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Fremont, Ohio - 6 schools
An equity score of 44/100 ranks Fremont City #420 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,282 per pupil, Fremont City ranks #568 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,406
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$13,282
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Fremont City operates 6 public schools serving 3,406 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 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 Sandusky County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,282 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 46.9% local, 38.3% state, and 14.8% 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 44/100, ranked #420 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 541.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 42.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 54.5% White, 25.8% Hispanic or Latino, 9.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Atkinson Elementary School, with a diversity index of 68.4/100.
Its largest campus is Fremont Ross High School, enrolling 959 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Atkinson Elementary School, at 318 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Fremont Ross High School accounts for 28.2% of all Fremont City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Fremont City-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Fremont City school enrollment varies 3.0× across entities
Fremont City school enrollment ranges from 318 students (lowest) to 959 students (highest), a spread of 641 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.
Fremont City student-counselor ratio is 541:1 — 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.
Fremont City chronic absenteeism rate is 42.6% — 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.
Fremont City has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 4 combined. Total enrollment is 3,406 students.
How much does Fremont City spend per student?
Fremont City spends $13,282 per student. The district has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #420 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Fremont City?
Fremont City students are 54.5% White, 25.8% Hispanic or Latino, 9.2% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Fremont City?
Fremont City has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #420 out of 806 districts in Ohio.