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Martins Ferry, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 52/100 ranks Martins Ferry City #309 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,186 per pupil, Martins Ferry City ranks #417 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,317
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$14,186
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Martins Ferry City operates 3 public schools serving 1,317 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 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 Belmont County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,186 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 36.1% local, 52.2% state, and 11.6% 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 52/100, ranked #309 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 548.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 40.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.4% White, 6.1% African American, 1.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Anna Marie Ayers Elementary School, with a diversity index of 33.1/100.
Anna Marie Ayers Elementary School accounts for 37.4% of all Martins Ferry City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Martins Ferry 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.
Martins Ferry City has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 68.5% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Martins Ferry City student-counselor ratio is 548:1 — 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.
Martins Ferry City chronic absenteeism rate is 40.3% — 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.
Martins Ferry City has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 1,317 students.
How much does Martins Ferry City spend per student?
Martins Ferry City spends $14,186 per student. The district has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #309 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Martins Ferry City?
Martins Ferry City students are 83.4% White, 6.1% African American, 1.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Martins Ferry City?
Martins Ferry City has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #309 out of 806 districts in Ohio.