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Mount Vernon, Ohio - 1 schools
An equity score of 87/100 ranks Knox County Jvsd #4 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $27,440 per pupil, Knox County Jvsd ranks #21 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Knox County Jvsd operates 1 public schools serving 475 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high 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 Knox County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $27,440 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 97 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 40.8% local, 46.3% state, and 12.9% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 87/100, ranked #4 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.
a 259.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 33.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.3% White, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Knox County Career Center, enrolling 519 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Knox County Career Center accounts for 100.0% of all Knox County Jvsd student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Knox County Jvsd a distant remainder — means Knox County Jvsd-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.
Knox County Jvsd student-counselor ratio is 260:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Knox County Jvsd is typically wider than the Knox County Jvsd-aggregate figure suggests.
Knox County Jvsd chronic absenteeism rate is 33.3% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Knox County Jvsd has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 475 students.
How much does Knox County Jvsd spend per student?
Knox County Jvsd spends $27,440 per student. The district has an equity score of 87/100, ranking #4 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Knox County Jvsd?
Knox County Jvsd students are 93.3% White, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Knox County Jvsd?
Knox County Jvsd has an equity score of 87/100, ranking #4 out of 806 districts in Ohio.