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Chagrin Falls, Ohio - 4 schools
An equity score of 44/100 ranks Kenston Local #422 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,056 per pupil, Kenston Local ranks #208 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,565
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$16,056
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Kenston Local operates 4 public schools serving 2,565 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 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 Geauga County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,056 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 76.6% local, 17.0% state, and 6.3% 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 44/100, ranked #422 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (25 AP courses district-wide), a 466.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 7.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.3% White, 3.8% African American, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Kenston High School, with a diversity index of 23.2/100.
Its largest campus is Kenston High School, enrolling 970 students (33% of the district's total enrollment).
Kenston High School accounts for 33.5% of all Kenston Local student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Kenston 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.
Kenston Local school enrollment varies 2.6× across entities
Kenston Local school enrollment ranges from 375 students (lowest) to 970 students (highest), a spread of 595 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.
Kenston Local student-counselor ratio is 467:1 — 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.
Kenston Local chronic absenteeism rate is 7.7% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Kenston Local has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,565 students.
How much does Kenston Local spend per student?
Kenston Local spends $16,056 per student. The district has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #422 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Kenston Local?
Kenston Local students are 88.3% White, 3.8% African American, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Kenston Local?
Kenston Local has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #422 out of 806 districts in Ohio.