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Hillsboro, Ohio - 5 schools
An equity score of 65/100 ranks Hillsboro City #114 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,623 per pupil, Hillsboro City ranks #365 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,215
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$14,623
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hillsboro City operates 5 public schools serving 2,215 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 Highland County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,623 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 35.3% local, 45.3% state, and 19.4% 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 65/100, ranked #114 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 829.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 38.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.4% White, 2.7% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Hillsboro Middle School, with a diversity index of 23.0/100.
Its largest campus is Hillsboro High School, enrolling 638 students (29% of the district's total enrollment).
Hillsboro High School accounts for 28.8% of all Hillsboro City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Hillsboro City-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.
Hillsboro City school enrollment varies 2.1× across entities
Hillsboro City school enrollment ranges from 308 students (lowest) to 638 students (highest), a spread of 330 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.
Hillsboro City has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 86.3% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Hillsboro City student-counselor ratio is 830:1 — 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.
Hillsboro City chronic absenteeism rate is 38.3% — 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.
Hillsboro City has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,215 students.
How much does Hillsboro City spend per student?
Hillsboro City spends $14,623 per student. The district has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #114 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Hillsboro City?
Hillsboro City students are 88.4% White, 2.7% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% African American, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hillsboro City?
Hillsboro City has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #114 out of 806 districts in Ohio.