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Lewistown, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 48/100 ranks Indian Lake Local #361 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,122 per pupil, Indian Lake Local ranks #430 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,409
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$14,122
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Indian Lake Local operates 3 public schools serving 1,409 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 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 Logan County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,122 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 59.7% local, 27.7% state, and 12.6% 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 48/100, ranked #361 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 381.2:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 27.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.1% White, 2.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Indian Lake Elementary School, with a diversity index of 18.4/100.
Its largest campus is Indian Lake Elementary School, enrolling 530 students (39% of the district's total enrollment).
Indian Lake Elementary School accounts for 37.6% of all Indian Lake Local student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Indian Lake 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.
Indian Lake Local student-counselor ratio is 381:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Indian Lake Local chronic absenteeism rate is 27.1% — 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 Indian Lake Local is typically wider than the Indian Lake Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Indian Lake Local has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,409 students.
How much does Indian Lake Local spend per student?
Indian Lake Local spends $14,122 per student. The district has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #361 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Indian Lake Local?
Indian Lake Local students are 91.1% White, 2.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Indian Lake Local?
Indian Lake Local has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #361 out of 806 districts in Ohio.