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Celina, Ohio - 8 schools
An equity score of 39/100 ranks Celina City #519 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,411 per pupil, Celina City ranks #545 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,931
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$13,411
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Celina City operates 8 public schools serving 2,931 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 3 combined, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Mercer County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,411 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 57.4% local, 30.3% state, and 12.3% 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 39/100, ranked #519 of 806 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 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 587.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 10.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 82.5% White, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Head Start, with a diversity index of 47.8/100.
Its largest campus is Celina Elementary School, enrolling 1,224 students (33% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Mercer County Head Start, at 17 students, a 72x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Celina Elementary School accounts for 33.1% of all Celina City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Celina City-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Celina City school enrollment varies 72× across entities
Celina City school enrollment ranges from 17 students (lowest) to 1,224 students (highest), a spread of 1,207 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.
Celina City student-counselor ratio is 588:1 — 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.
Celina City chronic absenteeism rate is 10.7% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Celina City has 8 schools, including 3 elementary, 3 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,931 students.
How much does Celina City spend per student?
Celina City spends $13,411 per student. The district has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #519 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Celina City?
Celina City students are 82.5% White, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Celina City?
Celina City has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #519 out of 806 districts in Ohio.