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Baltimore, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 34/100 ranks Liberty Union-Thurston Local #596 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,325 per pupil, Liberty Union-Thurston Local ranks #401 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,209
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$14,325
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Liberty Union-Thurston Local operates 3 public schools serving 1,209 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 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 Fairfield County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,325 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 50.9% local, 39.4% state, and 9.8% 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 34/100, ranked #596 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 (1 AP courses district-wide), a 391.7:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 20.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.5% White, 2.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Liberty Union Middle School, with a diversity index of 12.6/100.
Liberty Union Elementary School accounts for 36.8% of all Liberty Union-Thurston Local student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Liberty Union-Thurston Local-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.
Liberty Union-Thurston Local student-counselor ratio is 392:1 — 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.
Liberty Union-Thurston Local chronic absenteeism rate is 20.0% — 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 Liberty Union-Thurston Local is typically wider than the Liberty Union-Thurston Local-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Liberty Union-Thurston Local?
Liberty Union-Thurston Local has 3 schools, including 2 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 1,209 students.
How much does Liberty Union-Thurston Local spend per student?
Liberty Union-Thurston Local spends $14,325 per student. The district has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #596 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Liberty Union-Thurston Local?
Liberty Union-Thurston Local students are 94.5% White, 2.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Liberty Union-Thurston Local?
Liberty Union-Thurston Local has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #596 out of 806 districts in Ohio.