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Kettering, Ohio - 13 schools
An equity score of 54/100 ranks Kettering City School District #257 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,725 per pupil, Kettering City School District ranks #236 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
7,766
Total Enrollment
13
Schools
$15,725
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Kettering City School District operates 13 public schools serving 7,766 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 combined, 4 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Montgomery County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,725 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 63.7% local, 21.2% state, and 15.0% 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 54/100, ranked #257 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 13 schools offering Advanced Placement (17 AP courses district-wide), a 405.9:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 12.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 67.4% White, 8.5% African American, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is J F Kennedy Elementary School, with a diversity index of 58.4/100.
Kettering Fairmont High School accounts for 31.5% of all Kettering City School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Kettering City School District-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.
Kettering City School District school enrollment varies 2445× across entities
Kettering City School District school enrollment ranges from 1 students (lowest) to 2,445 students (highest), a spread of 2,444 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.
Kettering City School District student-counselor ratio is 406:1 — 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.
Kettering City School District chronic absenteeism rate is 12.6% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to Kettering City School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Kettering City School District?
Kettering City School District has 13 schools, including 1 high, 2 middle, 6 combined, 4 elementary. Total enrollment is 7,766 students.
How much does Kettering City School District spend per student?
Kettering City School District spends $15,725 per student. The district has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #257 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Kettering City School District?
Kettering City School District students are 67.4% White, 8.5% African American, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% Asian, averaged across 13 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Kettering City School District?
Kettering City School District has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #257 out of 806 districts in Ohio.