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Medina, Ohio - 6 schools
An equity score of 11/100 ranks Highland Local #794 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,453 per pupil, Highland Local ranks #822 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,370
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$11,453
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Highland Local operates 6 public schools serving 3,370 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 2 combined, 1 high 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 Medina County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,453 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 74.3% local, 18.6% state, and 7.1% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 11/100, ranked #794 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (22 AP courses district-wide), a 1167.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 20.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.0% White, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Granger Elementary School, with a diversity index of 23.2/100.
Its largest campus is Highland High School, enrolling 989 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Highland Virtual Learning Academy, at 6 students, a 165x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Highland High School accounts for 29.3% of all Highland Local student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Highland Local-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.
Highland Local school enrollment varies 165× across entities
Highland Local school enrollment ranges from 6 students (lowest) to 989 students (highest), a spread of 983 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.
Highland Local student-counselor ratio is 1168:1 — 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.
Highland Local chronic absenteeism rate is 20.7% — 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 Highland Local is typically wider than the Highland Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Highland Local has 6 schools, including 1 high, 2 combined, 3 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,370 students.
How much does Highland Local spend per student?
Highland Local spends $11,453 per student. The district has an equity score of 11/100, ranking #794 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Highland Local?
Highland Local students are 90.0% White, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% Asian, 0.4% African American, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Highland Local?
Highland Local has an equity score of 11/100, ranking #794 out of 806 districts in Ohio.