Other / mixed grade configuration · Olmsted, OH

Olmsted Falls Early Childhood Center

Federal NCES profile for Olmsted Falls Early Childhood Center, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 43/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 390465705532
0/100100/10043/100
👥 S:T ratio
0
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
36
📋 Attendance
68
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Olmsted Falls Early Childhood Center earns 43/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 97% of Ohio schools.

43
Resource Index · Typical
32.1:1
large classes for Ohio
14.6%
free-lunch eligible
321
students enrolled

Olmsted Falls Early Childhood Center has class sizes larger than 97% of Ohio schools. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.

School address

Enrollment

321

Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

10.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

32.1:1

vs 18.2:1 Ohio avg

+76% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

14.6%

vs 31.6% Ohio avg

-54% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Olmsted Falls Early Childhood Center compares with Ohio and U.S. medians

Larger 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 Olmsted Falls Early Childhood Center

Olmsted Falls Early Childhood Center is a lower-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Olmsted, Ohio, enrolling 321 students.

Class loads run heavy: 32.1:1 is larger than about 97% of Ohio schools and 76% above the 18.2:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 14.6% of students eligible for free meals.

With 321 students, its enrollment sits close to the Ohio median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 3,574 scored Ohio schools.

Against 354 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #193.

Its student body is predominantly White (82% of enrollment) (diversity index 32/100).

Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 321 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.

12.8% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Olmsted Falls City also operates Olmsted Falls High School (1,228 students) and Olmsted Falls Middle School (747 students) alongside Olmsted Falls Early Childhood Center.

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 Olmsted Falls Early Childhood Center compares

Olmsted Falls Early Childhood Center on the metrics families compare, against Ohio and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Ohio Ohio avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 32.1:1 ▲ 76% 18.2:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 14.6% ▼ 54% 31.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 321 top 64% - -

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

32.1:1
Leaner classes than 1% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
321
Bigger than 35% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
14.6%
free-lunch eligible - 54% below the Ohio average of 31.6%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
32.1:1
students per teacher - 76% above state mean
Top 97% in Ohio - lower ratio than 3% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
Engagement
12.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$13,614
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 321 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 81.6%
Hispanic or Latino 6.5%
Two or More 6.5%
Asian 2.8%
African American 2.5%

Largest group: White at 81.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 32.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 32.4, Olmsted Falls Early Childhood Center is less mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Olmsted Falls City, which includes Olmsted Falls Early Childhood Center.

$13,614
Per student
-7%
vs Ohio
Avg $14,655
-18%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 62.6%
State 29.2%
Federal 8.2%

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 Olmsted Falls Early Childhood Center Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Olmsted Falls High School Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Olmsted Falls Middle School Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Falls-Lenox Primary Elementary School Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Olmsted Falls Intermediate Building Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Olmsted Falls Early Childhood Center's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Olmsted Falls City · 4 sibling schools

View district profile

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 Olmsted Falls Early Childhood Center'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 Olmsted Falls Early Childhood Center

How many students attend Olmsted Falls Early Childhood Center?

Olmsted Falls Early Childhood Center has 321 students enrolled. It is a public school in Olmsted, OH.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Olmsted Falls Early Childhood Center?

The student-teacher ratio at Olmsted Falls Early Childhood Center is 32.1:1, which is 76% higher than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 104% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Olmsted Falls Early Childhood Center?

14.6% of students at Olmsted Falls Early Childhood Center are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Ohio average of 31.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Olmsted Falls Early Childhood Center?

The largest demographic group at Olmsted Falls Early Childhood Center is White at 81.6% of enrollment, in Olmsted, OH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Olmsted Falls Early Childhood Center?

Olmsted Falls Early Childhood Center has a Resource Investment Index of 43/100 (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).

Is Olmsted Falls Early Childhood Center a good school?

Olmsted Falls Early Childhood Center earns 43/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 97% of Ohio schools. 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 Olmsted Falls City?

Besides Olmsted Falls Early Childhood Center, Olmsted Falls City also operates Olmsted Falls High School (1,228 students), Olmsted Falls Middle School (747 students), and Falls-Lenox Primary Elementary School (704 students). See the Olmsted Falls 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.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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