Enrollment
1,441
Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Perrysburg, OH
Penta Career Center - on Campus
Federal NCES profile for Penta Career Center - on Campus, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 33/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 390513504080
👥 S:T ratio 48
📚 AP courses 10
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 42
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Penta Career Center - on Campus earns 33/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 86% of Ohio schools. It is also one of the largest schools in Ohio.
- #8 of 8
- public schools in Perrysburg · Resource Index
- 33
- Resource Index · Typical
- 12.9:1
- small classes for Ohio
- 25.5%
- free-lunch eligible
Penta Career Center - on Campus has class sizes smaller than 86% of Ohio schools. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Penta Career Center - on Campus ranks #8 of 8 public schools in Perrysburg, OH.
School address
District: Penta Career Center - District · Ohio
NCES ID 390513504080 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
112.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
12.9:1
vs 18.2:1 Ohio avg
-29% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
25.5%
vs 31.6% Ohio avg
-19% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Penta Career Center - on Campus compares with Ohio and U.S. medians
What stands out at Penta Career Center - on Campus
Penta Career Center - on Campus is a large high school in Perrysburg, Ohio, enrolling 1,441 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 12.9:1, Penta Career Center - on Campus is leaner than roughly 86% of Ohio schools and 29% under the state's 18.2:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 25.5% lands close to the Ohio typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
By headcount it is one of the larger campuses in Ohio, bigger than 98% of state schools at 1,441 students.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 3,574 scored Ohio schools.
Against 150 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #43.
Its student body is led by White (77%) and Hispanic or Latino (12%) (diversity index 40/100).
No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.
Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 288 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.
The surrounding Penta Career Center - District spends $23,202 per pupil, 58% above the Ohio average, a better-resourced district than most.
The federal civil-rights collection also records 12 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.
Among Perrysburg's high schools, it stands alongside Perrysburg High School (1,676 students): Penta Career Center - on Campus is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (12.9:1 vs 20.7:1).
Penta Career Center - District operates only this one school, so Penta Career Center - on Campus has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 1,441 students, it is also among the largest single-school districts in Ohio, well beyond the enrollment of a typical standalone charter.
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 Penta Career Center - on Campus compares
Penta Career Center - on Campus on the metrics families compare, against Ohio and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Ohio | Ohio avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 12.9:1 | ▼ 29% | 18.2:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 25.5% | ▼ 19% | 31.6% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 1,441 | top 2% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
12.9:1
Leaner classes than 68% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
1,441
Bigger than 96% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
25.5%
free-lunch eligible
- 19% 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
12.9:1
students per teacher
- 29% below state mean
Top 14% in Ohio - lower ratio than 86% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$23,202
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.
Support staff
Counselors5.0 FTE
Per 288 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
119
in-school suspensions + 91 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 8.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 14.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 12 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
White 76.5%
Hispanic or Latino 11.8%
African American 6.0%
Two or More 4.9%
Asian 0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%
Largest group: White at 76.5% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 39.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 39.5, Penta Career Center - on Campus is more mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.
Programs
AP program Not offered
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Penta Career Center - District, which includes Penta Career Center - on Campus.
$23,202
Per student
+58%
vs Ohio
Avg $14,655
+40%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 48.3%
State 47.0%
Federal 4.7%
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.
Similar high schools in Perrysburg
1 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.
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.
Similar enrollment (~1,441 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~12.9:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Penta Career Center - on Campus
How many students attend Penta Career Center - on Campus?
Penta Career Center - on Campus has 1,441 students enrolled. It is a high school in Perrysburg, OH.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Penta Career Center - on Campus?
The student-teacher ratio at Penta Career Center - on Campus is 12.9:1, which is 29% lower than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 18% lower 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 Penta Career Center - on Campus?
25.5% of students at Penta Career Center - on Campus are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Ohio average of 31.6%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Penta Career Center - on Campus?
The largest demographic group at Penta Career Center - on Campus is White at 76.5% of enrollment, in Perrysburg, OH.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Penta Career Center - on Campus?
Penta Career Center - on Campus has a Resource Investment Index of 33/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
How does Penta Career Center - on Campus rank among public schools in Perrysburg?
By Resource Investment Index, Penta Career Center - on Campus ranks #8 of 8 public schools in Perrysburg, 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 Perrysburg on the city page.
Is Penta Career Center - on Campus a good school?
Penta Career Center - on Campus earns 33/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 86% of Ohio schools. It is also one of the largest 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 Penta Career Center - District?
None reported; Penta Career Center - District operates only Penta Career Center - on Campus as a public school district in NCES's records.
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