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Lagrange, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 32/100 ranks Keystone Local #626 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,973 per pupil, Keystone Local ranks #768 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,454
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$11,973
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Keystone Local operates 3 public schools serving 1,454 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 Lorain County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,973 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 54.6% local, 35.8% state, and 9.6% 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 32/100, ranked #626 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 397:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 24.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.3% White, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Keystone Elementary School, with a diversity index of 20.5/100.
Its largest campus is Keystone Elementary School, enrolling 655 students (47% of the district's total enrollment).
Keystone Elementary School accounts for 45.0% of all Keystone Local student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Keystone Local a distant remainder — means Keystone 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.
Keystone Local student-counselor ratio is 397:1 — 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.
Keystone Local chronic absenteeism rate is 24.1% — 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 Keystone Local is typically wider than the Keystone Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Keystone Local has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,454 students.
How much does Keystone Local spend per student?
Keystone Local spends $11,973 per student. The district has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #626 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Keystone Local?
Keystone Local students are 91.3% White, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Keystone Local?
Keystone Local has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #626 out of 806 districts in Ohio.