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Dalton, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 45/100 ranks Dalton Local #411 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,599 per pupil, Dalton Local ranks #674 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
920
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,599
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Dalton Local operates 3 public schools serving 920 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 Wayne County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,599 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 53.1% local, 30.9% state, and 16.0% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 45/100, ranked #411 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.
a 504.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 10.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.3% White, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Dalton Elementary School, with a diversity index of 24.2/100.
Its largest campus is Dalton Elementary School, enrolling 339 students (38% of the district's total enrollment).
Dalton Elementary School accounts for 36.8% of all Dalton Local student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Dalton 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.
Dalton Local student-counselor ratio is 505:1 — 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.
Dalton Local chronic absenteeism rate is 10.8% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Dalton Local has 3 schools, including 2 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 920 students.
How much does Dalton Local spend per student?
Dalton Local spends $12,599 per student. The district has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #411 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Dalton Local?
Dalton Local students are 89.3% White, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% African American, 1.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Dalton Local?
Dalton Local has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #411 out of 806 districts in Ohio.