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Arcanum, Ohio - 4 schools
An equity score of 36/100 ranks Arcanum-Butler Local #574 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,960 per pupil, Arcanum-Butler Local ranks #770 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,172
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$11,960
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Arcanum-Butler Local operates 4 public schools serving 1,172 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 combined 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 Darke County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,960 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 43.4% local, 47.6% state, and 9.0% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 36/100, ranked #574 of 806 in Ohio against a state average of 46, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 613.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 97.0% White, 0.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Butler Middle School, with a diversity index of 9.1/100.
Its largest campus is Arcanum Elementary School, enrolling 437 students (38% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Arcanum Early Learning Center, at 72 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Arcanum Elementary School accounts for 37.3% of all Arcanum-Butler Local student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Arcanum-Butler 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.
Arcanum-Butler Local school enrollment varies 6.1× across entities
Arcanum-Butler Local school enrollment ranges from 72 students (lowest) to 437 students (highest), a spread of 365 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.
Arcanum-Butler Local has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 55.3% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
Arcanum-Butler Local student-counselor ratio is 614:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Arcanum-Butler Local chronic absenteeism rate is 15.6% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Arcanum-Butler Local is typically wider than the Arcanum-Butler Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Arcanum-Butler Local has 4 schools, including 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,172 students.
How much does Arcanum-Butler Local spend per student?
Arcanum-Butler Local spends $11,960 per student. The district has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #574 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Arcanum-Butler Local?
Arcanum-Butler Local students are 97.0% White, 0.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Arcanum-Butler Local?
Arcanum-Butler Local has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #574 out of 806 districts in Ohio.