Enrollment
736
Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data High school (grades 9-12) NCES 390620204116
R G Drage Career Technical Ctr — Massillon, OH
Federal NCES profile for R G Drage Career Technical Ctr, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 22/100.
👥 Class size 27
📚 AP courses 10
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 26
📋 Attendance 18
How this works: Each indicator above is scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC data, then averaged into the Resource Investment Index. This measures resource allocation — staffing, programs, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes. Full methodology →
School address
District: Stark County Area · Ohio
Public location data per NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) Common Core of Data. Verify the school's current address on the NCES CCD record.
Teachers (FTE)
39.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
18.3:1
vs 18.3:1 Ohio avg
+0% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
35.8%
vs 31.6% Ohio avg
+13% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How R G Drage Career Technical Ctr compares with Ohio and U.S. medians
The federal record — no proprietary index, no editorial formula.
PlainSchools publishes the actual federal measurements — enrollment, staffing, demographics, discipline, and finance — straight from the NCES Common Core of Data, CRDC, and F-33 surveys. No composite rating, no opinion-based score on top. You get the same raw numbers researchers and policymakers use, with benchmarks, spending context, and equity indicators computed from the same federal datasets. Full methodology linked below.
What this school's NCES data tells you
R G Drage Career Technical Ctr reports 736 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 39.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 18.3:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 0% above the Ohio state mean of 18.3:1, signalling larger average class loads than peers in the same state. Against the national 2024-25 average of 15.9:1, it is 15% higher, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.
Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 35.8% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 13% above the Ohio average and 31% below the national baseline. Counselor coverage works out to roughly 368 students per counselor, above the ASCA-recommended ceiling of 250:1. Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 32.9% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
On the finance side, the surrounding Stark County Area spends $14,251 per pupil district-wide, below the Ohio average of $16,867 and below the national average of $19,490. Revenue comes 35.4% from local sources (property taxes), 58.8% from the state, and 5.8% from federal programs per the NCES F-33 finance survey. Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 22/100 (F), calculated from 5 distinct NCES and CRDC indicators measuring resource allocation rather than academic outcomes.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How R G Drage Career Technical Ctr compares
Cross-validating school-level NCES values against Ohio state and U.S. national means lets readers see whether this school is an outlier or in line with peers.
| Metric | This school | vs Ohio | Ohio avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 18.3:1 | ▼ 0% | 18.3:1 | 15.9:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 35.8% | ▲ 13% | 31.6% | 51.8% |
| Enrollment | 736 | top 87% | — | — |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
What the federal data reveals about equity at this school
Federal measurements — not ratings — surface the resource and opportunity picture. Below are the indicators that researchers, civil-rights monitors, and funding formulas use to assess equity.
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.
Staffing depth
18.3:1
students per teacher
— 0% above state mean
Top 59% in Ohio — lower ratio than 41% of state schools
Between 15:1 and 20:1 — in line with the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
32.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Chronic absenteeism at or above 20% — the CDC threshold for "high" — signals significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$14,251
per pupil, district-wide
— below Ohio avg of $16,867
Below the U.S. average per-pupil spend — funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 368 students — the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 84 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 11.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
Enrollment 736 Top 87% in Ohio — larger than 13% of 3,586 state schools
Teachers (FTE) 39.0
Students per teacher 18.3:1 +0% vs state
Free-lunch eligible 35.8% +13% vs state
NCES ID 390620204116
Student demographics
White 92.3%
Two or More 4.2%
Hispanic or Latino 2.3%
African American 0.8%
Asian 0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%
Largest group: White at 92.3% of enrollment.
Programs & staff
AP program Not offered
Counselors (FTE) 2.0
Students per counselor 368:1
Discipline & special education
Chronically absent 32.9%
In-school suspensions 0
Out-of-school suspensions 84
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Stark County Area, which includes R G Drage Career Technical Ctr.
$14,251
Per student
-16%
vs Ohio
Avg $16,867
-27%
vs U.S.
Avg $19,490
Revenue mix
Local 35.4%
State 58.8%
Federal 5.8%
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.
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Educator & family resources
In-depth guides on understanding NCES data, school choice, and education funding.
Understanding NCES data
How CCD, CRDC and EDFacts feed every public-school number you see.
Choose a school district
Eight signals that matter more than the overall ranking number.
How schools are funded
Title I, F-33, state aid formulas and what per-pupil spending really means.
Chronic absenteeism
Why missing 10% of school matters and how it varies by district.
Magnet vs charter vs traditional
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School discipline data
What CRDC suspension and expulsion records do and don't reveal.
Frequently asked questions about R G Drage Career Technical Ctr
How many students attend R G Drage Career Technical Ctr?
R G Drage Career Technical Ctr has 736 students enrolled. It is a high school in Massillon, OH.
What is the student-teacher ratio at R G Drage Career Technical Ctr?
The student-teacher ratio at R G Drage Career Technical Ctr is 18.3:1, which is 0% higher than the Ohio average of 18.3:1 and 15% higher than the national average of 15.9:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at R G Drage Career Technical Ctr?
35.8% of students at R G Drage Career Technical Ctr are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Ohio average of 31.6%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of R G Drage Career Technical Ctr?
The largest demographic group at R G Drage Career Technical Ctr is White at 92.3%. The school serves a diverse student body in Massillon, OH.
What is the Resource Investment Index for R G Drage Career Technical Ctr?
R G Drage Career Technical Ctr has a Resource Investment Index of 22/100 (F) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. This index measures federal resource allocation — staffing levels, program availability, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes.