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Houston, Ohio - 2 schools
An equity score of 61/100 ranks Hardin-Houston Local #176 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,789 per pupil, Hardin-Houston Local ranks #476 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Hardin-Houston Local operates 2 public schools serving 779 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 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 Shelby County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,789 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 38.1% local, 50.4% state, and 11.5% 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 #176 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.
a 360:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 22.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.1% White, 2.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools.
Hardin Houston Elementary School accounts for 50.6% of all Hardin-Houston Local student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Hardin-Houston Local a distant remainder — means Hardin-Houston 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.
Hardin-Houston Local student-counselor ratio is 360:1 — 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.
Hardin-Houston Local chronic absenteeism rate is 22.8% — 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 Hardin-Houston Local is typically wider than the Hardin-Houston Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Hardin-Houston Local has 2 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 779 students.
How much does Hardin-Houston Local spend per student?
Hardin-Houston Local spends $13,789 per student. The district has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #176 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Hardin-Houston Local?
Hardin-Houston Local students are 93.1% White, 2.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hardin-Houston Local?
Hardin-Houston Local has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #176 out of 806 districts in Ohio.