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

R G Drage Career Technical Ctr

Federal NCES profile for R G Drage Career Technical Ctr, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 25/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 390620204116
0/100100/10025/100
👥 S:T ratio
24
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
26
📋 Attendance
18
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

R G Drage Career Technical Ctr earns 25/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Ohio median.

#5 of 5
high schools in Massillon · Resource Index
25
Resource Index · Lower
18.9:1
students per teacher
35.8%
free-lunch eligible

R G Drage Career Technical Ctr has class sizes near the Ohio median. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, R G Drage Career Technical Ctr ranks #5 of 5 high schools in Massillon, OH.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+53 students YoY

R G Drage Career Technical Ctr grew from 713 students in 2022-23 to 766 in 2023-24 (+7.4%).

Teacher FTE added 39.0 → 41.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Growing CCD campus

+53 students YoY 390620204116 · Massillon, OH High · MID · TRAD

736 enr · 18.9:1 · 35.8% lunch · RII 25

Nearest enrollment peer: West Valley Early College High (736 students)

R G Drage Career Technical Ctr grew from 713 students in 2022-23 to 766 in 2023-24 (+7.4%). Teacher FTE added 39.0 → 41.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Ohio schools → · Find another →

How R G Drage Career Technical Ctr compares

R G Drage Career Technical Ctr is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Ohio and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Ohio Ohio avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 18.9:1 ▲ 4% 18.2:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 35.8% ▲ 13% 31.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 736 top 13% - -

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

18.9:1
Leaner classes than 20% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
736
Bigger than 82% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

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
18.9:1
students per teacher - 4% above state mean
Top 65% in Ohio - lower ratio than 35% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
32.9%
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
$13,273
per pupil, district-wide - below Ohio avg of $15,819
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that 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.

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.

Student-body diversity index 14.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 14.6, R G Drage Career Technical Ctr is less mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

AP program Not offered

District finance for Stark County Area reports $13,273 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar high schools in Massillon

4 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

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. CCD year-over-year: 713 (2022-23) → 766 (2023-24), up 53.

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 18.9:1, which is 4% 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 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% of enrollment, 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 25/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does R G Drage Career Technical Ctr rank among high schools in Massillon?

By Resource Investment Index, R G Drage Career Technical Ctr ranks #5 of 5 high schools in Massillon, OH. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Massillon on the city page.

What other schools are in Stark County Area?

None reported; Stark County Area operates only R G Drage Career Technical Ctr as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 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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