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Chillicothe, Ohio - 5 schools
An equity score of 34/100 ranks Chillicothe City #592 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,065 per pupil, Chillicothe City ranks #602 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,741
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$13,065
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Chillicothe City operates 5 public schools serving 2,741 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 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 Ross County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,065 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 38.5% local, 39.5% state, and 22.0% 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 34/100, ranked #592 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (16 AP courses district-wide), a 334.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 62.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 72.1% White, 6.7% African American, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mt. Logan Early Childhood Center, with a diversity index of 48.6/100.
Its largest campus is Chillicothe High School, enrolling 795 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Mt. Logan Early Childhood Center, at 99 students, a 8x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Chillicothe High School accounts for 29.0% of all Chillicothe City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Chillicothe City-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Chillicothe City school enrollment varies 8.0× across entities
Chillicothe City school enrollment ranges from 99 students (lowest) to 795 students (highest), a spread of 696 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Chillicothe City student-counselor ratio is 335:1 — 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 Chillicothe City is typically wider than the Chillicothe City-aggregate figure suggests.
Chillicothe City chronic absenteeism rate is 62.5% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Chillicothe City has 5 schools, including 1 high, 2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 2,741 students.
How much does Chillicothe City spend per student?
Chillicothe City spends $13,065 per student. The district has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #592 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Chillicothe City?
Chillicothe City students are 72.1% White, 6.7% African American, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Chillicothe City?
Chillicothe City has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #592 out of 806 districts in Ohio.