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Columbus Grove, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 61/100 ranks Columbus Grove Local #177 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,522 per pupil, Columbus Grove Local ranks #376 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
756
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$14,522
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Columbus Grove Local operates 3 public schools serving 756 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high 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 Putnam County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,522 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 42.0% local, 48.2% state, and 9.9% 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 61/100, ranked #177 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 (5 AP courses district-wide), a 242:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 9.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.9% White, 8.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Columbus Grove Elementary School, with a diversity index of 30.3/100.
Columbus Grove Elementary School accounts for 33.9% of all Columbus Grove Local student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Columbus Grove 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.
Columbus Grove Local has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 58.7% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Columbus Grove Local student-counselor ratio is 242:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Columbus Grove Local chronic absenteeism rate is 9.2% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Columbus Grove Local has 3 schools, including 2 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 756 students.
How much does Columbus Grove Local spend per student?
Columbus Grove Local spends $14,522 per student. The district has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #177 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Columbus Grove Local?
Columbus Grove Local students are 87.9% White, 8.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Columbus Grove Local?
Columbus Grove Local has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #177 out of 806 districts in Ohio.