An equity score of 61/100 ranks Federal Hocking Local #180 of 821 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,671 per pupil, Federal Hocking Local ranks #159 of 981 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
868
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$18,671
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Federal Hocking Local operates 5 public schools serving 868 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 2 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 Athens County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,671 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 981 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 29.5% local, 52.9% state, and 17.6% 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 61/100, ranked #180 of 821 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 198.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 52.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.5% White, 1.8% African American, 1.0% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Amesville Elementary School, with a diversity index of 22.2/100.
Its largest campus is Coolville Elementary School, enrolling 213 students (27% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Federal Hocking Local Schools, at 6 students, a 36x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Coolville Elementary School accounts for 24.5% of all Federal Hocking Local student enrollment
That concentration means Federal Hocking Local-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.
Federal Hocking Local school enrollment varies 36× across entities
Federal Hocking Local school enrollment ranges from 6 students (lowest) to 213 students (highest), a spread of 207 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Federal Hocking Local student-counselor ratio is 199:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Federal Hocking Local chronic absenteeism rate is 52.7% — 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.
Federal Hocking Local has 5 schools, including 3 combined, 2 high. Total enrollment is 868 students.
How much does Federal Hocking Local spend per student?
Federal Hocking Local spends $18,671 per student. The district has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #180 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Federal Hocking Local?
Federal Hocking Local students are 91.5% White, 1.8% African American, 1.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Federal Hocking Local?
Federal Hocking Local has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #180 out of 821 districts in Ohio.