An equity score of 49/100 ranks Margaretta Local #366 of 821 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,300 per pupil, Margaretta Local ranks #300 of 981 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,079
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$16,300
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Margaretta Local operates 2 public schools serving 1,079 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Erie County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,300 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 981 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 60.5% local, 29.3% 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 49/100, ranked #366 of 821 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 536:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.7% White, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Margaretta Elementary School, enrolling 536 students (50% of the district's total enrollment).
Margaretta Elementary School accounts for 49.7% of all Margaretta Local student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Margaretta Local a distant remainder — means Margaretta Local-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Margaretta Local student-counselor ratio is 536:1 — 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.
Margaretta Local chronic absenteeism rate is 17.6% — 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 Margaretta Local is typically wider than the Margaretta Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Margaretta Local has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 1,079 students.
How much does Margaretta Local spend per student?
Margaretta Local spends $16,300 per student. The district has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #366 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Margaretta Local?
Margaretta Local students are 90.7% White, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Margaretta Local?
Margaretta Local has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #366 out of 821 districts in Ohio.