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Chesapeake, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 54/100 ranks Chesapeake Union Exempted Village #268 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,137 per pupil, Chesapeake Union Exempted Village ranks #587 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,183
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,137
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Chesapeake Union Exempted Village operates 3 public schools serving 1,183 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary 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 Lawrence County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,137 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 25.7% local, 53.6% state, and 20.6% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 54/100, ranked #268 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 (1 AP courses district-wide), a 380:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 36.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.3% White, 1.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Chesapeake Elementary School, with a diversity index of 16.4/100.
Its largest campus is Chesapeake Elementary School, enrolling 497 students (41% of the district's total enrollment).
Chesapeake Elementary School accounts for 40.8% of all Chesapeake Union Exempted Village student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Chesapeake Union Exempted Village-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.
Chesapeake Union Exempted Village student-counselor ratio is 380:1 — 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.
Chesapeake Union Exempted Village chronic absenteeism rate is 36.0% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Chesapeake Union Exempted Village's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Chesapeake Union Exempted Village?
Chesapeake Union Exempted Village has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,183 students.
How much does Chesapeake Union Exempted Village spend per student?
Chesapeake Union Exempted Village spends $13,137 per student. The district has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #268 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Chesapeake Union Exempted Village?
Chesapeake Union Exempted Village students are 94.3% White, 1.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Chesapeake Union Exempted Village?
Chesapeake Union Exempted Village has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #268 out of 806 districts in Ohio.