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Columbus, Ohio - 5 schools
An equity score of 30/100 ranks Hamilton Local #649 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,261 per pupil, Hamilton Local ranks #842 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,082
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$11,261
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hamilton Local operates 5 public schools serving 3,082 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 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 Franklin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,261 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 26.6% local, 55.6% state, and 17.8% 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 30/100, ranked #649 of 806 in Ohio against a state average of 46, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 661.9:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 31.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 62.6% White, 17.5% African American, 8.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Hamilton Intermediate School, with a diversity index of 58.5/100.
Its largest campus is Hamilton Elementary School, enrolling 1,028 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Hamilton Local Preschool, at 184 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Hamilton Elementary School accounts for 31.5% of all Hamilton Local student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Hamilton Local-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Hamilton Local school enrollment varies 5.6× across entities
Hamilton Local school enrollment ranges from 184 students (lowest) to 1,028 students (highest), a spread of 844 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.
Hamilton Local student-counselor ratio is 662:1 — 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.
Hamilton Local chronic absenteeism rate is 31.4% — 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.
Hamilton Local has 5 schools, including 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 3,082 students.
How much does Hamilton Local spend per student?
Hamilton Local spends $11,261 per student. The district has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #649 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Hamilton Local?
Hamilton Local students are 62.6% White, 17.5% African American, 8.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hamilton Local?
Hamilton Local has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #649 out of 806 districts in Ohio.