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Bucyrus, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 78/100 ranks Bucyrus City #27 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,912 per pupil, Bucyrus City ranks #161 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,106
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$16,912
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Bucyrus City operates 3 public schools serving 1,106 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 middle, 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 $16,912 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 24.5% local, 49.9% state, and 25.6% 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 78/100, ranked #27 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 271.2:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 42.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.2% White, 2.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Bucyrus Middle School, with a diversity index of 22.0/100.
Its largest campus is Bucyrus Elementary School, enrolling 562 students (53% of the district's total enrollment).
Bucyrus Elementary School accounts for 50.8% of all Bucyrus City student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Bucyrus City a distant remainder — means Bucyrus City-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.
Bucyrus City school enrollment varies 2.3× across entities
Bucyrus City school enrollment ranges from 247 students (lowest) to 562 students (highest), a spread of 315 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.
Bucyrus City has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 67.0% 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). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Bucyrus City student-counselor ratio is 271:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Bucyrus City is typically wider than the Bucyrus City-aggregate figure suggests.
Bucyrus City chronic absenteeism rate is 42.2% — 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.
Bucyrus City has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 high. Total enrollment is 1,106 students.
How much does Bucyrus City spend per student?
Bucyrus City spends $16,912 per student. The district has an equity score of 78/100, ranking #27 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Bucyrus City?
Bucyrus City students are 90.2% White, 2.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bucyrus City?
Bucyrus City has an equity score of 78/100, ranking #27 out of 806 districts in Ohio.