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Duncan Falls, Ohio - 7 schools
An equity score of 66/100 ranks Franklin Local #103 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,012 per pupil, Franklin Local ranks #438 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,854
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$14,012
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Franklin Local operates 7 public schools serving 1,854 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary 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 Muskingum County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,012 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 43.1% local, 43.9% state, and 13.0% 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 66/100, ranked #103 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 437.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 41.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.3% White, 0.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Duncan Falls Elementary School, with a diversity index of 10.0/100.
Its largest campus is Duncan Falls Elementary School, enrolling 648 students (35% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Little Bolts Preschool, at 8 students, a 81x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Duncan Falls Elementary School accounts for 34.9% of all Franklin Local student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Franklin 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.
Franklin Local school enrollment varies 81× across entities
Franklin Local school enrollment ranges from 8 students (lowest) to 648 students (highest), a spread of 640 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Franklin Local student-counselor ratio is 437:1 — 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.
Franklin Local chronic absenteeism rate is 41.8% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Franklin Local has 7 schools, including 4 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,854 students.
How much does Franklin Local spend per student?
Franklin Local spends $14,012 per student. The district has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #103 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Franklin Local?
Franklin Local students are 95.3% White, 0.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Franklin Local?
Franklin Local has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #103 out of 806 districts in Ohio.