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Mansfield, Ohio - 8 schools
An equity score of 58/100 ranks Mansfield City #207 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,636 per pupil, Mansfield City ranks #107 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,182
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$18,636
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Mansfield City operates 8 public schools serving 3,182 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 3 combined, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Richland County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,636 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 31.0% local, 45.1% state, and 24.0% 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 58/100, ranked #207 of 806 in Ohio against a state average of 46, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 341.1:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 41.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 52.5% White, 24.1% African American, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mansfield Middle School, with a diversity index of 66.4/100.
Its largest campus is Mansfield Senior High School, enrolling 816 students (25% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Tyger Digital Academy, at 93 students, a 9x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Mansfield Senior High School accounts for 25.1% of all Mansfield City student enrollment
That concentration means Mansfield City-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.
Mansfield City school enrollment varies 8.8× across entities
Mansfield City school enrollment ranges from 93 students (lowest) to 816 students (highest), a spread of 723 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.
Mansfield City student-counselor ratio is 341:1 — 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 Mansfield City is typically wider than the Mansfield City-aggregate figure suggests.
Mansfield City chronic absenteeism rate is 41.9% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Mansfield City has 8 schools, including 3 combined, 4 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 3,182 students.
How much does Mansfield City spend per student?
Mansfield City spends $18,636 per student. The district has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #207 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Mansfield City?
Mansfield City students are 52.5% White, 24.1% African American, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mansfield City?
Mansfield City has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #207 out of 806 districts in Ohio.