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Millersburg, Ohio - 8 schools
An equity score of 38/100 ranks East Holmes Local #535 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,693 per pupil, East Holmes Local ranks #493 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,497
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$13,693
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
East Holmes Local operates 8 public schools serving 1,497 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 elementary, 1 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Holmes County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,693 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 52.9% local, 26.2% state, and 20.9% 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 38/100, ranked #535 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 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 568.1:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 14.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 97.3% White, 1.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Berlin Elementary School, with a diversity index of 13.2/100.
Its largest campus is Hiland High School, enrolling 395 students (26% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Wise Elementary School, at 67 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Hiland High School accounts for 26.4% of all East Holmes Local student enrollment
That concentration means East Holmes Local-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.
East Holmes Local school enrollment varies 5.9× across entities
East Holmes Local school enrollment ranges from 67 students (lowest) to 395 students (highest), a spread of 328 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 Holmes Local student-counselor ratio is 568:1 — 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 Holmes Local chronic absenteeism rate is 14.0% — 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.
East Holmes Local has 8 schools, including 1 combined, 7 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,497 students.
How much does East Holmes Local spend per student?
East Holmes Local spends $13,693 per student. The district has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #535 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of East Holmes Local?
East Holmes Local students are 97.3% White, 1.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for East Holmes Local?
East Holmes Local has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #535 out of 806 districts in Ohio.