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Aurora, Ohio - 5 schools
An equity score of 28/100 ranks Aurora City #670 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,186 per pupil, Aurora City ranks #417 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,044
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$14,186
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Aurora City operates 5 public schools serving 3,044 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 Portage County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,186 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 76.1% local, 18.8% state, and 5.1% 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 28/100, ranked #670 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 (18 AP courses district-wide), a 409.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 10.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.9% White, 11.8% Asian, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Miller Elementary School, with a diversity index of 42.3/100.
Its largest campus is Aurora High School, enrolling 984 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Miller Elementary School, at 286 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Aurora High School accounts for 32.3% of all Aurora City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Aurora 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.
Aurora City school enrollment varies 3.4× across entities
Aurora City school enrollment ranges from 286 students (lowest) to 984 students (highest), a spread of 698 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.
Aurora City student-counselor ratio is 410:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Aurora City chronic absenteeism rate is 10.2% — 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.
Aurora City has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 3,044 students.
How much does Aurora City spend per student?
Aurora City spends $14,186 per student. The district has an equity score of 28/100, ranking #670 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Aurora City?
Aurora City students are 76.9% White, 11.8% Asian, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 3.2% African American, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Aurora City?
Aurora City has an equity score of 28/100, ranking #670 out of 806 districts in Ohio.