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Arcadia, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 48/100 ranks Arcadia Local #366 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,714 per pupil, Arcadia Local ranks #350 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
594
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$14,714
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 $14,714 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 966 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 48/100, ranked #366 of 806 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 dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
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 has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 66.8% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
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 $14,714 per student. The district has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #366 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 48/100, ranking #366 out of 806 districts in Ohio.