Other / mixed grade configuration · Vanlue, OH

Vanlue High School

Federal NCES profile for Vanlue High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 37/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 390474702902
0/100100/10037/100
👥 S:T ratio
35
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
84
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Vanlue High School earns 37/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Ohio median. It is also one of the smallest schools in Ohio.

37
Resource Index · Typical
16.2:1
students per teacher
32.3%
free-lunch eligible
81
students enrolled

Vanlue High School has class sizes near the Ohio median. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.

School address

Enrollment

81

Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

5.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

16.2:1

vs 18.2:1 Ohio avg

-11% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

32.3%

vs 31.6% Ohio avg

+2% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Vanlue High School compares with Ohio and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:116.2:1

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

What stands out at Vanlue High School

Vanlue High School is a small combined-grade school in Vanlue, Ohio, enrolling 81 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 16.2:1 puts it in the smaller third of Ohio schools by student-teacher ratio.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 32.3% lands close to the Ohio typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 95% of Ohio schools, with 81 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 3,574 scored Ohio schools.

Its student body is predominantly White (90% of enrollment) (diversity index 18/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 81 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 45.7% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

The surrounding Vanlue Local spends $20,760 per pupil, 42% above the Ohio average, a better-resourced district than most.

Its district, Vanlue Local, also runs Vanlue Elementary School (49 students).

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 Vanlue High School compares

Vanlue High 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 16.2:1 ▼ 11% 18.2:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 32.3% ▲ 2% 31.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 81 top 95% - -

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

16.2:1
Leaner classes than 36% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
81
Bigger than 8% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
32.3%
free-lunch eligible - 2% 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
16.2:1
students per teacher - 11% below state mean
Top 39% in Ohio - lower ratio than 61% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
45.7%
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
$20,760
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 81 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 9 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 13.6 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 90.1%
Hispanic or Latino 6.2%
Two or More 3.7%

Largest group: White at 90.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 18.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 18.3, Vanlue High School is less mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Vanlue Local, which includes Vanlue High School.

$20,760
Per student
+42%
vs Ohio
Avg $14,655
+25%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 55.4%
State 38.8%
Federal 5.8%

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 Vanlue High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Vanlue Elementary School Smaller No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Vanlue Local · 1 sibling school

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 Vanlue High 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 Vanlue High School

How many students attend Vanlue High School?

Vanlue High School has 81 students enrolled. It is a public school in Vanlue, OH.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Vanlue High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Vanlue High School is 16.2:1, which is 11% lower than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 3% higher 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 Vanlue High School?

32.3% of students at Vanlue High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Ohio average of 31.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Vanlue High School?

The largest demographic group at Vanlue High School is White at 90.1% of enrollment, in Vanlue, OH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Vanlue High School?

Vanlue High School has a Resource Investment Index of 37/100 (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).

Is Vanlue High School a good school?

Vanlue High School earns 37/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Ohio median. It is also one of the smallest schools in Ohio. 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 Vanlue Local?

Besides Vanlue High School, Vanlue Local also operates Vanlue Elementary School (49 students). See the Vanlue 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.

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