Enrollment
489
Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Van Wert, OH
Vantage Career Center
Federal NCES profile for Vantage Career Center, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 29/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 390516704093
👥 S:T ratio 54
📚 AP courses 10
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 35
📋 Attendance 17
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Vantage Career Center earns 29/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 91% of Ohio schools.
- #7 of 7
- public schools in Van Wert · Resource Index
- 29
- Resource Index · Lower
- 11.6:1
- small classes for Ohio
- 25.2%
- free-lunch eligible
Vantage Career Center has class sizes smaller than 91% of Ohio schools. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Vantage Career Center ranks #7 of 7 public schools in Van Wert, OH.
School address
District: Vantage Career Center · Ohio
NCES ID 390516704093 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
42.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
11.6:1
vs 18.2:1 Ohio avg
-36% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
25.2%
vs 31.6% Ohio avg
-20% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Vantage Career Center compares with Ohio and U.S. medians
What stands out at Vantage Career Center
Vantage Career Center is a mid-sized high school in Van Wert, Ohio, enrolling 489 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 11.6:1, Vantage Career Center is leaner than roughly 91% of Ohio schools and 36% under the state's 18.2:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 25.2% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 489 puts it in the larger third of Ohio schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 3,574 scored Ohio schools.
Among 780 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Ohio schools statewide, it ranks #580, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is predominantly White (92% of enrollment) (diversity index 14/100).
No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.
Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 326 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 33.1% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Vantage Career Center spends $18,419 per pupil, 26% above the Ohio average, a better-resourced district than most.
Among Van Wert's high schools, it stands alongside Van Wert High School (509 students): Vantage Career Center is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (11.6:1 vs 17.6:1).
Vantage Career Center operates only this one school, so Vantage Career 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 Vantage Career Center compares
Vantage Career 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 | 11.6:1 | ▼ 36% | 18.2:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 25.2% | ▼ 20% | 31.6% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 489 | top 33% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
11.6:1
Leaner classes than 79% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
489
Bigger than 60% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
25.2%
free-lunch eligible
- 20% below the Ohio average of 31.6%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
11.6:1
students per teacher
- 36% below state mean
Top 9% in Ohio - lower ratio than 91% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
33.1%
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
$18,419
per pupil, district-wide
- above Ohio avg of $14,655
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.5 FTE
Per 326 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
49
in-school suspensions + 25 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 10.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 15.1 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 92.4%
Hispanic or Latino 5.1%
Two or More 2.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.4%
Largest group: White at 92.4% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 14.3/100
Simpson diversity index - at 14.3, Vantage Career Center is less mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.
Programs
AP program Not offered
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Vantage Career Center, which includes Vantage Career Center.
$18,419
Per student
+26%
vs Ohio
Avg $14,655
+11%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 56.5%
State 37.7%
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.
Similar high schools in Van Wert
1 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.
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.
Similar enrollment (~489 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Vantage Career Center
How many students attend Vantage Career Center?
Vantage Career Center has 489 students enrolled. It is a high school in Van Wert, OH.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Vantage Career Center?
The student-teacher ratio at Vantage Career Center is 11.6:1, which is 36% lower than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 26% 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 Vantage Career Center?
25.2% of students at Vantage Career Center are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Ohio average of 31.6%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Vantage Career Center?
The largest demographic group at Vantage Career Center is White at 92.4% of enrollment, in Van Wert, OH.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Vantage Career Center?
Vantage Career Center has a Resource Investment Index of 29/100 (lower 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 Vantage Career Center rank among public schools in Van Wert?
By Resource Investment Index, Vantage Career Center ranks #7 of 7 public schools in Van Wert, 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 Van Wert on the city page.
Is Vantage Career Center a good school?
Vantage Career Center earns 29/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 91% 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 Vantage Career Center?
None reported; Vantage Career Center operates only Vantage Career Center as a public school district in NCES's records.
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