Other / mixed grade configuration · Piketon, OH

Vern Riffe Career Technology C

Federal NCES profile for Vern Riffe Career Technology C, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 14/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 390513704082
0/100100/10014/100
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
11
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Vern Riffe Career Technology C earns 14/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Ohio schools.

#3 of 3
schools in Piketon · Resource Index
14
Resource Index · Lower
53.3%
free-lunch eligible
445
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Vern Riffe Career Technology C ranks #3 of 3 schools in Piketon, OH.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+5 students YoY

Vern Riffe Career Technology C held near 448 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+5 headcount).

Teacher FTE held 0.0 → 0.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+5 students YoY 390513704082 · Piketon, OH Other · SMALL · TRAD

445 enr · 53.3% lunch · RII 14

Nearest enrollment peer: Finger Lake Elementary (445 students)

Vern Riffe Career Technology C held near 448 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+5 headcount). Teacher FTE held 0.0 → 0.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Ohio schools → · Find another →

How Vern Riffe Career Technology C compares

Vern Riffe Career Technology C held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Ohio and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Ohio Ohio avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 53.3% ▲ 69% 31.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 445 top 40% - -

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

445
Bigger than 54% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
53.3%
free-lunch eligible - 69% above the Ohio average of 31.6%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Engagement
51.7%
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
$17,711
per pupil, district-wide - above Ohio avg of $15,819
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 445 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
95
in-school suspensions + 54 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 21.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 33.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 4 expulsions.

Student demographics

White 96.0%
Hispanic or Latino 1.3%
Two or More 1.3%
African American 1.1%
Asian 0.2%

Largest group: White at 96.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 7.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 7.8, Vern Riffe Career Technology C is less mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

District finance for Pike County Area reports $17,711 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar other schools in Piketon

2 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Vern Riffe Career Technology C

How many students attend Vern Riffe Career Technology C?

Vern Riffe Career Technology C has 445 students enrolled. It is a career and technical school in Piketon, OH. CCD year-over-year: 443 (2022-23) → 448 (2023-24), nearly flat (+5).

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Vern Riffe Career Technology C?

53.3% of students at Vern Riffe Career Technology C are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Ohio average of 31.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Vern Riffe Career Technology C?

The largest demographic group at Vern Riffe Career Technology C is White at 96.0% of enrollment, in Piketon, OH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Vern Riffe Career Technology C?

Vern Riffe Career Technology C has a Resource Investment Index of 14/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Vern Riffe Career Technology C rank among schools in Piketon?

By Resource Investment Index, Vern Riffe Career Technology C ranks #3 of 3 schools in Piketon, OH. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking.

What other schools are in Pike County Area?

None reported; Pike County Area operates only Vern Riffe Career Technology C as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 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.