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Jefferson, Ohio - 5 schools
An equity score of 24/100 ranks Jefferson Area Local #723 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,185 per pupil, Jefferson Area Local ranks #849 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,666
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$11,185
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Jefferson Area Local operates 5 public schools serving 1,666 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 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 Ashtabula County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,185 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 37.6% local, 53.8% state, and 8.7% 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 24/100, ranked #723 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 432.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 32.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.3% White, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Jefferson Area Sr High School, with a diversity index of 21.6/100.
Its largest campus is Jefferson Elementary, enrolling 654 students (39% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Jefferson Area Local Schools Online, at 6 students, a 109x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Jefferson Elementary accounts for 38.8% of all Jefferson Area Local student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Jefferson Area 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.
Jefferson Area Local school enrollment varies 109× across entities
Jefferson Area Local school enrollment ranges from 6 students (lowest) to 654 students (highest), a spread of 648 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Jefferson Area Local student-counselor ratio is 433:1 — 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.
Jefferson Area Local chronic absenteeism rate is 32.0% — 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.
Jefferson Area Local has 5 schools, including 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,666 students.
How much does Jefferson Area Local spend per student?
Jefferson Area Local spends $11,185 per student. The district has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #723 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Jefferson Area Local?
Jefferson Area Local students are 91.3% White, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Jefferson Area Local?
Jefferson Area Local has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #723 out of 806 districts in Ohio.