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Sullivan, Ohio - 4 schools
An equity score of 75/100 ranks Black River Local #38 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,786 per pupil, Black River Local ranks #223 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,057
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$15,786
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Black River Local operates 4 public schools serving 1,057 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high, 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 Ashland County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,786 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 43.1% local, 37.0% state, and 19.9% 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 75/100, ranked #38 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.
a 384.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.4% White, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Black River Education Center Middle School, with a diversity index of 19.4/100.
Black River Education Center Elementary School accounts for 41.9% of all Black River Local student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Black River Local-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.
Black River Local school enrollment varies 148× across entities
Black River Local school enrollment ranges from 3 students (lowest) to 443 students (highest), a spread of 440 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.
Black River Local has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 51.8% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Black River Local student-counselor ratio is 384:1 — 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.
Black River Local chronic absenteeism rate is 17.9% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Black River Local is typically wider than the Black River Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Black River Local has 4 schools, including 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,057 students.
How much does Black River Local spend per student?
Black River Local spends $15,786 per student. The district has an equity score of 75/100, ranking #38 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Black River Local?
Black River Local students are 91.4% White, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Black River Local?
Black River Local has an equity score of 75/100, ranking #38 out of 806 districts in Ohio.