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Delphos, Ohio - 4 schools
An equity score of 23/100 ranks Delphos City #740 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,014 per pupil, Delphos City ranks #866 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
888
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$11,014
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Delphos City operates 4 public schools serving 888 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 2 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 Van Wert County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,014 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 53.3% local, 31.2% state, and 15.5% 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 23/100, ranked #740 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 500.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 85.9% White, 7.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Franklin Elementary School, with a diversity index of 31.2/100.
Its largest campus is Franklin Elementary School, enrolling 370 students (39% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Delphos City Schools (Preschool), at 60 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Franklin Elementary School accounts for 39.2% of all Delphos City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Delphos City-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.
Delphos City school enrollment varies 6.2× across entities
Delphos City school enrollment ranges from 60 students (lowest) to 370 students (highest), a spread of 310 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.
Delphos City student-counselor ratio is 500:1 — 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.
Delphos City chronic absenteeism rate is 17.2% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Delphos City is typically wider than the Delphos City-aggregate figure suggests.
Delphos City has 4 schools, including 2 elementary, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 888 students.
How much does Delphos City spend per student?
Delphos City spends $11,014 per student. The district has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #740 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Delphos City?
Delphos City students are 85.9% White, 7.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Delphos City?
Delphos City has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #740 out of 806 districts in Ohio.