Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal
records, no number is typed in by an editor. District totals are aggregated directly from the schools reporting under this district in the source records. See our
editorial standards & corrections policy, the
methodology behind these numbers, or
report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.
Bradford, Ohio - 2 schools
An equity score of 82/100 ranks Bradford Exempted Village #14 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,433 per pupil, Bradford Exempted Village ranks #261 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
483
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$15,433
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Bradford Exempted Village operates 2 public schools serving 483 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 combined 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 Darke County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,433 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 34.2% local, 52.8% state, and 13.0% 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 82/100, ranked #14 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 244:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 19.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 96.7% White, 1.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Bradford Elementary School, enrolling 269 students (52% of the district's total enrollment).
Bradford Elementary School accounts for 52.4% of all Bradford Exempted Village student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Bradford Exempted Village a distant remainder — means Bradford 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.
Bradford Exempted Village has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 67.2% 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). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Bradford Exempted Village student-counselor ratio is 244:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Bradford Exempted Village chronic absenteeism rate is 19.4% — 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 Bradford Exempted Village is typically wider than the Bradford Exempted Village-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Bradford Exempted Village?
Bradford Exempted Village has 2 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 483 students.
How much does Bradford Exempted Village spend per student?
Bradford Exempted Village spends $15,433 per student. The district has an equity score of 82/100, ranking #14 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Bradford Exempted Village?
Bradford Exempted Village students are 96.7% White, 1.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bradford Exempted Village?
Bradford Exempted Village has an equity score of 82/100, ranking #14 out of 806 districts in Ohio.