An equity score of 50/100 ranks Cardinal Local #353 of 821 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,386 per pupil, Cardinal Local ranks #132 of 981 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
782
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$19,386
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Cardinal Local operates 4 public schools serving 782 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 combined 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 Geauga County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,386 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 66.1% local, 23.2% state, and 10.7% 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 50/100, ranked #353 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 244:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 24.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.0% White, 1.0% African American, 0.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is A J Jordak Elementary School, with a diversity index of 21.4/100.
Its largest campus is A J Jordak Elementary School, enrolling 396 students (54% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Cardinal Huskie Virtual School, at 3 students, a 132x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
A J Jordak Elementary School accounts for 50.6% of all Cardinal Local student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Cardinal Local a distant remainder — means Cardinal Local-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Cardinal Local school enrollment varies 132× across entities
Cardinal Local school enrollment ranges from 3 students (lowest) to 396 students (highest), a spread of 393 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Cardinal Local student-counselor ratio is 244:1 — 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.
Cardinal Local chronic absenteeism rate is 24.6% — 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 Cardinal Local is typically wider than the Cardinal Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Cardinal Local has 4 schools, including 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 782 students.
How much does Cardinal Local spend per student?
Cardinal Local spends $19,386 per student. The district has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #353 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Cardinal Local?
Cardinal Local students are 95.0% White, 1.0% African American, 0.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Cardinal Local?
Cardinal Local has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #353 out of 821 districts in Ohio.