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Lore City, Ohio - 4 schools
An equity score of 68/100 ranks East Guernsey Local #88 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,719 per pupil, East Guernsey Local ranks #237 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,073
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$15,719
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
East Guernsey Local operates 4 public schools serving 1,073 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 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 Guernsey County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,719 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 44.7% local, 41.5% state, and 13.9% 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 68/100, ranked #88 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.
a 527.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 45.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 97.3% White, 0.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Buckeye Trail Middle School, with a diversity index of 6.4/100.
Buckeye Trail Elementary accounts for 40.5% of all East Guernsey Local student enrollment
That dominant concentration means East Guernsey 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.
East Guernsey Local school enrollment varies 5.0× across entities
East Guernsey Local school enrollment ranges from 87 students (lowest) to 435 students (highest), a spread of 348 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.
East Guernsey Local student-counselor ratio is 528:1 — 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.
East Guernsey Local chronic absenteeism rate is 45.0% — 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.
East Guernsey Local has 4 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,073 students.
How much does East Guernsey Local spend per student?
East Guernsey Local spends $15,719 per student. The district has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #88 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of East Guernsey Local?
East Guernsey Local students are 97.3% White, 0.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for East Guernsey Local?
East Guernsey Local has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #88 out of 806 districts in Ohio.