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Bellbrook, Ohio - 4 schools
An equity score of 14/100 ranks Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local #785 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,002 per pupil, Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local ranks #764 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,663
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$12,002
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local operates 4 public schools serving 2,663 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 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 Greene County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,002 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 70.6% local, 22.7% state, and 6.7% 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 14/100, ranked #785 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 457.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 11.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 82.6% White, 4.4% African American, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Stephen Bell Elementary School, with a diversity index of 35.0/100.
Its largest campus is Bellbrook High School, enrolling 843 students (31% of the district's total enrollment).
Bellbrook High School accounts for 30.9% of all Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local-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.
Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local student-counselor ratio is 458:1 — 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.
Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local chronic absenteeism rate is 11.1% — 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.
How many schools are in Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local?
Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local has 4 schools, including 1 high, 2 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 2,663 students.
How much does Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local spend per student?
Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local spends $12,002 per student. The district has an equity score of 14/100, ranking #785 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local?
Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local students are 82.6% White, 4.4% African American, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 4.1% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local?
Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local has an equity score of 14/100, ranking #785 out of 806 districts in Ohio.