High school (grades 9-12) · Pandora, OH

Pandora-Gilboa High School

Federal NCES profile for Pandora-Gilboa High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 41/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 390493903579
0/100100/10041/100
👥 S:T ratio
34
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
82
📋 Attendance
48
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Pandora-Gilboa High School earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Ohio median.

#3 of 3
public schools in Pandora · Resource Index
41
Resource Index · Typical
16.6:1
students per teacher
57.8%
free-lunch eligible

Pandora-Gilboa High School has class sizes near the Ohio median. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Pandora-Gilboa High School ranks #3 of 3 public schools in Pandora, OH.

School address

Enrollment

183

Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

11.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

16.6:1

vs 18.2:1 Ohio avg

-9% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

57.8%

vs 31.6% Ohio avg

+83% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Pandora-Gilboa High School compares with Ohio and U.S. medians

At or below state median
0:135:116.6:1

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

What stands out at Pandora-Gilboa High School

Pandora-Gilboa High School is a higher-need, small high school in Pandora, Ohio, enrolling 183 students.

At 16.6:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the Ohio median, within a few percentage points of the 18.2:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.

Economic need is high: 57.8% of students qualify for free meals, 83% above the Ohio average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.

Enrollment of 183 puts it in the smaller third of Ohio schools by headcount.

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

Against 82 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #23.

Its student body is predominantly White (92% of enrollment) (diversity index 15/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

Counselor coverage is strong, about 92 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 20.8% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

Pandora-Gilboa Local also operates Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School (182 students) and Pandora-Gilboa Middle School (158 students) alongside Pandora-Gilboa High 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 Pandora-Gilboa High School compares

Pandora-Gilboa High 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 16.6:1 ▼ 9% 18.2:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 57.8% ▲ 83% 31.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 183 top 86% - -

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

16.6:1
Leaner classes than 33% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
183
Bigger than 18% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
57.8%
free-lunch eligible - 83% above the Ohio average of 31.6%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
16.6:1
students per teacher - 9% below state mean
Top 43% in Ohio - lower ratio than 57% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
20.8%
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
$15,048
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 92 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
6
in-school suspensions + 9 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 3.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 8.2 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 92.3%
Hispanic or Latino 4.9%
Asian 1.6%
African American 1.1%

Largest group: White at 92.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 14.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 14.5, Pandora-Gilboa High School is less mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Pandora-Gilboa Local, which includes Pandora-Gilboa High School.

$15,048
Per student
+3%
vs Ohio
Avg $14,655
-9%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 49.9%
State 41.1%
Federal 9.0%

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 Pandora-Gilboa High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Pandora-Gilboa Middle School Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Pandora-Gilboa High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Pandora-Gilboa Local · 2 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high 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 Pandora-Gilboa High 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 Pandora-Gilboa High School

How many students attend Pandora-Gilboa High School?

Pandora-Gilboa High School has 183 students enrolled. It is a high school in Pandora, OH.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Pandora-Gilboa High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Pandora-Gilboa High School is 16.6:1, which is 9% lower than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 6% higher than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Pandora-Gilboa High School?

57.8% of students at Pandora-Gilboa High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Ohio average of 31.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Pandora-Gilboa High School?

The largest demographic group at Pandora-Gilboa High School is White at 92.3% of enrollment, in Pandora, OH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Pandora-Gilboa High School?

Pandora-Gilboa High School has a Resource Investment Index of 41/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Pandora-Gilboa High School rank among public schools in Pandora?

By Resource Investment Index, Pandora-Gilboa High School ranks #3 of 3 public schools in Pandora, 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 Pandora on the city page.

Is Pandora-Gilboa High School a good school?

Pandora-Gilboa High School earns 41/100 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 Pandora-Gilboa Local?

Besides Pandora-Gilboa High School, Pandora-Gilboa Local also operates Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School (182 students) and Pandora-Gilboa Middle School (158 students). See the Pandora-Gilboa 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.

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