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Fayette, Ohio - 2 schools
An equity score of 85/100 ranks Fayette Local #9 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,345 per pupil, Fayette Local ranks #115 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
361
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$18,345
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Fayette Local operates 2 public schools serving 361 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Fulton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,345 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 38.5% local, 49.8% state, and 11.6% 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 85/100, ranked #9 of 806 in Ohio against a state average of 46, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 328:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.5% White, 11.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Fayette Elementary School, enrolling 219 students (67% of the district's total enrollment).
Fayette Elementary School accounts for 60.7% of all Fayette Local student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Fayette Local a distant remainder — means Fayette 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.
Fayette Local has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 78.7% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Fayette Local student-counselor ratio is 328:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Fayette Local is typically wider than the Fayette Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Fayette Local chronic absenteeism rate is 17.6% — 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 Fayette Local is typically wider than the Fayette Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Fayette Local has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 361 students.
How much does Fayette Local spend per student?
Fayette Local spends $18,345 per student. The district has an equity score of 85/100, ranking #9 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Fayette Local?
Fayette Local students are 86.5% White, 11.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Fayette Local?
Fayette Local has an equity score of 85/100, ranking #9 out of 806 districts in Ohio.