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Miller City, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 25/100 ranks Miller City-New Cleveland Local #714 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,675 per pupil, Miller City-New Cleveland Local ranks #803 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
542
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$11,675
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Miller City-New Cleveland Local operates 3 public schools serving 542 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 elementary, 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 Putnam County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,675 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 38.3% local, 53.6% state, and 8.1% 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 25/100, ranked #714 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.
a 248.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 1.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 96.6% White, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Miller City Elementary School, with a diversity index of 7.2/100.
Its largest campus is Miller City High School, enrolling 257 students (42% of the district's total enrollment).
Miller City High School accounts for 41.7% of all Miller City-New Cleveland Local student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Miller City-New Cleveland Local-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.
Miller City-New Cleveland Local school enrollment varies 2.2× across entities
Miller City-New Cleveland Local school enrollment ranges from 119 students (lowest) to 257 students (highest), a spread of 138 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.
Miller City-New Cleveland Local student-counselor ratio is 249:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Miller City-New Cleveland Local chronic absenteeism rate is 1.7% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Miller City-New Cleveland Local's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Miller City-New Cleveland Local?
Miller City-New Cleveland Local has 3 schools, including 1 high, 1 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 542 students.
How much does Miller City-New Cleveland Local spend per student?
Miller City-New Cleveland Local spends $11,675 per student. The district has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #714 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Miller City-New Cleveland Local?
Miller City-New Cleveland Local students are 96.6% White, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Miller City-New Cleveland Local?
Miller City-New Cleveland Local has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #714 out of 806 districts in Ohio.