An equity score of 43/100 ranks Arcadia Local #458 of 821 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,742 per pupil, Arcadia Local ranks #486 of 981 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
594
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$14,742
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Arcadia Local operates 3 public schools serving 594 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Hancock County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,742 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 981 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 54.5% local, 33.2% state, and 12.4% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 43/100, ranked #458 of 821 in Ohio against a state average of 46, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 192.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 10.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.7% White, 10.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Arcadia Middle School, with a diversity index of 33.9/100.
Its largest campus is Arcadia Elementary School, enrolling 301 students (52% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Arcadia Middle School, at 85 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Arcadia Elementary School accounts for 50.7% of all Arcadia Local student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Arcadia Local a distant remainder — means Arcadia Local-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Arcadia Local school enrollment varies 3.5× across entities
Arcadia Local school enrollment ranges from 85 students (lowest) to 301 students (highest), a spread of 216 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Arcadia Local reports 66.8% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Arcadia Local student-counselor ratio is 193:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Arcadia Local chronic absenteeism rate is 10.5% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Arcadia Local has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 594 students.
How much does Arcadia Local spend per student?
Arcadia Local spends $14,742 per student. The district has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #458 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Arcadia Local?
Arcadia Local students are 83.7% White, 10.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Arcadia Local?
Arcadia Local has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #458 out of 821 districts in Ohio.