Other / mixed grade configuration · Newark, OH

Licking Valley Online Learning School

Federal NCES profile for Licking Valley Online Learning School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 64/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 390480106135
0/100100/10064/100
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
98
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Licking Valley Online Learning School earns 64/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the smallest schools in Ohio.

#1 of 7
schools in Newark · Resource Index
64
Resource Index · Higher
10
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Licking Valley Online Learning School ranks #1 of 7 schools in Newark, OH.

School address

Enrollment

10

Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

11.0

Federal CCD staff survey

What stands out at Licking Valley Online Learning School

Licking Valley Online Learning School is a small combined-grade school in Newark, Ohio, enrolling 10 students.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 99% of Ohio schools, with 10 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 98% of the 3,574 Ohio schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Its student body is predominantly White (100% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 0/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 10 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

The surrounding Licking Valley Local spends $11,246 per pupil, 23% below the Ohio average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Among Newark's public schools, it stands alongside Career and Technology Educational Centers (789 students): Licking Valley Online Learning School is smaller than that campus by headcount.

Licking Valley Local also operates Licking Valley Elementary School (913 students) and Licking Valley High School (589 students) alongside Licking Valley Online Learning School.

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 Licking Valley Online Learning School compares

Licking Valley Online Learning School on the metrics families compare, against Ohio and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Ohio Ohio avg U.S. avg
Enrollment 10 top 99% - -

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

10
Bigger than 1% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Funding equity
$11,246
per pupil, district-wide - below Ohio avg of $14,655
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 10 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 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 100.0%

Largest group: White at 100.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 0.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 0.0, Licking Valley Online Learning School is less mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Licking Valley Local, which includes Licking Valley Online Learning School.

$11,246
Per student
-23%
vs Ohio
Avg $14,655
-32%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 42.2%
State 45.2%
Federal 12.6%

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 Licking Valley Online Learning School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Licking Valley Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Licking Valley High School Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Licking Valley Middle School Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Licking Valley Online Learning School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Licking Valley Local · 3 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools in Newark

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

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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Licking Valley Online Learning School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Licking Valley Online Learning School

How many students attend Licking Valley Online Learning School?

Licking Valley Online Learning School has 10 students enrolled. It is a public school in Newark, OH.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Licking Valley Online Learning School?

The largest demographic group at Licking Valley Online Learning School is White at 100.0% of enrollment, in Newark, OH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Licking Valley Online Learning School?

Licking Valley Online Learning School has a Resource Investment Index of 64/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Licking Valley Online Learning School rank among schools in Newark?

By Resource Investment Index, Licking Valley Online Learning School ranks #1 of 7 schools in Newark, OH. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Newark on the city page.

Is Licking Valley Online Learning School a good school?

Licking Valley Online Learning School earns 64/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the smallest schools in Ohio. 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 Licking Valley Local?

Besides Licking Valley Online Learning School, Licking Valley Local also operates Licking Valley Elementary School (913 students), Licking Valley High School (589 students), and Licking Valley Middle School (523 students). See the Licking Valley Local 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 2021-22) · 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.

Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal records, no number is typed in by an editor. Each school's figures reflect its most recent NCES/CRDC submission on file. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.