Budget & finance
District profile / Ohio
Mentor Exempted Village
6,896
Students
2024-25 school year
13
Schools
2024-25 school year
$14,047
Spending per student
FY2020-21 · 11% above the Ohio median
16.8
Students per teacher
2024-25 · Ohio median 16.8
Mentor Exempted Village is a public school district based in Mentor, Ohio, serving 6,896 students in 13 schools. By enrollment it ranks #30 of the 425 Ohio districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 93% of them. Its schools average 530 students each, about the same as the Ohio median of 491. Its superintendent is Craig Heath. It spends about $14,047 per student on day-to-day operations, 11% more than the Ohio median. It has roughly 16.8 students per teacher. We've matched 1 news story to the district.
How Mentor Exempted Village compares
Mentor Exempted VillageOhio median, districts with 1,000+ students
Spending and staffing
Where the money comes from$117.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21
Federal 7%State 22%Local 71%
| Measure | Mentor Exempted Village | Ohio median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $14,047 | $12,669 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,963 | $7,848 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $116.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $117.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 411 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,526 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 16.8 | 16.8 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 493 | 385 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Ohio median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
Moves tracker →Craig Heath
Source: Ohio Educational Directory System, checked 2026-10-05. Report a change
In the news
1 story matchedPeer districts in Ohio
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reynoldsburg CityReynoldsburg | 7,130 | 10 | $11,098 | 16.9 | #29 |
| Mentor Exempted VillageMentor · this district | 6,896 | 13 | $14,047 | 16.8 | #30 |
| Willoughby-Eastlake CityEastlake | 6,861 | 13 | $13,624 | 15.3 | #31 |
| Forest Hills LocalCincinnati | 6,827 | 9 | $12,222 | 16.5 | #32 |
| Upper Arlington CityUpper Arlington | 6,669 | 10 | $16,798 | 18.4 | #33 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| HawthorneHawthorne, CA | 6,908 | $15,538 | 25.1 |
| Houston CountyDothan, AL | 6,907 | $9,908 | 17.8 |
| Great Falls ElementaryGreat Falls, MT | 6,890 | $11,493 | 14.9 |
| Crystal Lake CCSD 47Crystal Lake, IL | 6,889 | $15,801 | 12.4 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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