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Avon Lake, Ohio - 7 schools
An equity score of 31/100 ranks Avon Lake City #634 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,395 per pupil, Avon Lake City ranks #549 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,552
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$13,395
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Avon Lake City operates 7 public schools serving 3,552 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 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 Lorain County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,395 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 76.9% local, 15.6% state, and 7.5% 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 31/100, ranked #634 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 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (24 AP courses district-wide), a 530.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 16.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 85.9% White, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Westview Elementary School, with a diversity index of 40.7/100.
Its largest campus is Avon Lake High School, enrolling 1,054 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Erieview Elementary School, at 271 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Avon Lake High School accounts for 29.7% of all Avon Lake City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Avon Lake 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.
Avon Lake City school enrollment varies 3.9× across entities
Avon Lake City school enrollment ranges from 271 students (lowest) to 1,054 students (highest), a spread of 783 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.
Avon Lake City student-counselor ratio is 530:1 — 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.
Avon Lake City chronic absenteeism rate is 16.3% — 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 Avon Lake City is typically wider than the Avon Lake City-aggregate figure suggests.
Avon Lake City has 7 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 3,552 students.
How much does Avon Lake City spend per student?
Avon Lake City spends $13,395 per student. The district has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #634 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Avon Lake City?
Avon Lake City students are 85.9% White, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% Asian, 1.7% African American, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Avon Lake City?
Avon Lake City has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #634 out of 806 districts in Ohio.