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Centerburg, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 38/100 ranks Centerburg Local #542 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,112 per pupil, Centerburg Local ranks #596 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,049
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,112
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Centerburg Local operates 3 public schools serving 1,049 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Knox County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,112 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 44.6% local, 45.2% state, and 10.3% 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 38/100, ranked #542 of 806 in Ohio against a state average of 46, notably less 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 (2 AP courses district-wide), a 370:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 21.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.8% White, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Centerburg High School, with a diversity index of 16.8/100.
Its largest campus is Centerburg Elementary School, enrolling 441 students (45% of the district's total enrollment).
Centerburg Elementary School accounts for 42.0% of all Centerburg Local student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Centerburg Local-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.
Centerburg Local student-counselor ratio is 370:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Centerburg Local chronic absenteeism rate is 21.2% — 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 Centerburg Local is typically wider than the Centerburg Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Centerburg Local has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,049 students.
How much does Centerburg Local spend per student?
Centerburg Local spends $13,112 per student. The district has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #542 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Centerburg Local?
Centerburg Local students are 93.8% White, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, 0.1% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Centerburg Local?
Centerburg Local has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #542 out of 806 districts in Ohio.