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Pataskala, Ohio - 7 schools
An equity score of 13/100 ranks Licking Heights Local #787 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,512 per pupil, Licking Heights Local ranks #898 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,073
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$10,512
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Licking Heights Local operates 7 public schools serving 5,073 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 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 Licking County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,512 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 97 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 57.8% local, 32.0% state, and 10.2% 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 13/100, ranked #787 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 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 616.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 20.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 33.2% African American, 30.0% White, 27.5% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is South Elementary, with a diversity index of 74.5/100.
Its largest campus is Licking Heights High School, enrolling 1,428 students (27% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Licking Heights Central Preschool, at 171 students, a 8x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Licking Heights High School accounts for 27.3% of all Licking Heights Local student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Licking Heights 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.
Licking Heights Local school enrollment varies 8.4× across entities
Licking Heights Local school enrollment ranges from 171 students (lowest) to 1,428 students (highest), a spread of 1,257 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.
Licking Heights Local student-counselor ratio is 617:1 — 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.
Licking Heights Local chronic absenteeism rate is 20.8% — 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 Licking Heights Local is typically wider than the Licking Heights Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Licking Heights Local has 7 schools, including 1 high, 4 elementary, 1 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 5,073 students.
How much does Licking Heights Local spend per student?
Licking Heights Local spends $10,512 per student. The district has an equity score of 13/100, ranking #787 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Licking Heights Local?
Licking Heights Local students are 33.2% African American, 30.0% White, 27.5% Asian, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Licking Heights Local?
Licking Heights Local has an equity score of 13/100, ranking #787 out of 806 districts in Ohio.