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Warren, Ohio - 5 schools
An equity score of 43/100 ranks Howland Local #441 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,873 per pupil, Howland Local ranks #461 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,384
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$13,873
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Howland Local operates 5 public schools serving 2,384 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 high, 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 Trumbull County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,873 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 63.7% local, 24.1% state, and 12.1% 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 43/100, ranked #441 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 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 654.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 29.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 82.9% White, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 3.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mines Elementary School, with a diversity index of 33.4/100.
Its largest campus is Howland Middle School, enrolling 699 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Howland Springs Elementary School, at 217 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Howland Middle School accounts for 29.3% of all Howland Local student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Howland 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.
Howland Local school enrollment varies 3.2× across entities
Howland Local school enrollment ranges from 217 students (lowest) to 699 students (highest), a spread of 482 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.
Howland Local student-counselor ratio is 655:1 — 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.
Howland Local chronic absenteeism rate is 29.1% — 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 Howland Local is typically wider than the Howland Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Howland Local has 5 schools, including 3 elementary, 1 high, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 2,384 students.
How much does Howland Local spend per student?
Howland Local spends $13,873 per student. The district has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #441 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Howland Local?
Howland Local students are 82.9% White, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 3.7% African American, 1.7% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Howland Local?
Howland Local has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #441 out of 806 districts in Ohio.