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Marietta, Ohio - 4 schools
An equity score of 44/100 ranks Marietta City #423 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,531 per pupil, Marietta City ranks #683 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,148
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$12,531
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Marietta City operates 4 public schools serving 2,148 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 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 Washington County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,531 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 49.1% local, 31.5% state, and 19.4% 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 44/100, ranked #423 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 345.9:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 39.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.1% White, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Washington School, with a diversity index of 22.1/100.
Its largest campus is Marietta High School, enrolling 995 students (48% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Phillips School, at 204 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Marietta High School accounts for 46.3% of all Marietta City student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Marietta City a distant remainder — means Marietta 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.
Marietta City school enrollment varies 4.9× across entities
Marietta City school enrollment ranges from 204 students (lowest) to 995 students (highest), a spread of 791 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.
Marietta City student-counselor ratio is 346:1 — 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 Marietta City is typically wider than the Marietta City-aggregate figure suggests.
Marietta City chronic absenteeism rate is 39.6% — 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.
Marietta City has 4 schools, including 1 combined, 3 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,148 students.
How much does Marietta City spend per student?
Marietta City spends $12,531 per student. The district has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #423 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Marietta City?
Marietta City students are 89.1% White, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% Asian, 1.3% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Marietta City?
Marietta City has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #423 out of 806 districts in Ohio.