Enrollment
760
Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Chillicothe, OH
Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center
Federal NCES profile for Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 40/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 390514304085
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 49
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.
- #1 of 3
- schools in Chillicothe · Resource Index
- 40
- Resource Index · Typical
- 35.8%
- free-lunch eligible
- 760
- students enrolled
By Resource Investment Index, Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center ranks #1 of 3 schools in Chillicothe, OH.
School address
District: Pickaway-Ross County Jvsd · Ohio
NCES ID 390514304085 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Free-lunch eligible
35.8%
vs 31.6% Ohio avg
+13% vs state
What stands out at Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center
Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center is a large combined-grade school in Chillicothe, Ohio, enrolling 760 students.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 35.8% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 760 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.
Against 479 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #142.
Its student body is predominantly White (91% of enrollment) (diversity index 16/100).
Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 253 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.
Among Chillicothe's public schools, it stands alongside Unioto Elementary (1,032 students): Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center is smaller than that campus by headcount.
Pickaway-Ross County Jvsd operates only this one school, so Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center has no district-mates to compare against locally.
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 Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center compares
Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center on the metrics families compare, against Ohio and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Ohio | Ohio avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free-lunch eligible | 35.8% | ▲ 13% | 31.6% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 760 | top 12% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
760
Bigger than 84% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
35.8%
free-lunch eligible
- 13% above the Ohio average of 31.6%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Support staff
Counselors3.0 FTE
Per 253 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
77
in-school suspensions + 39 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 10.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 15.3 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 91.3%
Two or More 5.0%
Hispanic or Latino 2.0%
African American 1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1%
Largest group: White at 91.3% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 16.3/100
Simpson diversity index - at 16.3, Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center is less mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.
Programs
Similar other schools in Chillicothe
2 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
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Frequently asked questions about Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center
How many students attend Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center?
Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center has 760 students enrolled. It is a career and technical school in Chillicothe, OH.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center?
35.8% of students at Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Ohio average of 31.6%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center?
The largest demographic group at Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center is White at 91.3% of enrollment, in Chillicothe, OH.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center?
Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center has a Resource Investment Index of 40/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability. 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 Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center rank among schools in Chillicothe?
By Resource Investment Index, Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center ranks #1 of 3 schools in Chillicothe, OH. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Chillicothe on the city page.
Is Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center a good school?
Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. 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 Pickaway-Ross County Jvsd?
None reported; Pickaway-Ross County Jvsd operates only Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center as a public school district in NCES's records.
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