Enrollment
488
Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Georgetown, OH
Southern Hills Career Technical Center
Federal NCES profile for Southern Hills Career Technical Center, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 12/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 390507904052
👥 S:T ratio 15
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 2
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Southern Hills Career Technical Center earns 12/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 82% of Ohio schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Ohio schools.
- #3 of 3
- schools in Georgetown · Resource Index
- 12
- Resource Index · Lower
- 21.2:1
- large classes for Ohio
- 33.6%
- free-lunch eligible
Southern Hills Career Technical Center has class sizes larger than 82% of Ohio schools. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Southern Hills Career Technical Center ranks #3 of 3 schools in Georgetown, OH.
School address
District: Southern Hills · Ohio
NCES ID 390507904052 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
23.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
21.2:1
vs 18.2:1 Ohio avg
+16% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
33.6%
vs 31.6% Ohio avg
+6% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Southern Hills Career Technical Center compares with Ohio and U.S. medians
What stands out at Southern Hills Career Technical Center
Southern Hills Career Technical Center is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Georgetown, Ohio, enrolling 488 students.
Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 21.2:1 puts it in the larger third of Ohio schools by student-teacher ratio.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 33.6% lands close to the Ohio typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 488 puts it in the larger third of Ohio schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index trails 98% of the 3,574 Ohio schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.
Among 735 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Ohio schools statewide, it ranks #733, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is predominantly White (97% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 7/100).
Counselor access is stretched at roughly 488 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 65.2% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Among Georgetown's public schools, it stands alongside Georgetown Elementary School (549 students): Southern Hills Career Technical Center is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (21.2:1 vs 19.6:1).
Southern Hills operates only this one school, so Southern Hills Career Technical 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 Southern Hills Career Technical Center compares
Southern Hills Career Technical Center on the metrics families compare, against Ohio and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Ohio | Ohio avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 21.2:1 | ▲ 16% | 18.2:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 33.6% | ▲ 6% | 31.6% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 488 | top 34% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
21.2:1
Leaner classes than 12% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
488
Bigger than 60% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
33.6%
free-lunch eligible
- 6% 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
21.2:1
students per teacher
- 16% above state mean
Top 82% in Ohio - lower ratio than 18% of state schools
Above 20:1, running heavier than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is comparatively stretched.
Engagement
65.2%
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
$16,291
per pupil, district-wide
- above Ohio avg of $14,655
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 488 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
9
in-school suspensions + 29 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 7.8 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 96.5%
Two or More 2.7%
African American 0.4%
Hispanic or Latino 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%
Largest group: White at 96.5% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 6.8/100
Simpson diversity index - at 6.8, Southern Hills Career Technical Center is less mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Southern Hills, which includes Southern Hills Career Technical Center.
$16,291
Per student
+11%
vs Ohio
Avg $14,655
-2%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 38.3%
State 54.5%
Federal 7.2%
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 Georgetown
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.
Similar enrollment (~488 students)
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Frequently asked questions about Southern Hills Career Technical Center
How many students attend Southern Hills Career Technical Center?
Southern Hills Career Technical Center has 488 students enrolled. It is a career and technical school in Georgetown, OH.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Southern Hills Career Technical Center?
The student-teacher ratio at Southern Hills Career Technical Center is 21.2:1, which is 16% higher than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 35% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Southern Hills Career Technical Center?
33.6% of students at Southern Hills Career Technical Center are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Ohio average of 31.6%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Southern Hills Career Technical Center?
The largest demographic group at Southern Hills Career Technical Center is White at 96.5% of enrollment, in Georgetown, OH.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Southern Hills Career Technical Center?
Southern Hills Career Technical Center has a Resource Investment Index of 12/100 (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 Southern Hills Career Technical Center rank among schools in Georgetown?
By Resource Investment Index, Southern Hills Career Technical Center ranks #3 of 3 schools in Georgetown, OH. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Georgetown on the city page.
Is Southern Hills Career Technical Center a good school?
Southern Hills Career Technical Center earns 12/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 82% of Ohio schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most 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 Southern Hills?
None reported; Southern Hills operates only Southern Hills Career Technical Center as a public school district in NCES's records.
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