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Columbus, Ohio - 24 schools
An equity score of 41/100 ranks Hilliard City #473 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,096 per pupil, Hilliard City ranks #431 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
16,082
Total Enrollment
24
Schools
$14,096
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hilliard City operates 24 public schools serving 16,082 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 15 elementary, 4 high, 4 middle, 1 combined schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. 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 $14,096 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 64.3% local, 25.7% state, and 10.0% 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 41/100, ranked #473 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 3 of 24 schools offering Advanced Placement (52 AP courses district-wide), a 473.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 16.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 64.5% White, 13.0% Hispanic or Latino, 9.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is J W Reason Elementary School, with a diversity index of 67.1/100.
Its largest campus is Hilliard Davidson High School, enrolling 1,847 students (11% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Hilliard Online Academy, at 92 students, a 20x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Hilliard City school enrollment varies 20× across entities
Hilliard City school enrollment ranges from 92 students (lowest) to 1,847 students (highest), a spread of 1,755 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Hilliard City student-counselor ratio is 473:1 — 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.
Hilliard City chronic absenteeism rate is 16.3% — 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 Hilliard City is typically wider than the Hilliard City-aggregate figure suggests.
Hilliard City has 24 schools, including 4 high, 4 middle, 15 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 16,082 students.
How much does Hilliard City spend per student?
Hilliard City spends $14,096 per student. The district has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #473 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Hilliard City?
Hilliard City students are 64.5% White, 13.0% Hispanic or Latino, 9.2% African American, 6.3% Asian, averaged across 24 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hilliard City?
Hilliard City has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #473 out of 806 districts in Ohio.