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Mason, Ohio - 4 schools
An equity score of 22/100 ranks Mason City #746 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,348 per pupil, Mason City ranks #559 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
10,179
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$13,348
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Mason City operates 4 public schools serving 10,179 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 elementary, 1 combined, 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 Warren County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,348 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 65.1% local, 28.4% state, and 6.5% 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 22/100, ranked #746 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (26 AP courses district-wide), a 518.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, . Demographically, the student body averages 45.5% White, 36.8% Asian, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mason Intermediate Elementary School, with a diversity index of 66.8/100.
Its largest campus is William Mason High School, enrolling 3,435 students (34% of the district's total enrollment).
William Mason High School accounts for 33.7% of all Mason City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Mason City-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Mason City school enrollment varies 2.1× across entities
Mason City school enrollment ranges from 1,637 students (lowest) to 3,435 students (highest), a spread of 1,798 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.
Mason City student-counselor ratio is 519:1 — 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.
Mason City has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 elementary, 1 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 10,179 students.
How much does Mason City spend per student?
Mason City spends $13,348 per student. The district has an equity score of 22/100, ranking #746 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Mason City?
Mason City students are 45.5% White, 36.8% Asian, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino, 5.5% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mason City?
Mason City has an equity score of 22/100, ranking #746 out of 806 districts in Ohio.