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West Milton, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 57/100 ranks Milton-Union Exempted Village #224 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,733 per pupil, Milton-Union Exempted Village ranks #654 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,341
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,733
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Milton-Union Exempted Village operates 3 public schools serving 1,341 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 high, 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 Miami County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,733 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 48.8% local, 39.3% state, and 11.9% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 57/100, ranked #224 of 806 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 387.2:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 25.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.8% White, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Milton-Union Elementary School, with a diversity index of 17.7/100.
Milton-Union Elementary School accounts for 48.7% of all Milton-Union Exempted Village student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Milton-Union Exempted Village a distant remainder — means Milton-Union Exempted Village-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Milton-Union Exempted Village school enrollment varies 2.0× across entities
Milton-Union Exempted Village school enrollment ranges from 321 students (lowest) to 656 students (highest), a spread of 335 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.
Milton-Union Exempted Village has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 84.3% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
Milton-Union Exempted Village student-counselor ratio is 387:1 — 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.
Milton-Union Exempted Village chronic absenteeism rate is 25.7% — 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 Milton-Union Exempted Village is typically wider than the Milton-Union Exempted Village-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Milton-Union Exempted Village'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 Milton-Union Exempted Village?
Milton-Union Exempted Village has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,341 students.
How much does Milton-Union Exempted Village spend per student?
Milton-Union Exempted Village spends $12,733 per student. The district has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #224 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Milton-Union Exempted Village?
Milton-Union Exempted Village students are 91.8% White, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Milton-Union Exempted Village?
Milton-Union Exempted Village has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #224 out of 806 districts in Ohio.