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Howard, Ohio - 2 schools
An equity score of 34/100 ranks East Knox Local #597 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,790 per pupil, East Knox Local ranks #646 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
921
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$12,790
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
East Knox Local operates 2 public schools serving 921 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 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 Knox County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,790 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 62.3% local, 24.7% state, and 12.9% 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 34/100, ranked #597 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.
a 369:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 25.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.8% White, 3.0% African American, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is East Knox Elementary School, enrolling 514 students (58% of the district's total enrollment).
East Knox Elementary School accounts for 55.8% of all East Knox Local student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of East Knox Local a distant remainder — means East Knox 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 Knox Local student-counselor ratio is 369:1 — 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.
East Knox Local chronic absenteeism rate is 25.1% — 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 East Knox Local is typically wider than the East Knox Local-aggregate figure suggests.
East Knox Local has 2 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 921 students.
How much does East Knox Local spend per student?
East Knox Local spends $12,790 per student. The district has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #597 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of East Knox Local?
East Knox Local students are 91.8% White, 3.0% African American, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for East Knox Local?
East Knox Local has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #597 out of 806 districts in Ohio.