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West Jefferson, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 64/100 ranks Jefferson Local #131 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,771 per pupil, Jefferson Local ranks #226 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
987
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$15,771
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Jefferson Local operates 3 public schools serving 987 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Madison County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,771 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 59.2% local, 30.3% state, and 10.5% 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 64/100, ranked #131 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 265.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 34.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.5% White, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Norwood Elementary School, with a diversity index of 17.1/100.
Its largest campus is Norwood Elementary School, enrolling 445 students (46% of the district's total enrollment).
Norwood Elementary School accounts for 45.1% of all Jefferson Local student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Jefferson Local a distant remainder — means Jefferson 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 Local student-counselor ratio is 266:1 — 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 Jefferson Local is typically wider than the Jefferson Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Jefferson Local chronic absenteeism rate is 34.2% — 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 Local has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 987 students.
How much does Jefferson Local spend per student?
Jefferson Local spends $15,771 per student. The district has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #131 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Jefferson Local?
Jefferson Local students are 92.5% White, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Jefferson Local?
Jefferson Local has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #131 out of 806 districts in Ohio.