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Maria Stein, Ohio - 2 schools
An equity score of 24/100 ranks Marion Local #727 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,888 per pupil, Marion Local ranks #875 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
936
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$10,888
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Marion Local operates 2 public schools serving 936 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 high 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 Mercer County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,888 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 97 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 37.4% local, 53.4% state, and 9.2% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 24/100, ranked #727 of 806 in Ohio against a state average of 46, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 744.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 2.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 97.8% White, 0.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian across the district's schools.
Marion Local Elementary School accounts for 69.9% of all Marion Local student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Marion Local a distant remainder — means Marion Local-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Marion Local student-counselor ratio is 745:1 — 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.
Marion Local chronic absenteeism rate is 2.7% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Marion Local has 2 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 936 students.
How much does Marion Local spend per student?
Marion Local spends $10,888 per student. The district has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #727 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Marion Local?
Marion Local students are 97.8% White, 0.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Marion Local?
Marion Local has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #727 out of 806 districts in Ohio.