An equity score of 23/100 ranks Licking Valley Local #742 of 821 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,375 per pupil, Licking Valley Local ranks #905 of 981 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,062
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$11,375
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Licking Valley Local operates 4 public schools serving 2,062 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 $11,375 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 99 of 981 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 42.2% local, 45.2% state, and 12.6% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 23/100, ranked #742 of 821 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 374:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 16.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.5% White, 0.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Licking Valley Middle School, with a diversity index of 12.4/100.
Licking Valley Elementary School accounts for 44.3% of all Licking Valley Local student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Licking Valley Local-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Licking Valley Local school enrollment varies 91× across entities
Licking Valley Local school enrollment ranges from 10 students (lowest) to 913 students (highest), a spread of 903 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Licking Valley Local student-counselor ratio is 374:1 — 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.
Licking Valley Local chronic absenteeism rate is 16.9% — 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 Valley Local is typically wider than the Licking Valley Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Licking Valley Local has 4 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 2,062 students.
How much does Licking Valley Local spend per student?
Licking Valley Local spends $11,375 per student. The district has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #742 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Licking Valley Local?
Licking Valley Local students are 95.5% White, 0.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Licking Valley Local?
Licking Valley Local has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #742 out of 821 districts in Ohio.