An equity score of 41/100 ranks Fairborn City #484 of 821 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,747 per pupil, Fairborn City ranks #642 of 981 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,238
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$13,747
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Fairborn City operates 4 public schools serving 4,238 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 combined, 1 high 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 Greene County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,747 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 981 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 45.5% local, 39.1% state, and 15.4% 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 #484 of 821 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 566:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 50.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 69.5% White, 11.9% African American, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Fairborn Primary School, with a diversity index of 49.6/100.
Its largest campus is Fairborn Primary School, enrolling 1,261 students (30% of the district's total enrollment).
Fairborn Primary School accounts for 29.6% of all Fairborn City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Fairborn City-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Fairborn City student-counselor ratio is 566:1 — 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.
Fairborn City chronic absenteeism rate is 50.1% — 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.
Fairborn City has 4 schools, including 1 combined, 2 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 4,238 students.
How much does Fairborn City spend per student?
Fairborn City spends $13,747 per student. The district has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #484 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Fairborn City?
Fairborn City students are 69.5% White, 11.9% African American, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Fairborn City?
Fairborn City has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #484 out of 821 districts in Ohio.