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Blanchester, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 54/100 ranks Blanchester Local #267 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,984 per pupil, Blanchester Local ranks #441 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,221
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,984
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Blanchester Local operates 3 public schools serving 1,221 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high 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 Clinton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,984 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 31.7% local, 58.3% state, and 10.0% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 54/100, ranked #267 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), and 36.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.2% White, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Putman Elementary School, with a diversity index of 15.2/100.
Its largest campus is Putman Elementary School, enrolling 471 students (41% of the district's total enrollment).
Putman Elementary School accounts for 38.6% of all Blanchester Local student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Blanchester 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.
Blanchester Local chronic absenteeism rate is 36.3% — 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.
Blanchester Local has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 1,221 students.
How much does Blanchester Local spend per student?
Blanchester Local spends $13,984 per student. The district has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #267 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Blanchester Local?
Blanchester Local students are 93.2% White, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Blanchester Local?
Blanchester Local has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #267 out of 806 districts in Ohio.