Other / mixed grade configuration · Ashland, OH

Mapleton Virtual Academy

Federal NCES profile for Mapleton Virtual Academy, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 70/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 390458306100
0/100100/10070/100
🌟 Gifted program
70
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Mapleton Virtual Academy earns 70/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the smallest schools in Ohio.

#1 of 6
schools in Ashland · Resource Index
70
Resource Index · Higher
22
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Mapleton Virtual Academy ranks #1 of 6 schools in Ashland, OH.

School address

Enrollment

22

Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data

What stands out at Mapleton Virtual Academy

Mapleton Virtual Academy is a small combined-grade school in Ashland, Ohio, enrolling 22 students.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 98% of Ohio schools, with 22 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 99% of the 3,574 Ohio schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Its district draws 24.3% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Among Ashland's public schools, it stands alongside Reagan Elementary School (532 students): Mapleton Virtual Academy is smaller than that campus by headcount.

Mapleton Local also operates Mapleton Elementary School (363 students) and Mapleton High School (202 students) alongside Mapleton Virtual Academy.

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 Mapleton Virtual Academy compares

Mapleton Virtual Academy on the metrics families compare, against Ohio and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Ohio Ohio avg U.S. avg
Enrollment 22 top 98% - -

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

22
Bigger than 3% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Funding equity
$13,768
per pupil, district-wide - below Ohio avg of $14,655
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 9.1 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.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Mapleton Local, which includes Mapleton Virtual Academy.

$13,768
Per student
-6%
vs Ohio
Avg $14,655
-17%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 32.0%
State 43.7%
Federal 24.3%

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 Mapleton Virtual Academy Compares to District-Mates

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

Comparisons are relative to Mapleton Virtual Academy's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Mapleton Local · 3 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools in Ashland

5 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 Mapleton Virtual Academy'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 Mapleton Virtual Academy

How many students attend Mapleton Virtual Academy?

Mapleton Virtual Academy has 22 students enrolled. It is a public school in Ashland, OH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Mapleton Virtual Academy?

Mapleton Virtual Academy has a Resource Investment Index of 70/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 1 factor: student-teacher ratio. 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 Mapleton Virtual Academy rank among schools in Ashland?

By Resource Investment Index, Mapleton Virtual Academy ranks #1 of 6 schools in Ashland, OH. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Ashland on the city page.

Is Mapleton Virtual Academy a good school?

Mapleton Virtual Academy earns 70/100 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 Mapleton Local?

Besides Mapleton Virtual Academy, Mapleton Local also operates Mapleton Elementary School (363 students), Mapleton High School (202 students), and Mapleton Middle School (172 students). See the Mapleton 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.