An equity score of 41/100 ranks Buckeye Central Local #496 of 821 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,491 per pupil, Buckeye Central Local ranks #106 of 981 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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Schools
$20,491
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Buckeye Central Local operates 3 public schools serving 641 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 Crawford County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,491 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 981 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 65.7% local, 27.6% state, and 6.7% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 41/100, ranked #496 of 821 in Ohio against a state average of 46, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 642.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 24.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 96.0% White, 1.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Buckeye Central Middle School, with a diversity index of 9.8/100.
Buckeye Central Elementary School accounts for 40.5% of all Buckeye Central Local student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Buckeye Central Local-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Buckeye Central Local student-counselor ratio is 643:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Buckeye Central Local chronic absenteeism rate is 24.3% — 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 Buckeye Central Local is typically wider than the Buckeye Central Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Buckeye Central Local has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 641 students.
How much does Buckeye Central Local spend per student?
Buckeye Central Local spends $20,491 per student. The district has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #496 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Buckeye Central Local?
Buckeye Central Local students are 96.0% White, 1.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Buckeye Central Local?
Buckeye Central Local has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #496 out of 821 districts in Ohio.