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Chillicothe, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 63/100 ranks Huntington Local #147 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,242 per pupil, Huntington Local ranks #148 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,033
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$17,242
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Huntington Local operates 3 public schools serving 1,033 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high 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 Ross County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,242 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 12.1% local, 76.5% state, and 11.5% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 63/100, ranked #147 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 306.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 57.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.3% White, 1.2% African American, 0.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Huntington Middle School, with a diversity index of 12.2/100.
Its largest campus is Huntington Elementary School, enrolling 404 students (40% of the district's total enrollment).
Huntington Elementary School accounts for 39.1% of all Huntington Local student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Huntington 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.
Huntington Local student-counselor ratio is 307:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Huntington Local is typically wider than the Huntington Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Huntington Local chronic absenteeism rate is 57.9% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Huntington Local has 3 schools, including 2 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 1,033 students.
How much does Huntington Local spend per student?
Huntington Local spends $17,242 per student. The district has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #147 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Huntington Local?
Huntington Local students are 94.3% White, 1.2% African American, 0.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Huntington Local?
Huntington Local has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #147 out of 806 districts in Ohio.