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Defiance, Ohio - 2 schools
An equity score of 47/100 ranks Ayersville Local #386 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,876 per pupil, Ayersville Local ranks #631 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
704
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$12,876
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Ayersville Local operates 2 public schools serving 704 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 elementary 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 Defiance County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,876 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 46.2% local, 44.6% state, and 9.2% 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 47/100, ranked #386 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 324:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 25.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 85.7% White, 11.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Ayersville High School, enrolling 326 students (50% of the district's total enrollment).
Ayersville High School accounts for 46.3% of all Ayersville Local student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Ayersville Local a distant remainder — means Ayersville Local-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Ayersville Local student-counselor ratio is 324:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Ayersville Local is typically wider than the Ayersville Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Ayersville Local chronic absenteeism rate is 25.9% — 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 Ayersville Local is typically wider than the Ayersville Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Ayersville Local has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 704 students.
How much does Ayersville Local spend per student?
Ayersville Local spends $12,876 per student. The district has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #386 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Ayersville Local?
Ayersville Local students are 85.7% White, 11.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Ayersville Local?
Ayersville Local has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #386 out of 806 districts in Ohio.