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

Pymatuning Valley High School

Federal NCES profile for Pymatuning Valley High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 23/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 390458802374
0/100100/10023/100
👥 S:T ratio
25
📚 AP courses
20
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
29
📋 Attendance
10
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Pymatuning Valley High School earns 23/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Ohio median.

#3 of 4
public schools in Andover · Resource Index
23
Resource Index · Lower
18.8:1
students per teacher
40.7%
free-lunch eligible

Pymatuning Valley High School has class sizes near the Ohio median. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Pymatuning Valley High School ranks #3 of 4 public schools in Andover, OH.

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Enrollment

357

Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

19.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

18.8:1

vs 18.2:1 Ohio avg

+3% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

40.7%

vs 31.6% Ohio avg

+29% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Pymatuning Valley High School compares with Ohio and U.S. medians

Slightly above 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 Pymatuning Valley High School

Pymatuning Valley High School is a mid-sized high school in Andover, Ohio, enrolling 357 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 18.8:1 puts it in the larger third of Ohio schools by student-teacher ratio.

Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 40.7% of students eligible for free meals.

With 357 students, its enrollment sits close to the Ohio median campus size.

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

Among 555 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Ohio schools statewide, it ranks #519, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is predominantly White (93% of enrollment) (diversity index 14/100).

On the academic-pipeline side it reports 4 Advanced Placement courses.

Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 357 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 35.9% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Its district draws 18.4% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Among Andover's high schools, it stands alongside Pymatuning Valley Local Schools Online (8 students): Pymatuning Valley High School is larger than that campus by headcount.

Pymatuning Valley Local also operates Pymatuning Valley Primary Elementary School (459 students) and Pymatuning Valley Middle School (287 students) alongside Pymatuning Valley 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 Pymatuning Valley High School compares

Pymatuning Valley 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 18.8:1 ▲ 3% 18.2:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 40.7% ▲ 29% 31.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 357 top 57% - -

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

18.8:1
Leaner classes than 21% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
357
Bigger than 41% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
40.7%
free-lunch eligible - 29% above the Ohio average of 31.6%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
18.8:1
students per teacher - 3% above state mean
Top 64% in Ohio - lower ratio than 36% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
35.9%
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
$14,605
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 357 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 9 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.5 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 92.7%
Hispanic or Latino 3.6%
Two or More 2.8%
African American 0.6%
Asian 0.3%

Largest group: White at 92.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 13.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 13.9, Pymatuning Valley High School is less mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

AP courses offered 4

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Pymatuning Valley Local, which includes Pymatuning Valley High School.

$14,605
Per student
0%
vs Ohio
Avg $14,655
-12%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 31.4%
State 50.2%
Federal 18.4%

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 Pymatuning Valley High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Pymatuning Valley Primary Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Pymatuning Valley Middle School Similar size Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Pymatuning Valley Local Schools Online Smaller No free-lunch data No ratio data

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

Other Schools in This District

Pymatuning Valley Local · 3 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high schools in Andover

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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Pymatuning Valley 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 Pymatuning Valley High School

How many students attend Pymatuning Valley High School?

Pymatuning Valley High School has 357 students enrolled. It is a high school in Andover, OH.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Pymatuning Valley High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Pymatuning Valley High School is 18.8:1, which is 3% higher than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 20% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Pymatuning Valley High School?

40.7% of students at Pymatuning Valley High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Ohio average of 31.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Pymatuning Valley High School?

The largest demographic group at Pymatuning Valley High School is White at 92.7% of enrollment, in Andover, OH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Pymatuning Valley High School?

Pymatuning Valley High School has a Resource Investment Index of 23/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Pymatuning Valley High School rank among public schools in Andover?

By Resource Investment Index, Pymatuning Valley High School ranks #3 of 4 public schools in Andover, 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 Andover on the city page.

Is Pymatuning Valley High School a good school?

Pymatuning Valley High School earns 23/100 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 Pymatuning Valley Local?

Besides Pymatuning Valley High School, Pymatuning Valley Local also operates Pymatuning Valley Primary Elementary School (459 students), Pymatuning Valley Middle School (287 students), and Pymatuning Valley Local Schools Online (8 students). See the Pymatuning Valley 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.

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

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