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Saint Paris, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 42/100 ranks Graham Local #459 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,909 per pupil, Graham Local ranks #626 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,665
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,909
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Graham Local operates 3 public schools serving 1,665 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Champaign County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,909 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 33.9% local, 48.8% state, and 17.2% 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 42/100, ranked #459 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 447.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.0% White, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Graham Elementary School, with a diversity index of 16.5/100.
Its largest campus is Graham Elementary School, enrolling 735 students (46% of the district's total enrollment).
Graham Elementary School accounts for 44.1% of all Graham Local student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Graham 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.
Graham Local school enrollment varies 2.0× across entities
Graham Local school enrollment ranges from 362 students (lowest) to 735 students (highest), a spread of 373 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.
Graham Local student-counselor ratio is 448:1 — 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.
Graham Local chronic absenteeism rate is 15.4% — 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 Graham Local is typically wider than the Graham Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Graham Local has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,665 students.
How much does Graham Local spend per student?
Graham Local spends $12,909 per student. The district has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #459 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Graham Local?
Graham Local students are 92.0% White, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Graham Local?
Graham Local has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #459 out of 806 districts in Ohio.