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Ashland, Ohio - 4 schools
An equity score of 57/100 ranks Mapleton Local #229 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,768 per pupil, Mapleton Local ranks #479 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
849
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$13,768
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Mapleton Local operates 4 public schools serving 849 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high, 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 Ashland County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,768 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 32.0% local, 43.7% state, and 24.3% 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 57/100, ranked #229 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.
a 370.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 30.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 97.3% White, 1.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mapleton High School, with a diversity index of 7.8/100.
Its largest campus is Mapleton Elementary School, enrolling 363 students (48% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Mapleton Virtual Academy, at 22 students, a 17x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Mapleton Elementary School accounts for 42.8% of all Mapleton Local student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Mapleton Local-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.
Mapleton Local school enrollment varies 17× across entities
Mapleton Local school enrollment ranges from 22 students (lowest) to 363 students (highest), a spread of 341 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.
Mapleton Local student-counselor ratio is 370:1 — 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.
Mapleton Local chronic absenteeism rate is 30.2% — 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.
Mapleton Local has 4 schools, including 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 849 students.
How much does Mapleton Local spend per student?
Mapleton Local spends $13,768 per student. The district has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #229 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Mapleton Local?
Mapleton Local students are 97.3% White, 1.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mapleton Local?
Mapleton Local has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #229 out of 806 districts in Ohio.