Other / mixed grade configuration · Ontario, OH

Stingel Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Stingel Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 42/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 390494703677
0/100100/10042/100
👥 S:T ratio
8
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
90
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Stingel Elementary School earns 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 89% of Ohio schools.

#1 of 3
public schools in Ontario · Resource Index
42
Resource Index · Typical
23.1:1
large classes for Ohio
922
students enrolled

Stingel Elementary School has class sizes larger than 89% of Ohio schools. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Stingel Elementary School ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Ontario, OH.

School address

Enrollment

922

Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

40.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

23.1:1

vs 18.2:1 Ohio avg

+27% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Stingel Elementary School compares with Ohio and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median
0:135:123.1:1

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

What stands out at Stingel Elementary School

Stingel Elementary School is a large combined-grade school in Ontario, Ohio, enrolling 922 students.

Class loads run heavy: 23.1:1 is larger than about 89% of Ohio schools and 27% 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 922 students.

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

Its student body is predominantly White (85% of enrollment) (diversity index 27/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 922 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Attendance holds up well here: only 4.1% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

The surrounding Ontario Local spends $10,125 per pupil, 31% below the Ohio average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Ontario Local also operates Ontario High School (540 students) and Ontario Middle School (471 students) alongside Stingel Elementary 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 Stingel Elementary School compares

Stingel Elementary 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 23.1:1 ▲ 27% 18.2:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 922 top 7% - -

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

23.1:1
Leaner classes than 8% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
922
Bigger than 89% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
23.1:1
students per teacher - 27% above state mean
Top 89% in Ohio - lower ratio than 11% of state schools
Above 20:1, running heavier than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is comparatively stretched.
Engagement
4.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$10,125
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 922 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
12
in-school suspensions + 24 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.9 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 85.2%
Two or More 8.9%
African American 2.4%
Asian 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino 1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1%

Largest group: White at 85.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 26.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 26.5, Stingel Elementary School is less mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Ontario Local, which includes Stingel Elementary School.

$10,125
Per student
-31%
vs Ohio
Avg $14,655
-39%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 55.8%
State 30.4%
Federal 13.8%

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.

How Stingel Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Ontario High School Smaller No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Ontario Middle School Smaller No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Ontario Local · 2 sibling schools

View district profile

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 Stingel Elementary 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 Stingel Elementary School

How many students attend Stingel Elementary School?

Stingel Elementary School has 922 students enrolled. It is a public school in Ontario, OH.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Stingel Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Stingel Elementary School is 23.1:1, which is 27% higher than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 47% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Stingel Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Stingel Elementary School is White at 85.2% of enrollment, in Ontario, OH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Stingel Elementary School?

Stingel Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 42/100 (typical 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 Stingel Elementary School rank among public schools in Ontario?

By Resource Investment Index, Stingel Elementary School ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Ontario, 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 Ontario on the city page.

Is Stingel Elementary School a good school?

Stingel Elementary School earns 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 89% 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 Ontario Local?

Besides Stingel Elementary School, Ontario Local also operates Ontario High School (540 students) and Ontario Middle School (471 students). See the Ontario 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

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

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