An equity score of 31/100 ranks Buckeye Local #643 of 821 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,883 per pupil, Buckeye Local ranks #871 of 981 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,704
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$11,883
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Buckeye Local operates 4 public schools serving 1,704 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Ashtabula County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,883 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 981 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 35.5% local, 48.0% state, and 16.5% 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 31/100, ranked #643 of 821 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 547.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 43.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.2% White, 9.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Ridgeview Elementary School, with a diversity index of 40.0/100.
Its largest campus is Edgewood High School, enrolling 470 students (29% of the district's total enrollment).
Edgewood High School accounts for 27.6% of all Buckeye Local student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Buckeye Local-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. 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 Local student-counselor ratio is 548:1 — 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 Local chronic absenteeism rate is 43.5% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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 Local has 4 schools, including 1 high, 2 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,704 students.
How much does Buckeye Local spend per student?
Buckeye Local spends $11,883 per student. The district has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #643 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Buckeye Local?
Buckeye Local students are 80.2% White, 9.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Buckeye Local?
Buckeye Local has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #643 out of 821 districts in Ohio.