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Elida, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 41/100 ranks Elida Local #476 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,555 per pupil, Elida Local ranks #678 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,183
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,555
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Elida Local operates 3 public schools serving 2,183 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Allen County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,555 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 48.7% local, 37.8% state, and 13.5% 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 41/100, ranked #476 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 581:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 29.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 64.5% White, 14.1% African American, 7.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Elida Elementary, with a diversity index of 56.4/100.
Its largest campus is Elida Elementary, enrolling 1,003 students (50% of the district's total enrollment).
Elida Elementary accounts for 45.9% of all Elida Local student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Elida Local a distant remainder — means Elida 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.
Elida Local school enrollment varies 2.1× across entities
Elida Local school enrollment ranges from 467 students (lowest) to 1,003 students (highest), a spread of 536 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.
Elida Local student-counselor ratio is 581:1 — 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.
Elida Local chronic absenteeism rate is 29.7% — 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 Elida Local is typically wider than the Elida Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Elida Local has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,183 students.
How much does Elida Local spend per student?
Elida Local spends $12,555 per student. The district has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #476 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Elida Local?
Elida Local students are 64.5% White, 14.1% African American, 7.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Elida Local?
Elida Local has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #476 out of 806 districts in Ohio.