Other / mixed grade configuration · Pepper Pike, OH

Orange Inclusive Preschool

Federal NCES profile for Orange Inclusive Preschool, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 43/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 391001605553
0/100100/10043/100
👥 S:T ratio
56
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Orange Inclusive Preschool earns 43/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 93% of Ohio schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Ohio.

#4 of 4
public schools in Pepper Pike · Resource Index
43
Resource Index · Typical
11:1
small classes for Ohio
33
students enrolled

Orange Inclusive Preschool has class sizes smaller than 93% of Ohio schools. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Orange Inclusive Preschool ranks #4 of 4 public schools in Pepper Pike, OH.

School address

Enrollment

33

Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

3.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

11:1

vs 18.2:1 Ohio avg

-40% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Orange Inclusive Preschool 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 Orange Inclusive Preschool

Orange Inclusive Preschool is a small combined-grade school in Pepper Pike, Ohio, enrolling 33 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 11:1, Orange Inclusive Preschool is leaner than roughly 93% of Ohio schools and 40% under the state's 18.2:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 98% of Ohio schools, with 33 enrolled.

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

Its student body is led by White (73%) and African American (9%) (diversity index 45/100).

The surrounding Orange City spends $26,052 per pupil, 78% above the Ohio average, a better-resourced district than most.

Among Pepper Pike's public schools, it stands alongside Orange High School (617 students): Orange Inclusive Preschool is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (11:1 vs 13.4:1).

Orange City also operates Moreland Hills Elementary School (918 students) and Orange High School (617 students) alongside Orange Inclusive Preschool.

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 Orange Inclusive Preschool compares

Orange Inclusive Preschool on the metrics families compare, against Ohio and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Ohio Ohio avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11:1 ▼ 40% 18.2:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 33 top 98% - -

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

11:1
Leaner classes than 83% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
33
Bigger than 4% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
11:1
students per teacher - 40% below state mean
Top 7% in Ohio - lower ratio than 93% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$26,052
per pupil, district-wide - above Ohio avg of $14,655
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
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 72.7%
African American 9.1%
Asian 9.1%
Two or More 6.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 3.0%

Largest group: White at 72.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 45.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 45.0, Orange Inclusive Preschool is more mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Orange City, which includes Orange Inclusive Preschool.

$26,052
Per student
+78%
vs Ohio
Avg $14,655
+57%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 84.1%
State 12.2%
Federal 3.7%

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 Orange Inclusive Preschool Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Moreland Hills Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Orange High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Ballard Brady Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Orange Inclusive Preschool's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Orange City · 3 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools in Pepper Pike

1 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 Orange Inclusive Preschool'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 Orange Inclusive Preschool

How many students attend Orange Inclusive Preschool?

Orange Inclusive Preschool has 33 students enrolled. It is a public school in Pepper Pike, OH.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Orange Inclusive Preschool?

The student-teacher ratio at Orange Inclusive Preschool is 11:1, which is 40% lower than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 30% 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 Orange Inclusive Preschool?

The largest demographic group at Orange Inclusive Preschool is White at 72.7% of enrollment, in Pepper Pike, OH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Orange Inclusive Preschool?

Orange Inclusive Preschool has a Resource Investment Index of 43/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: 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 Orange Inclusive Preschool rank among public schools in Pepper Pike?

By Resource Investment Index, Orange Inclusive Preschool ranks #4 of 4 public schools in Pepper Pike, 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 Pepper Pike on the city page.

Is Orange Inclusive Preschool a good school?

Orange Inclusive Preschool earns 43/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 93% of Ohio schools. 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 Orange City?

Besides Orange Inclusive Preschool, Orange City also operates Moreland Hills Elementary School (918 students), Orange High School (617 students), and Ballard Brady Middle School (461 students). See the Orange 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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