Elementary school (grades K-5) · Toledo, OH

Bennett Venture Academy

Federal NCES profile for Bennett Venture Academy, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 25/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 390045705016Charter school
0/100100/10025/100
👥 S:T ratio
62
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
8
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Bennett Venture Academy earns 25/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 95% of Ohio schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Ohio schools.

#28 of 42
elementary schools in Toledo · Resource Index
25
Resource Index · Lower
9.6:1
small classes for Ohio
460
students enrolled

Bennett Venture Academy has class sizes smaller than 95% of Ohio schools. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Bennett Venture Academy ranks #28 of 42 elementary schools in Toledo, OH.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+15 students YoY

Bennett Venture Academy held near 604 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+15 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 48.0 → 45.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+15 students YoY 390045705016 · Toledo, OH Elementary · SMALL · CHARTER

460 enr · 9.6:1 · RII 25

Nearest enrollment peer: Victor F. Hodge Elementary (460 students)

Bennett Venture Academy held near 604 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+15 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 48.0 → 45.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Ohio schools → · Find another →

How Bennett Venture Academy compares

Bennett Venture Academy held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Ohio and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Ohio Ohio avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 9.6:1 ▼ 47% 18.2:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 460 top 39% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

9.6:1
Leaner classes than 91% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
460
Bigger than 56% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
9.6:1
students per teacher - 47% below state mean
Top 5% in Ohio - lower ratio than 95% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
58.3%
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
$14,292
per pupil, district-wide - below Ohio avg of $15,819
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 460 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 127 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 27.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 2 expulsions.

Student demographics

African American 50.2%
White 18.0%
Hispanic or Latino 15.7%
Two or More 15.4%
Asian 0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%

Largest group: African American at 50.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 66.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 66.7, Bennett Venture Academy is more mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

District finance for Bennett Venture Academy reports $14,292 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar elementary schools in Toledo

6 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Bennett Venture Academy

How many students attend Bennett Venture Academy?

Bennett Venture Academy has 460 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Toledo, OH. CCD year-over-year: 589 (2022-23) → 604 (2023-24), nearly flat (+15).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Bennett Venture Academy?

The student-teacher ratio at Bennett Venture Academy is 9.6:1, which is 47% lower than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 39% 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 Bennett Venture Academy?

The largest demographic group at Bennett Venture Academy is African American at 50.2% of enrollment, in Toledo, OH. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 66.7/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Bennett Venture Academy?

Bennett Venture Academy has a Resource Investment Index of 25/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Bennett Venture Academy rank among elementary schools in Toledo?

By Resource Investment Index, Bennett Venture Academy ranks #28 of 42 elementary schools in Toledo, OH. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Toledo on the city page.

What other schools are in Bennett Venture Academy?

None; Bennett Venture Academy is a single-school charter district, and Bennett Venture Academy is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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