Other / mixed grade configuration · Fairport Harbor, OH

Fairport Harding High School

Federal NCES profile for Fairport Harding High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 37/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 390453602190
0/100100/10037/100
👥 S:T ratio
35
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
42
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Fairport Harding High School earns 37/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Ohio median.

37
Resource Index · Typical
16.2:1
students per teacher
33.0%
free-lunch eligible
291
students enrolled

Fairport Harding High School has class sizes near the Ohio median. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.

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

-13 students YoY

Fairport Harding High School held near 336 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-13 headcount).

Teacher FTE held 18.0 → 18.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-13 students YoY 390453602190 · Fairport Harbor, OH Other · SMALL · TRAD

291 enr · 16.2:1 · 33.0% lunch · RII 37

Nearest enrollment peer: Mckinley Elementary School (239 students)

Fairport Harding High School held near 336 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-13 headcount). Teacher FTE held 18.0 → 18.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Ohio schools → · Find another →

How Fairport Harding High School compares

Fairport Harding High School 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 16.2:1 ▼ 11% 18.2:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 33.0% ▲ 4% 31.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 291 top 70% - -

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

16.2:1
Leaner classes than 36% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
291
Bigger than 31% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
33.0%
free-lunch eligible - 4% above the Ohio average of 31.6%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
16.2:1
students per teacher - 11% below state mean
Top 39% in Ohio - lower ratio than 61% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
43.6%
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
$12,367
per pupil, district-wide - below Ohio avg of $15,819
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 291 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
4
in-school suspensions + 23 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 9.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 70.4%
Hispanic or Latino 15.8%
Two or More 10.0%
African American 3.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.7%

Largest group: White at 70.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 46.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 46.8, Fairport Harding High School is more mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Fairport Harbor Exempted Village reports $12,367 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Fairport Harding High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Mckinley Elementary School Similar size Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Fairport Harding High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Fairport Harbor Exempted Village · 1 sibling school

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Similar other schools in Fairport Harbor

1 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 Fairport Harding High School

How many students attend Fairport Harding High School?

Fairport Harding High School has 291 students enrolled. It is a public school in Fairport Harbor, OH. CCD year-over-year: 349 (2022-23) → 336 (2023-24), nearly flat (-13).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Fairport Harding High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Fairport Harding High School is 16.2:1, which is 11% lower than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 3% higher than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Fairport Harding High School?

33.0% of students at Fairport Harding High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Ohio average of 31.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Fairport Harding High School?

The largest demographic group at Fairport Harding High School is White at 70.4% of enrollment, in Fairport Harbor, OH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Fairport Harding High School?

Fairport Harding High School has a Resource Investment Index of 37/100 (typical 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).

What other schools are in Fairport Harbor Exempted Village?

Besides Fairport Harding High School, Fairport Harbor Exempted Village also operates Mckinley Elementary School (239 students). See the Fairport Harbor Exempted Village 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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