Middle school (grades 6-8) · Maple Heights, OH

Milkovich Middle School

Federal NCES profile for Milkovich Middle School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 36/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 390443001232
0/100100/10036/100
👥 S:T ratio
38
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
34
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Milkovich Middle School earns 36/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Ohio median.

#3 of 6
public schools in Maple Heights · Resource Index
36
Resource Index · Typical
15.4:1
students per teacher
664
students enrolled

Milkovich Middle School has class sizes near the Ohio median. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Milkovich Middle School ranks #3 of 6 public schools in Maple Heights, OH.

School address

Enrollment

664

Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

43.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

15.4:1

vs 18.2:1 Ohio avg

-15% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Milkovich Middle School compares with Ohio and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Milkovich Middle School

Milkovich Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in Maple Heights, Ohio, enrolling 664 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 15.4:1 puts it in the smaller third of Ohio schools by student-teacher ratio.

Enrollment of 664 puts it in the larger third of Ohio schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 3,574 scored Ohio schools.

Its student body is predominantly African American (90% of enrollment) (diversity index 18/100).

Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 332 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 66.0% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Its district draws 19.4% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Discipline events run high: 467 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 664 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.

The federal civil-rights collection also records 7 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.

Maple Heights City also operates Maple Heights High School (956 students) and J.F. Kennedy School (480 students) alongside Milkovich Middle 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 Milkovich Middle School compares

Milkovich Middle School on the metrics families compare, against Ohio and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Ohio Ohio avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 15.4:1 ▼ 15% 18.2:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 664 top 17% - -

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

15.4:1
Leaner classes than 43% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
664
Bigger than 78% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
15.4:1
students per teacher - 15% below state mean
Top 31% in Ohio - lower ratio than 69% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
66.0%
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
$15,120
per pupil, district-wide - above Ohio avg of $14,655
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 332 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
167
in-school suspensions + 300 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 25.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 70.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 7 expulsions.

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

African American 90.1%
Hispanic or Latino 5.0%
Two or More 3.2%
White 1.4%
Asian 0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%

Largest group: African American at 90.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 18.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 18.4, Milkovich Middle School is less mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Maple Heights City, which includes Milkovich Middle School.

$15,120
Per student
+3%
vs Ohio
Avg $14,655
-9%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 37.9%
State 42.7%
Federal 19.4%

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 Milkovich Middle School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Maple Heights High School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
J.F. Kennedy School Smaller No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Abraham Lincoln School Smaller No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Barack Obama School Smaller No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Maple Heights City · 4 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar middle 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 Milkovich Middle 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 Milkovich Middle School

How many students attend Milkovich Middle School?

Milkovich Middle School has 664 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Maple Heights, OH.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Milkovich Middle School?

The student-teacher ratio at Milkovich Middle School is 15.4:1, which is 15% lower than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 2% 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 Milkovich Middle School?

The largest demographic group at Milkovich Middle School is African American at 90.1% of enrollment, in Maple Heights, OH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Milkovich Middle School?

Milkovich Middle School has a Resource Investment Index of 36/100 (typical 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 Milkovich Middle School rank among public schools in Maple Heights?

By Resource Investment Index, Milkovich Middle School ranks #3 of 6 public schools in Maple Heights, 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 Maple Heights on the city page.

Is Milkovich Middle School a good school?

Milkovich Middle School earns 36/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Ohio median. 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 Maple Heights City?

Besides Milkovich Middle School, Maple Heights City also operates Maple Heights High School (956 students), J.F. Kennedy School (480 students), and Abraham Lincoln School (479 students). See the Maple Heights City 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.

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