An equity score of 52/100 ranks Mayfield City #307 of 821 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,914 per pupil, Mayfield City ranks #149 of 981 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,263
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$18,914
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Mayfield City operates 7 public schools serving 4,263 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 3 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 Cuyahoga County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,914 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 83.6% local, 11.0% state, and 5.5% 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 52/100, ranked #307 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 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (27 AP courses district-wide), a 370.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 20.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 54.9% White, 21.2% African American, 10.0% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lander Elementary, with a diversity index of 68.9/100.
Its largest campus is Mayfield High School, enrolling 1,504 students (36% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Mayfield Preschool, at 110 students, a 14x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Mayfield High School accounts for 35.3% of all Mayfield City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Mayfield City-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.
Mayfield City school enrollment varies 14× across entities
Mayfield City school enrollment ranges from 110 students (lowest) to 1,504 students (highest), a spread of 1,394 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Mayfield City student-counselor ratio is 371:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Mayfield City chronic absenteeism rate is 20.2% — 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 Mayfield City is typically wider than the Mayfield City-aggregate figure suggests.
Mayfield City has 7 schools, including 3 combined, 4 elementary. Total enrollment is 4,263 students.
How much does Mayfield City spend per student?
Mayfield City spends $18,914 per student. The district has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #307 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Mayfield City?
Mayfield City students are 54.9% White, 21.2% African American, 10.0% Asian, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mayfield City?
Mayfield City has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #307 out of 821 districts in Ohio.