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Gnadenhutten, Ohio - 4 schools
An equity score of 31/100 ranks Indian Valley Local #638 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,691 per pupil, Indian Valley Local ranks #663 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,712
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$12,691
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Indian Valley Local operates 4 public schools serving 1,712 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Tuscarawas County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,691 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 31.2% local, 58.3% state, and 10.5% 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 31/100, ranked #638 of 806 in Ohio against a state average of 46, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 409.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 23.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 97.5% White, 0.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Midvale Elementary School, with a diversity index of 7.0/100.
Its largest campus is Indian Valley High School, enrolling 422 students (27% of the district's total enrollment).
Indian Valley High School accounts for 24.6% of all Indian Valley Local student enrollment
That concentration means Indian Valley Local-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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 Valley Local student-counselor ratio is 410:1 — 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 Valley Local chronic absenteeism rate is 23.0% — 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 Valley Local is typically wider than the Indian Valley Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Indian Valley Local has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,712 students.
How much does Indian Valley Local spend per student?
Indian Valley Local spends $12,691 per student. The district has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #638 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Indian Valley Local?
Indian Valley Local students are 97.5% White, 0.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Indian Valley Local?
Indian Valley Local has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #638 out of 806 districts in Ohio.