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Lancaster, Ohio - 4 schools
An equity score of 29/100 ranks Fairfield Union Local #662 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, Fairfield Union Local ranks #646 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,927
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$12,790
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Fairfield Union Local operates 4 public schools serving 1,927 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 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 Fairfield 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 49.7% local, 41.4% state, and 8.9% 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 29/100, ranked #662 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 419.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 26.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.4% White, 1.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Pleasantville Elementary School, with a diversity index of 11.5/100.
Fairfield Union Rushville Middle School accounts for 31.8% of all Fairfield Union Local student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Fairfield Union 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.
Fairfield Union Local student-counselor ratio is 420:1 — 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.
Fairfield Union Local chronic absenteeism rate is 26.1% — 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 Union Local is typically wider than the Fairfield Union Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Fairfield Union Local has 4 schools, including 3 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 1,927 students.
How much does Fairfield Union Local spend per student?
Fairfield Union Local spends $12,790 per student. The district has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #662 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Fairfield Union Local?
Fairfield Union Local students are 95.4% White, 1.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Fairfield Union Local?
Fairfield Union Local has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #662 out of 806 districts in Ohio.