Other / mixed grade configuration · Hamilton, OH

D Russel Lee Career-Technology Center

Federal NCES profile for D Russel Lee Career-Technology Center, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 40/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 390508804056
0/100100/10040/100
👥 S:T ratio
83
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
7
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

D Russel Lee Career-Technology Center earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Ohio schools.

#2 of 12
schools in Hamilton · Resource Index
40
Resource Index · Typical
4.3:1
small classes for Ohio
930
students enrolled

D Russel Lee Career-Technology Center has class sizes smaller than 99% of Ohio schools. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, D Russel Lee Career-Technology Center ranks #2 of 12 schools in Hamilton, OH.

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

-107 students YoY

D Russel Lee Career-Technology Center shrank from 1,028 students in 2022-23 to 921 in 2023-24 (-10.4%).

Teacher FTE lost 216.0 → 215.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Shrinking CCD campus

-107 students YoY 390508804056 · Hamilton, OH Other · MID · TRAD

930 enr · 4.3:1 · RII 40

Nearest enrollment peer: Butler Tech Bioscience Center (208 students)

D Russel Lee Career-Technology Center shrank from 1,028 students in 2022-23 to 921 in 2023-24 (-10.4%). Teacher FTE lost 216.0 → 215.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Ohio schools → · Find another →

D Russel Lee Career-Technology Center in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows D Russel Lee Career-Technology Center reports 930 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How D Russel Lee Career-Technology Center compares

D Russel Lee Career-Technology Center is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Ohio and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Ohio Ohio avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 4.3:1 ▼ 76% 18.2:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 930 top 7% - -

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

4.3:1
Leaner classes than 99% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
930
Bigger than 90% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
4.3:1
students per teacher - 76% below state mean
Top 1% in Ohio - lower ratio than 100% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$33,653
per pupil, district-wide - above Ohio avg of $15,819
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 465 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 51 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 67.6%
Hispanic or Latino 12.7%
African American 11.5%
Two or More 5.2%
Asian 2.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%

Largest group: White at 67.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 51.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 51.0, D Russel Lee Career-Technology Center is more mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

District finance for Butler Technology & Career Development Schools reports $33,653 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How D Russel Lee Career-Technology Center Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Butler Tech Bioscience Center Smaller No free-lunch data No ratio data
Butler Tech School of the Arts Smaller No free-lunch data No ratio data
Butler Tech Natural Science Center Smaller No free-lunch data No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to D Russel Lee Career-Technology Center's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Butler Technology & Career Development Schools · 3 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools in Hamilton

6 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Nationwide other 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 D Russel Lee Career-Technology Center

How many students attend D Russel Lee Career-Technology Center?

D Russel Lee Career-Technology Center has 930 students enrolled. It is a career and technical school in Hamilton, OH. CCD year-over-year: 1,028 (2022-23) → 921 (2023-24), down 107.

What is the student-teacher ratio at D Russel Lee Career-Technology Center?

The student-teacher ratio at D Russel Lee Career-Technology Center is 4.3:1, which is 76% lower than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 73% 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 D Russel Lee Career-Technology Center?

The largest demographic group at D Russel Lee Career-Technology Center is White at 67.6% of enrollment, in Hamilton, OH. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 51.0/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for D Russel Lee Career-Technology Center?

D Russel Lee Career-Technology Center has a Resource Investment Index of 40/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does D Russel Lee Career-Technology Center rank among schools in Hamilton?

By Resource Investment Index, D Russel Lee Career-Technology Center ranks #2 of 12 schools in Hamilton, OH. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Hamilton on the city page.

What other schools are in Butler Technology & Career Development Schools?

Besides D Russel Lee Career-Technology Center, Butler Technology & Career Development Schools also operates Butler Tech Bioscience Center (208 students), Butler Tech School of the Arts (156 students), and Butler Tech Natural Science Center (104 students). See the Butler Technology & Career Development Schools district page for the complete list.

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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