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Alternative Education Academy, OH: schools, enrollment and spending

Alternative Education Academy runs 1 public school with 6,276 students in grades K to 12. Its ratio of 35.3 students per teacher is 18.0 higher than the Ohio figure of 17.3.

At a glance

Schools
1
Students
6,276
Teachers (FTE)
178
Students per teacher
35.3
OH: 17.3 · US: 15.3
Address
4 Summit Park Dr Ste 350, Independence, OH 44131
County
Cuyahoga County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
K to 12
Agency type
Charter agency
NCES district ID
3900203
State district ID
OH-143396
Total staff (FTE)
376
School counselors (FTE)
16.0About 392 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
0.0
Charter schools
1
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Students per teacher compared

This district35.3
Ohio17.3
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (4,994), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$35.6 million
Federal revenue
$3.1 million
State revenue
$32.4 million
Local revenue
$69,000
Total spending
$35.2 million
Spending per pupil
$7,044
Salaries
$4,0000.0% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$0

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 8.7%
  • State: 91.1%
  • Local: 0.2%

Ohio overall

  • Federal: 9.2%
  • State: 37.9%
  • Local: 52.9%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$7,044
Ohio$16,266
United States$16,826

Schools in Alternative Education Academy

By level: 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Alternative Education AcademyCharterOtherK to 126,27635.3

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.