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Jeromesville, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 41/100 ranks Hillsdale Local #484 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,146 per pupil, Hillsdale Local ranks #201 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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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hillsdale Local operates 3 public schools serving 752 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Ashland County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,146 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 69.0% local, 22.2% state, and 8.8% 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 #484 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.
a 650:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 8.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.1% White, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Hillsdale Elementary School, enrolling 547 students (47% of the district's total enrollment).
Hillsdale Elementary School accounts for 47.4% of all Hillsdale Local student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Hillsdale Local a distant remainder — means Hillsdale 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.
Hillsdale Local school enrollment varies 2.2× across entities
Hillsdale Local school enrollment ranges from 248 students (lowest) to 547 students (highest), a spread of 299 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.
Hillsdale Local student-counselor ratio is 650:1 — 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.
Hillsdale Local chronic absenteeism rate is 8.9% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Hillsdale Local has 3 schools, including 2 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 752 students.
How much does Hillsdale Local spend per student?
Hillsdale Local spends $16,146 per student. The district has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #484 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Hillsdale Local?
Hillsdale Local students are 95.1% White, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hillsdale Local?
Hillsdale Local has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #484 out of 806 districts in Ohio.