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Garrettsville, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 47/100 ranks James a Garfield Local #383 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,853 per pupil, James a Garfield Local ranks #636 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,249
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,853
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
James a Garfield Local operates 3 public schools serving 1,249 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 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 Portage County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,853 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 45.3% local, 43.4% state, and 11.3% 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 47/100, ranked #383 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 377.1:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 33.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.1% White, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is James a Garfield Elementary School, with a diversity index of 11.5/100.
James a Garfield Elementary School accounts for 52.4% of all James a Garfield Local student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of James a Garfield Local a distant remainder — means James a Garfield 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.
James a Garfield Local school enrollment varies 3.9× across entities
James a Garfield Local school enrollment ranges from 168 students (lowest) to 655 students (highest), a spread of 487 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.
James a Garfield Local student-counselor ratio is 377:1 — 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.
James a Garfield Local chronic absenteeism rate is 33.7% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
James a Garfield Local has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,249 students.
How much does James a Garfield Local spend per student?
James a Garfield Local spends $12,853 per student. The district has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #383 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of James a Garfield Local?
James a Garfield Local students are 95.1% White, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for James a Garfield Local?
James a Garfield Local has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #383 out of 806 districts in Ohio.