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Cincinnati, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 45/100 ranks Lockland Local #414 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,894 per pupil, Lockland Local ranks #56 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
476
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$21,894
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lockland Local operates 3 public schools serving 476 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 elementary, 1 middle 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 Hamilton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,894 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 97 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 28.3% local, 37.0% state, and 34.6% 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 45/100, ranked #414 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.
a 263.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 67.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 50.2% African American, 21.6% Hispanic or Latino, 17.6% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Lockland High School, enrolling 212 students (43% of the district's total enrollment).
Lockland High School accounts for 42.6% of all Lockland Local student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Lockland 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.
Lockland Local school enrollment varies 2.6× across entities
Lockland Local school enrollment ranges from 80 students (lowest) to 212 students (highest), a spread of 132 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Lockland Local student-counselor ratio is 263:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Lockland Local is typically wider than the Lockland Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Lockland Local chronic absenteeism rate is 67.4% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Lockland Local has 3 schools, including 1 high, 1 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 476 students.
How much does Lockland Local spend per student?
Lockland Local spends $21,894 per student. The district has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #414 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Lockland Local?
Lockland Local students are 50.2% African American, 21.6% Hispanic or Latino, 17.6% White, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lockland Local?
Lockland Local has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #414 out of 806 districts in Ohio.