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Holgate, Ohio - 2 schools
An equity score of 77/100 ranks Holgate Local #32 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,171 per pupil, Holgate Local ranks #150 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
400
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$17,171
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Holgate Local operates 2 public schools serving 400 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 elementary 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 Henry County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,171 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 41.7% local, 44.9% state, and 13.3% 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 77/100, ranked #32 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 189:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 16.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 77.5% White, 21.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Holgate High School, enrolling 216 students (57% of the district's total enrollment).
Holgate High School accounts for 54.0% of all Holgate Local student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Holgate Local a distant remainder — means Holgate Local-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Holgate Local student-counselor ratio is 189:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Holgate Local chronic absenteeism rate is 16.5% — 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 Holgate Local is typically wider than the Holgate Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Holgate Local has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 400 students.
How much does Holgate Local spend per student?
Holgate Local spends $17,171 per student. The district has an equity score of 77/100, ranking #32 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Holgate Local?
Holgate Local students are 77.5% White, 21.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Holgate Local?
Holgate Local has an equity score of 77/100, ranking #32 out of 806 districts in Ohio.