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Cardington, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 61/100 ranks Cardington-Lincoln Local #174 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,887 per pupil, Cardington-Lincoln Local ranks #459 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
996
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,887
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Cardington-Lincoln Local operates 3 public schools serving 996 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 Morrow County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,887 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 34.3% local, 47.6% state, and 18.1% 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 61/100, ranked #174 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 306.7:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 40.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.7% White, 2.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Cardington-Lincoln Elementary School, with a diversity index of 16.3/100.
Cardington-Lincoln Elementary School accounts for 39.4% of all Cardington-Lincoln Local student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Cardington-Lincoln Local-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.
Cardington-Lincoln Local student-counselor ratio is 307:1 — 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 Cardington-Lincoln Local is typically wider than the Cardington-Lincoln Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Cardington-Lincoln Local chronic absenteeism rate is 40.1% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Cardington-Lincoln Local has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 996 students.
How much does Cardington-Lincoln Local spend per student?
Cardington-Lincoln Local spends $13,887 per student. The district has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #174 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Cardington-Lincoln Local?
Cardington-Lincoln Local students are 93.7% White, 2.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Cardington-Lincoln Local?
Cardington-Lincoln Local has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #174 out of 806 districts in Ohio.