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Lima, Ohio - 4 schools
An equity score of 41/100 ranks Bath Local #478 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,128 per pupil, Bath Local ranks #858 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,692
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$11,128
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Bath Local operates 4 public schools serving 1,692 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Allen County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,128 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 49.3% local, 37.2% state, and 13.5% 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 41/100, ranked #478 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.
a 454.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 32.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.2% White, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Bath Elementary School, with a diversity index of 29.6/100.
Its largest campus is Bath Elementary School, enrolling 727 students (46% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Bath Digital Academy, at 7 students, a 104x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Bath Elementary School accounts for 43.0% of all Bath Local student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Bath Local-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Bath Local school enrollment varies 104× across entities
Bath Local school enrollment ranges from 7 students (lowest) to 727 students (highest), a spread of 720 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Bath Local student-counselor ratio is 454:1 — 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.
Bath Local chronic absenteeism rate is 32.0% — 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.
Bath Local has 4 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,692 students.
How much does Bath Local spend per student?
Bath Local spends $11,128 per student. The district has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #478 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Bath Local?
Bath Local students are 89.2% White, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% African American, 1.9% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bath Local?
Bath Local has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #478 out of 806 districts in Ohio.