enrollment, in Lima, OH.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Apollo Career Center?
Apollo Career Center has a Resource Investment Index of 33/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
How does Apollo Career Center rank among schools in Lima?
By Resource Investment Index, Apollo Career Center ranks #6 of 8 schools in Lima, OH. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Lima on the city page.
Is Apollo Career Center a good school?
Apollo Career Center earns 33/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 91% of Ohio schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Apollo?
None reported; Apollo operates only Apollo Career Center as a public school district in NCES's records.
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