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Sunbury, Ohio - 8 schools
An equity score of 16/100 ranks Big Walnut Local #778 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,810 per pupil, Big Walnut Local ranks #784 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,172
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$11,810
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Big Walnut Local operates 8 public schools serving 4,172 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Delaware County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,810 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 76.4% local, 16.9% 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 16/100, ranked #778 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 578.1:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 12.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 85.5% White, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Big Walnut Elementary School, with a diversity index of 33.4/100.
Big Walnut High School accounts for 30.2% of all Big Walnut Local student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Big Walnut 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.
Big Walnut Local school enrollment varies 9.9× across entities
Big Walnut Local school enrollment ranges from 131 students (lowest) to 1,299 students (highest), a spread of 1,168 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Big Walnut Local student-counselor ratio is 578:1 — 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.
Big Walnut Local chronic absenteeism rate is 12.8% — 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.
Big Walnut Local has 8 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 4,172 students.
How much does Big Walnut Local spend per student?
Big Walnut Local spends $11,810 per student. The district has an equity score of 16/100, ranking #778 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Big Walnut Local?
Big Walnut Local students are 85.5% White, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% Asian, 2.1% African American, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Big Walnut Local?
Big Walnut Local has an equity score of 16/100, ranking #778 out of 806 districts in Ohio.