Enrollment
268
Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Plain City, OH
Tolles Career & Technical Center
Federal NCES profile for Tolles Career & Technical Center, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 62/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 390635104124
👥 S:T ratio 82
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 73
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Tolles Career & Technical Center earns 62/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Ohio schools.
- #1 of 6
- public schools in Plain City · Resource Index
- 62
- Resource Index · Higher
- 4.5:1
- small classes for Ohio
- 37.0%
- free-lunch eligible
Tolles Career & Technical Center has class sizes smaller than 99% of Ohio schools. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Tolles Career & Technical Center ranks #1 of 6 public schools in Plain City, OH.
School address
District: Tolles Career & Technical Center · Ohio
NCES ID 390635104124 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
60.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
4.5:1
vs 18.2:1 Ohio avg
-75% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
37.0%
vs 31.6% Ohio avg
+17% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Tolles Career & Technical Center compares with Ohio and U.S. medians
What stands out at Tolles Career & Technical Center
Tolles Career & Technical Center is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Plain City, Ohio, enrolling 268 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 4.5:1, Tolles Career & Technical Center is leaner than roughly 99% of Ohio schools and 75% under the state's 18.2:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 37.0% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 268 puts it in the smaller third of Ohio schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 97% of the 3,574 Ohio schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Among 385 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Ohio schools statewide, it ranks #5, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is led by White (79%) and Hispanic or Latino (7%) (diversity index 36/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 134 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
The surrounding Tolles Career & Technical Center spends $31,361 per pupil, 114% above the Ohio average, a better-resourced district than most.
Discipline events run high: 75 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 268 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
The federal civil-rights collection also records 3 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.
Among Plain City's public schools, it stands alongside Plain City Elementary School (704 students): Tolles Career & Technical Center is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (4.5:1 vs 20.7:1).
Tolles Career & Technical Center operates only this one school, so Tolles 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 Tolles Career & Technical Center compares
Tolles 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 | 4.5:1 | ▼ 75% | 18.2:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 37.0% | ▲ 17% | 31.6% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 268 | top 74% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
4.5:1
Leaner classes than 99% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
268
Bigger than 28% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
37.0%
free-lunch eligible
- 17% 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
4.5:1
students per teacher
- 75% below state mean
Top 1% in Ohio - lower ratio than 100% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$31,361
per pupil, district-wide
- above Ohio avg of $14,655
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 134 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
48
in-school suspensions + 27 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 17.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 28.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 3 expulsions.
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 79.1%
Hispanic or Latino 6.7%
Two or More 6.0%
African American 5.2%
Asian 2.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.7%
Largest group: White at 79.1% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 36.3/100
Simpson diversity index - at 36.3, Tolles Career & Technical Center is about as mixed as the Ohio school average of 35.3.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Tolles Career & Technical Center, which includes Tolles Career & Technical Center.
$31,361
Per student
+114%
vs Ohio
Avg $14,655
+89%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 73.2%
State 21.2%
Federal 5.6%
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 Plain City
1 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 (~268 students)
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Frequently asked questions about Tolles Career & Technical Center
How many students attend Tolles Career & Technical Center?
Tolles Career & Technical Center has 268 students enrolled. It is a career and technical school in Plain City, OH.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tolles Career & Technical Center?
The student-teacher ratio at Tolles Career & Technical Center is 4.5:1, which is 75% lower than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 71% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Tolles Career & Technical Center?
37.0% of students at Tolles Career & Technical Center are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Ohio average of 31.6%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Tolles Career & Technical Center?
The largest demographic group at Tolles Career & Technical Center is White at 79.1% of enrollment, in Plain City, OH.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Tolles Career & Technical Center?
Tolles Career & Technical Center has a Resource Investment Index of 62/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
How does Tolles Career & Technical Center rank among public schools in Plain City?
By Resource Investment Index, Tolles Career & Technical Center ranks #1 of 6 public schools in Plain City, 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 Plain City on the city page.
Is Tolles Career & Technical Center a good school?
Tolles Career & Technical Center earns 62/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller 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 Tolles Career & Technical Center?
None reported; Tolles Career & Technical Center operates only Tolles Career & Technical Center as a public school district in NCES's records.
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