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Leipsic, Ohio - 2 schools
An equity score of 44/100 ranks Leipsic Local #432 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,821 per pupil, Leipsic Local ranks #783 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
704
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$11,821
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Leipsic Local operates 2 public schools serving 704 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 elementary 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 Putnam County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,821 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 35.8% local, 51.6% state, and 12.5% 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 44/100, ranked #432 of 806 in Ohio against a state average of 46, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 396:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 13.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 53.3% White, 43.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Leipsic High School, enrolling 396 students (58% of the district's total enrollment).
Leipsic High School accounts for 56.3% of all Leipsic Local student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Leipsic Local a distant remainder — means Leipsic 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.
Leipsic Local student-counselor ratio is 396:1 — 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.
Leipsic Local chronic absenteeism rate is 13.1% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Leipsic Local has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 704 students.
How much does Leipsic Local spend per student?
Leipsic Local spends $11,821 per student. The district has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #432 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Leipsic Local?
Leipsic Local students are 53.3% White, 43.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Leipsic Local?
Leipsic Local has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #432 out of 806 districts in Ohio.