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Bellefontaine, Ohio - 4 schools
An equity score of 56/100 ranks Bellefontaine City #237 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,848 per pupil, Bellefontaine City ranks #465 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,205
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$13,848
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Bellefontaine City operates 4 public schools serving 2,205 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 middle 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 Logan County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,848 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 38.4% local, 46.3% state, and 15.3% 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 56/100, ranked #237 of 806 in Ohio against a state average of 46, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 391.9:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 38.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 77.7% White, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Bellefontaine Elementary School, with a diversity index of 42.8/100.
Its largest campus is Bellefontaine High School, enrolling 643 students (29% of the district's total enrollment).
Bellefontaine High School accounts for 28.8% of all Bellefontaine City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Bellefontaine 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.
Bellefontaine City student-counselor ratio is 392:1 — 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.
Bellefontaine City chronic absenteeism rate is 38.8% — 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.
Bellefontaine City has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,205 students.
How much does Bellefontaine City spend per student?
Bellefontaine City spends $13,848 per student. The district has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #237 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Bellefontaine City?
Bellefontaine City students are 77.7% White, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.9% African American, 1.4% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bellefontaine City?
Bellefontaine City has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #237 out of 806 districts in Ohio.