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Plain City, Ohio - 5 schools
An equity score of 17/100 ranks Jonathan Alder Local #774 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,521 per pupil, Jonathan Alder Local ranks #816 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,265
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$11,521
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Jonathan Alder Local operates 5 public schools serving 2,265 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 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 Madison County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,521 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 56.5% local, 33.8% state, and 9.8% 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 17/100, ranked #774 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 409.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 23.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 79.1% White, 16.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Monroe Elementary School, with a diversity index of 52.3/100.
Its largest campus is Jonathan Alder High School, enrolling 729 students (30% of the district's total enrollment).
Jonathan Alder High School accounts for 30.2% of all Jonathan Alder Local student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Jonathan Alder 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.
Jonathan Alder Local school enrollment varies 3.0× across entities
Jonathan Alder Local school enrollment ranges from 243 students (lowest) to 729 students (highest), a spread of 486 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.
Jonathan Alder 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.
Jonathan Alder Local chronic absenteeism rate is 23.9% — 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 Jonathan Alder Local is typically wider than the Jonathan Alder Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Jonathan Alder Local has 5 schools, including 1 high, 2 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,265 students.
How much does Jonathan Alder Local spend per student?
Jonathan Alder Local spends $11,521 per student. The district has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #774 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Jonathan Alder Local?
Jonathan Alder Local students are 79.1% White, 16.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% Asian, 0.3% African American, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Jonathan Alder Local?
Jonathan Alder Local has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #774 out of 806 districts in Ohio.