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Leetonia, Ohio - 2 schools
An equity score of 86/100 ranks Leetonia Exempted Village School District #5 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,018 per pupil, Leetonia Exempted Village School District ranks #127 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
490
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$18,018
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Leetonia Exempted Village School District operates 2 public schools serving 490 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 combined 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 Columbiana County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,018 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 28.0% local, 56.9% state, and 15.1% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 86/100, ranked #5 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 243.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 30.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 96.7% White, 1.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Leetonia Elementary K-6, enrolling 284 students (58% of the district's total enrollment).
Leetonia Elementary K-6 accounts for 58.0% of all Leetonia Exempted Village School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Leetonia Exempted Village School District a distant remainder — means Leetonia Exempted Village School District-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.
Leetonia Exempted Village School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 54.0% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Leetonia Exempted Village School District 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.
Leetonia Exempted Village School District chronic absenteeism rate is 30.5% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Leetonia Exempted Village 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 Leetonia Exempted Village School District?
Leetonia Exempted Village School District has 2 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 490 students.
How much does Leetonia Exempted Village School District spend per student?
Leetonia Exempted Village School District spends $18,018 per student. The district has an equity score of 86/100, ranking #5 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Leetonia Exempted Village School District?
Leetonia Exempted Village School District students are 96.7% White, 1.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Leetonia Exempted Village School District?
Leetonia Exempted Village School District has an equity score of 86/100, ranking #5 out of 806 districts in Ohio.