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

Utica Shale Academy of Ohio

Federal NCES profile for Utica Shale Academy of Ohio, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 40/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 390156605837Charter school
0/100100/10040/100
👥 S:T ratio
0
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
73
📋 Attendance
87
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Utica Shale Academy of Ohio earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 99% of Ohio schools.

#2 of 4
public schools in Salineville · Resource Index
40
Resource Index · Typical
68:1
large classes for Ohio
136
students enrolled

Utica Shale Academy of Ohio has class sizes larger than 99% of Ohio schools. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Utica Shale Academy of Ohio ranks #2 of 4 public schools in Salineville, OH.

Enrollment

136

Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

2.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

68:1

vs 18.2:1 Ohio avg

+274% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Utica Shale Academy of Ohio compares with Ohio and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median
0:135:168:1

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

What stands out at Utica Shale Academy of Ohio

Utica Shale Academy of Ohio is a small charter high school in Salineville, Ohio, enrolling 136 students.

Class loads run heavy: 68:1 is larger than about 99% of Ohio schools and 274% above the 18.2:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

Enrollment of 136 puts it in the smaller third of Ohio schools by headcount.

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

Its student body is predominantly White (91% of enrollment) (diversity index 17/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

Counselor coverage is strong, about 136 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Attendance holds up well here: only 5.1% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

Its district draws 19.3% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

The federal civil-rights collection also records 2 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.

Utica Shale Academy of Ohio is a single-school charter district, so Utica Shale Academy of Ohio operates independently rather than alongside district-mates. At 136 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Ohio's single-school districts.

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 Utica Shale Academy of Ohio compares

Utica Shale Academy of Ohio on the metrics families compare, against Ohio and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Ohio Ohio avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 68:1 ▲ 274% 18.2:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 136 top 90% - -

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

68:1
Leaner classes than 0% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
136
Bigger than 13% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
68:1
students per teacher - 274% above state mean
Top 99% in Ohio - lower ratio than 1% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
Engagement
5.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$14,899
per pupil, district-wide - above Ohio avg of $14,655
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 136 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 16 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 13.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 2 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 91.2%
Two or More 4.4%
Hispanic or Latino 2.9%
African American 0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.7%

Largest group: White at 91.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 16.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 16.5, Utica Shale Academy of Ohio is less mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Utica Shale Academy of Ohio, which includes Utica Shale Academy of Ohio.

$14,899
Per student
+2%
vs Ohio
Avg $14,655
-10%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 6.2%
State 74.5%
Federal 19.3%

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 high 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 Utica Shale Academy of Ohio'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 Utica Shale Academy of Ohio

How many students attend Utica Shale Academy of Ohio?

Utica Shale Academy of Ohio has 136 students enrolled. It is a high school in Salineville, OH.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Utica Shale Academy of Ohio?

The student-teacher ratio at Utica Shale Academy of Ohio is 68:1, which is 274% higher than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 333% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Utica Shale Academy of Ohio?

The largest demographic group at Utica Shale Academy of Ohio is White at 91.2% of enrollment, in Salineville, OH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Utica Shale Academy of Ohio?

Utica Shale Academy of Ohio has a Resource Investment Index of 40/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Utica Shale Academy of Ohio rank among public schools in Salineville?

By Resource Investment Index, Utica Shale Academy of Ohio ranks #2 of 4 public schools in Salineville, 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 Salineville on the city page.

Is Utica Shale Academy of Ohio a good school?

Utica Shale Academy of Ohio earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger 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 Utica Shale Academy of Ohio?

None; Utica Shale Academy of Ohio is a single-school charter district, and Utica Shale Academy of Ohio is its only campus.

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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