Buckeye United School District operates 3 public schools serving 370 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 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 Franklin County.
a 59:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 23.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.4% African American, 15.7% White, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Luther E Ball (Chjcf), with a diversity index of 41.4/100.
Its largest campus is Indian River (Irjcf), enrolling 126 students (36% of the district's total enrollment).
Indian River (Irjcf) accounts for 34.1% of all Buckeye United School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Buckeye United School District-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 United School District reports 97.5% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Buckeye United School District student-counselor ratio is 59:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Buckeye United School District chronic absenteeism rate is 23.6% — 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 United School District is typically wider than the Buckeye United School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Buckeye United School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Buckeye United School District?
Buckeye United School District has 3 schools, including 2 combined, 1 high. Total enrollment is 370 students.
What is the demographic composition of Buckeye United School District?
Buckeye United School District students are 76.4% African American, 15.7% White, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.