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Circleville, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 28/100 ranks Circleville City #671 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,903 per pupil, Circleville City ranks #453 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,171
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,903
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Circleville City operates 3 public schools serving 2,171 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 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 Pickaway County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,903 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 46.1% local, 36.1% state, and 17.8% 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 28/100, ranked #671 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.
a 502:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 50.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.4% White, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Circleville Elementary School, with a diversity index of 20.9/100.
Its largest campus is Circleville Elementary School, enrolling 1,110 students (53% of the district's total enrollment).
Circleville Elementary School accounts for 51.1% of all Circleville City student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Circleville City a distant remainder — means Circleville City-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.
Circleville City school enrollment varies 2.3× across entities
Circleville City school enrollment ranges from 476 students (lowest) to 1,110 students (highest), a spread of 634 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Circleville City student-counselor ratio is 502:1 — 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.
Circleville City chronic absenteeism rate is 50.9% — 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.
Circleville City has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,171 students.
How much does Circleville City spend per student?
Circleville City spends $13,903 per student. The district has an equity score of 28/100, ranking #671 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Circleville City?
Circleville City students are 89.4% White, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Circleville City?
Circleville City has an equity score of 28/100, ranking #671 out of 806 districts in Ohio.