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Liberty Township, Ohio - 22 schools
An equity score of 16/100 ranks Lakota Local #775 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,070 per pupil, Lakota Local ranks #746 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
17,721
Total Enrollment
22
Schools
$12,070
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lakota Local operates 22 public schools serving 17,721 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 13 elementary, 4 middle, 3 high, 2 combined schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage 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 Butler County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,070 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 62.6% local, 29.6% state, and 7.8% 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 16/100, ranked #775 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 2 of 22 schools offering Advanced Placement (43 AP courses district-wide), a 636.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 22.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 57.8% White, 13.2% African American, 11.1% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lakota Ridge Junior School, with a diversity index of 69.2/100.
Its largest campus is Lakota West High School, enrolling 2,968 students (17% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Lakota Central, at 164 students, a 18x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Lakota West High School accounts for 16.6% of all Lakota Local student enrollment
That concentration means Lakota 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.
Lakota Local school enrollment varies 18× across entities
Lakota Local school enrollment ranges from 164 students (lowest) to 2,968 students (highest), a spread of 2,804 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Lakota Local student-counselor ratio is 636:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Lakota Local chronic absenteeism rate is 22.2% — 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 Lakota Local is typically wider than the Lakota Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Lakota Local has 22 schools, including 3 high, 13 elementary, 4 middle, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 17,721 students.
How much does Lakota Local spend per student?
Lakota Local spends $12,070 per student. The district has an equity score of 16/100, ranking #775 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Lakota Local?
Lakota Local students are 57.8% White, 13.2% African American, 11.1% Asian, 11.0% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 22 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lakota Local?
Lakota Local has an equity score of 16/100, ranking #775 out of 806 districts in Ohio.