Other / mixed grade configuration · New Philadelphia, OH

Quaker Digital Academy

Federal NCES profile for Quaker Digital Academy, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 19/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 390025205195Charter school
0/100100/10019/100
👥 S:T ratio
0
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
47
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Quaker Digital Academy earns 19/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 99% of Ohio schools.

#2 of 4
schools in New Philadelphia · Resource Index
19
Resource Index · Lower
83.2:1
large classes for Ohio
915
students enrolled

Quaker Digital Academy has class sizes larger than 99% of Ohio schools. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Quaker Digital Academy ranks #2 of 4 schools in New Philadelphia, OH.

Enrollment

915

Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

11.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

83.2:1

vs 18.2:1 Ohio avg

+357% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Quaker Digital Academy compares with Ohio and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median
0:135:183.2:1

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

What stands out at Quaker Digital Academy

Quaker Digital Academy is a large charter combined-grade school in New Philadelphia, Ohio, enrolling 915 students.

Class loads run heavy: 83.2:1 is larger than about 99% of Ohio schools and 357% above the 18.2:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

By headcount it is one of the larger campuses in Ohio, bigger than 93% of state schools at 915 students.

Its Resource Investment Index trails 94% of the 3,574 Ohio schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.

Its student body is predominantly White (87% of enrollment) (diversity index 24/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 915 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 21.4% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

The surrounding Quaker Digital Academy spends $7,129 per pupil, 51% below the Ohio average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Among New Philadelphia's public schools, it stands alongside East Elementary School (236 students): Quaker Digital Academy is larger than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (83.2:1 vs 19.7:1).

Quaker Digital Academy is a single-school charter district, so Quaker Digital Academy operates independently rather than alongside district-mates.

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 Quaker Digital Academy compares

Quaker Digital Academy on the metrics families compare, against Ohio and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Ohio Ohio avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 83.2:1 ▲ 357% 18.2:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 915 top 7% - -

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

83.2:1
Leaner classes than 0% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
915
Bigger than 89% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
83.2:1
students per teacher - 357% above state mean
Top 99% in Ohio - lower ratio than 1% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
Engagement
21.4%
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
$7,129
per pupil, district-wide - below Ohio avg of $14,655
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 915 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
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 86.7%
Two or More 5.5%
Hispanic or Latino 5.1%
African American 2.2%
Asian 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1%

Largest group: White at 86.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 24.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 24.2, Quaker Digital Academy is less mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Quaker Digital Academy, which includes Quaker Digital Academy.

$7,129
Per student
-51%
vs Ohio
Avg $14,655
-57%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 0.4%
State 85.3%
Federal 14.3%

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 other schools in New Philadelphia

3 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 Quaker Digital Academy'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 Quaker Digital Academy

How many students attend Quaker Digital Academy?

Quaker Digital Academy has 915 students enrolled. It is a public school in New Philadelphia, OH.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Quaker Digital Academy?

The student-teacher ratio at Quaker Digital Academy is 83.2:1, which is 357% higher than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 430% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Quaker Digital Academy?

The largest demographic group at Quaker Digital Academy is White at 86.7% of enrollment, in New Philadelphia, OH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Quaker Digital Academy?

Quaker Digital Academy has a Resource Investment Index of 19/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Quaker Digital Academy rank among schools in New Philadelphia?

By Resource Investment Index, Quaker Digital Academy ranks #2 of 4 schools in New Philadelphia, OH. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in New Philadelphia on the city page.

Is Quaker Digital Academy a good school?

Quaker Digital Academy earns 19/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 99% of Ohio schools. 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 Quaker Digital Academy?

None; Quaker Digital Academy is a single-school charter district, and Quaker Digital Academy is its only campus.

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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