Enrollment
876
Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · New Philadelphia, OH
Buckeye Career Center
Federal NCES profile for Buckeye Career Center, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 22/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 390516504092
📚 AP courses 10
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 42
📋 Attendance 6
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Buckeye Career Center earns 22/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.
- #7 of 12
- public schools in New Philadelphia · Resource Index
- 22
- Resource Index · Lower
- 26.8%
- free-lunch eligible
- 876
- students enrolled
By Resource Investment Index, Buckeye Career Center ranks #7 of 12 public schools in New Philadelphia, OH.
School address
NCES ID 390516504092 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Free-lunch eligible
26.8%
vs 31.6% Ohio avg
-15% vs state
What stands out at Buckeye Career Center
Buckeye Career Center is a large high school in New Philadelphia, Ohio, enrolling 876 students.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 26.8% lands close to the Ohio typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
By headcount it is one of the larger campuses in Ohio, bigger than 92% of state schools at 876 students.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 3,574 scored Ohio schools.
Among 438 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Ohio schools statewide, it ranks #391, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is predominantly White (91% of enrollment) (diversity index 17/100).
No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.
Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 292 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 37.8% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Buckeye spends $20,530 per pupil, 40% above the Ohio average, a better-resourced district than most.
Among New Philadelphia's high schools, it stands alongside New Philadelphia High School (748 students): Buckeye Career Center is larger than that campus by headcount.
Its district, Buckeye, also runs Buckeye Career Center Annex-Hiland Satellite (6 students).
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 Buckeye Career Center compares
Buckeye Career Center on the metrics families compare, against Ohio and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Ohio | Ohio avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free-lunch eligible | 26.8% | ▼ 15% | 31.6% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 876 | top 8% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
876
Bigger than 88% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
26.8%
free-lunch eligible
- 15% below the Ohio average of 31.6%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Engagement
37.8%
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
$20,530
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 292 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
104
in-school suspensions + 48 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 11.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 17.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
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 91.0%
Hispanic or Latino 5.7%
Two or More 2.2%
African American 0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3%
Largest group: White at 91.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 16.8/100
Simpson diversity index - at 16.8, Buckeye Career Center is less mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.
Programs
AP program Not offered
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Buckeye, which includes Buckeye Career Center.
$20,530
Per student
+40%
vs Ohio
Avg $14,655
+24%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 46.1%
State 47.4%
Federal 6.5%
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.
How Buckeye Career Center Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckeye Career Center Annex-Hiland Satellite | Smaller | No free-lunch data | No ratio data |
Comparisons are relative to Buckeye Career Center's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 6
- Students per teacher
- -
- Resource Index
- 30/100
Similar high schools in New Philadelphia
1 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.
Similar high 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.
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Buckeye Career Center
How many students attend Buckeye Career Center?
Buckeye Career Center has 876 students enrolled. It is a high school in New Philadelphia, OH.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Buckeye Career Center?
26.8% of students at Buckeye Career Center are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Ohio average of 31.6%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Buckeye Career Center?
The largest demographic group at Buckeye Career Center is White at 91.0% of enrollment, in New Philadelphia, OH.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Buckeye Career Center?
Buckeye Career Center has a Resource Investment Index of 22/100 (lower 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 Buckeye Career Center rank among public schools in New Philadelphia?
By Resource Investment Index, Buckeye Career Center ranks #7 of 12 public schools in New Philadelphia, OH. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in New Philadelphia on the city page.
Is Buckeye Career Center a good school?
Buckeye Career Center earns 22/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. 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 Buckeye?
Besides Buckeye Career Center, Buckeye also operates Buckeye Career Center Annex-Hiland Satellite (6 students). See the Buckeye district page for the complete list.
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