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Kirtland, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 27/100 ranks Kirtland Local #686 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,825 per pupil, Kirtland Local ranks #467 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,124
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,825
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Kirtland Local operates 3 public schools serving 1,124 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 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 Lake County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,825 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 78.4% local, 15.0% state, and 6.6% 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 27/100, ranked #686 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 (13 AP courses district-wide), a 243.6:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 21.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.0% White, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Kirtland Elementary School, with a diversity index of 16.2/100.
Its largest campus is Kirtland Elementary School, enrolling 452 students (43% of the district's total enrollment).
Kirtland Elementary School accounts for 40.2% of all Kirtland Local student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Kirtland Local-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Kirtland Local student-counselor ratio is 244:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Kirtland Local chronic absenteeism rate is 21.2% — 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 Kirtland Local is typically wider than the Kirtland Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Kirtland Local has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,124 students.
How much does Kirtland Local spend per student?
Kirtland Local spends $13,825 per student. The district has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #686 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Kirtland Local?
Kirtland Local students are 94.0% White, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, 0.3% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Kirtland Local?
Kirtland Local has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #686 out of 806 districts in Ohio.