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Mowrystown, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 62/100 ranks Bright Local #162 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,558 per pupil, Bright Local ranks #370 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
727
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$14,558
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Bright Local operates 3 public schools serving 727 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Highland County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,558 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 21.6% local, 55.3% state, and 23.1% 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 62/100, ranked #162 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 185.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 21.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.7% White, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Bright Elementary School, with a diversity index of 11.4/100.
Its largest campus is Bright Elementary School, enrolling 432 students (60% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Whiteoak Junior High School, at 113 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Bright Elementary School accounts for 59.4% of all Bright Local student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Bright Local a distant remainder — means Bright 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.
Bright Local school enrollment varies 3.8× across entities
Bright Local school enrollment ranges from 113 students (lowest) to 432 students (highest), a spread of 319 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Bright Local has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 56.3% 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.
Bright Local student-counselor ratio is 185:1 — 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.
Bright Local chronic absenteeism rate is 21.5% — 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 Bright Local is typically wider than the Bright Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Bright Local has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 727 students.
How much does Bright Local spend per student?
Bright Local spends $14,558 per student. The district has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #162 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Bright Local?
Bright Local students are 94.7% White, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bright Local?
Bright Local has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #162 out of 806 districts in Ohio.