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Bluffton, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 21/100 ranks Bluffton Exempted Village #759 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,503 per pupil, Bluffton Exempted Village ranks #899 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,204
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$10,503
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Bluffton Exempted Village operates 3 public schools serving 1,204 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 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 Allen County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,503 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 97 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 44.9% local, 43.6% state, and 11.5% 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 21/100, ranked #759 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 406:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 9.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.0% White, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Bluffton Elementary School, with a diversity index of 17.5/100.
Its largest campus is Bluffton Elementary School, enrolling 534 students (43% of the district's total enrollment).
Bluffton Elementary School accounts for 42.8% of all Bluffton Exempted Village student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Bluffton Exempted Village-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Bluffton Exempted Village student-counselor ratio is 406:1 — 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.
Bluffton Exempted Village chronic absenteeism rate is 9.0% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
How many schools are in Bluffton Exempted Village?
Bluffton Exempted Village has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,204 students.
How much does Bluffton Exempted Village spend per student?
Bluffton Exempted Village spends $10,503 per student. The district has an equity score of 21/100, ranking #759 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Bluffton Exempted Village?
Bluffton Exempted Village students are 92.0% White, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bluffton Exempted Village?
Bluffton Exempted Village has an equity score of 21/100, ranking #759 out of 806 districts in Ohio.