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Conneaut, Ohio - 4 schools
An equity score of 53/100 ranks Conneaut Area City #291 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,468 per pupil, Conneaut Area City ranks #536 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,573
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$13,468
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Conneaut Area City operates 4 public schools serving 1,573 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 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 Ashtabula County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,468 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 29.3% local, 51.3% state, and 19.5% 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 53/100, ranked #291 of 806 in Ohio against a state average of 46, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 417:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 33.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.8% White, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lakeshore Primary Elementary School, with a diversity index of 25.8/100.
Lakeshore Primary Elementary School accounts for 29.4% of all Conneaut Area City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Conneaut Area 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.
Conneaut Area City has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 51.4% 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.
Conneaut Area City student-counselor ratio is 417:1 — 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.
Conneaut Area City chronic absenteeism rate is 33.0% — 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.
Conneaut Area City has 4 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,573 students.
How much does Conneaut Area City spend per student?
Conneaut Area City spends $13,468 per student. The district has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #291 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Conneaut Area City?
Conneaut Area City students are 87.8% White, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Conneaut Area City?
Conneaut Area City has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #291 out of 806 districts in Ohio.