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Barnesville, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 29/100 ranks Barnesville Exempted Village #665 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,986 per pupil, Barnesville Exempted Village ranks #767 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,380
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$11,986
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Barnesville Exempted Village operates 3 public schools serving 1,380 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high 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 Belmont County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,986 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 42.8% local, 44.1% state, and 13.1% 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 29/100, ranked #665 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 751:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 38.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 96.5% White, 0.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Barnesville Middle School, with a diversity index of 7.4/100.
Its largest campus is Barnesville Elementary School, enrolling 516 students (39% of the district's total enrollment).
Barnesville Elementary School accounts for 37.4% of all Barnesville Exempted Village student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Barnesville Exempted Village-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.
Barnesville Exempted Village student-counselor ratio is 751:1 — 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.
Barnesville Exempted Village chronic absenteeism rate is 38.1% — 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.
How many schools are in Barnesville Exempted Village?
Barnesville Exempted Village has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 1,380 students.
How much does Barnesville Exempted Village spend per student?
Barnesville Exempted Village spends $11,986 per student. The district has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #665 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Barnesville Exempted Village?
Barnesville Exempted Village students are 96.5% White, 0.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Barnesville Exempted Village?
Barnesville Exempted Village has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #665 out of 806 districts in Ohio.