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Bridgeport, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 73/100 ranks Bridgeport Exempted Village #55 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,169 per pupil, Bridgeport Exempted Village ranks #423 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
749
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$14,169
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Bridgeport Exempted Village operates 3 public schools serving 749 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 Belmont County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,169 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 26.5% local, 53.1% state, and 20.4% 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 73/100, ranked #55 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 198:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 39.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.4% White, 5.0% African American, 2.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is The Bridgeport School District - Elementary, with a diversity index of 27.4/100.
The Bridgeport School District - Elementary accounts for 44.8% of all Bridgeport Exempted Village student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Bridgeport Exempted Village-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.
Bridgeport Exempted Village has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 85.2% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — 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.
Bridgeport Exempted Village student-counselor ratio is 198:1 — 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.
Bridgeport Exempted Village chronic absenteeism rate is 39.8% — 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.
How many schools are in Bridgeport Exempted Village?
Bridgeport Exempted Village has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 749 students.
How much does Bridgeport Exempted Village spend per student?
Bridgeport Exempted Village spends $14,169 per student. The district has an equity score of 73/100, ranking #55 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Bridgeport Exempted Village?
Bridgeport Exempted Village students are 87.4% White, 5.0% African American, 2.1% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bridgeport Exempted Village?
Bridgeport Exempted Village has an equity score of 73/100, ranking #55 out of 806 districts in Ohio.