An equity score of 79/100 ranks Millcreek-West Unity Local #26 of 821 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,968 per pupil, Millcreek-West Unity Local ranks #235 of 981 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
498
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$16,968
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Millcreek-West Unity Local operates 2 public schools serving 498 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Williams County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,968 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 37.7% local, 51.7% state, and 10.6% 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 79/100, ranked #26 of 821 in Ohio against a state average of 46, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 726:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 26.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.4% White, 9.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Hilltop Elementary School, enrolling 294 students (59% of the district's total enrollment).
Hilltop Elementary School accounts for 58.7% of all Millcreek-West Unity Local student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Millcreek-West Unity Local a distant remainder — means Millcreek-West Unity Local-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Millcreek-West Unity Local reports 80.9% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Millcreek-West Unity Local student-counselor ratio is 726:1 — 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.
Millcreek-West Unity Local chronic absenteeism rate is 26.1% — 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 Millcreek-West Unity Local is typically wider than the Millcreek-West Unity Local-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Millcreek-West Unity Local?
Millcreek-West Unity Local has 2 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 498 students.
How much does Millcreek-West Unity Local spend per student?
Millcreek-West Unity Local spends $16,968 per student. The district has an equity score of 79/100, ranking #26 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Millcreek-West Unity Local?
Millcreek-West Unity Local students are 88.4% White, 9.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Millcreek-West Unity Local?
Millcreek-West Unity Local has an equity score of 79/100, ranking #26 out of 821 districts in Ohio.