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Leesburg, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 52/100 ranks Fairfield Local #315 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,393 per pupil, Fairfield Local ranks #550 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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$13,393
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Fairfield Local operates 3 public schools serving 907 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 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 Highland County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,393 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 21.7% local, 64.5% state, and 13.8% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 52/100, ranked #315 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.
a 858.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 27.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.4% White, 1.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Fairfield Local High School, with a diversity index of 9.6/100.
Fairfield Local Elementary School accounts for 47.4% of all Fairfield Local student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Fairfield Local a distant remainder — means Fairfield 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.
Fairfield Local school enrollment varies 2.2× across entities
Fairfield Local school enrollment ranges from 198 students (lowest) to 430 students (highest), a spread of 232 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.
Fairfield Local student-counselor ratio is 859:1 — 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.
Fairfield Local chronic absenteeism rate is 27.1% — 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 Fairfield Local is typically wider than the Fairfield Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Fairfield Local has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 907 students.
How much does Fairfield Local spend per student?
Fairfield Local spends $13,393 per student. The district has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #315 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Fairfield Local?
Fairfield Local students are 95.4% White, 1.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Fairfield Local?
Fairfield Local has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #315 out of 806 districts in Ohio.