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Ashland, Ohio - 5 schools
An equity score of 20/100 ranks Ashland City #763 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,514 per pupil, Ashland City ranks #818 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,125
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$11,514
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Ashland City operates 5 public schools serving 3,125 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 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 Ashland County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,514 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 50.0% local, 34.2% state, and 15.8% 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 20/100, ranked #763 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 576.1:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 32.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.6% White, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Edison Elementary School, with a diversity index of 21.4/100.
Its largest campus is Ashland High School, enrolling 910 students (30% of the district's total enrollment).
Ashland High School accounts for 29.1% of all Ashland City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Ashland City-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Ashland City school enrollment varies 2.2× across entities
Ashland City school enrollment ranges from 411 students (lowest) to 910 students (highest), a spread of 499 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.
Ashland City student-counselor ratio is 576:1 — 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.
Ashland City chronic absenteeism rate is 32.1% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Ashland City has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,125 students.
How much does Ashland City spend per student?
Ashland City spends $11,514 per student. The district has an equity score of 20/100, ranking #763 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Ashland City?
Ashland City students are 90.6% White, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Ashland City?
Ashland City has an equity score of 20/100, ranking #763 out of 806 districts in Ohio.