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Minford, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 55/100 ranks Minford Local #250 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,284 per pupil, Minford Local ranks #567 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,261
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,284
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Minford Local operates 3 public schools serving 1,261 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 combined, 1 high 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 Scioto County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,284 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 14.1% local, 68.6% state, and 17.3% 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 55/100, ranked #250 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 (2 AP courses district-wide), a 381:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 27.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 98.3% White, 0.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Minford Primary Elementary School, with a diversity index of 4.9/100.
Its largest campus is Minford Middle School, enrolling 443 students (39% of the district's total enrollment).
Minford Middle School accounts for 35.1% of all Minford Local student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Minford Local-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.
Minford Local has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 56.6% 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 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.
Minford Local student-counselor ratio is 381:1 — 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.
Minford Local chronic absenteeism rate is 27.4% — 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 Minford Local is typically wider than the Minford Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Minford Local has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 combined, 1 high. Total enrollment is 1,261 students.
How much does Minford Local spend per student?
Minford Local spends $13,284 per student. The district has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #250 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Minford Local?
Minford Local students are 98.3% White, 0.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Minford Local?
Minford Local has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #250 out of 806 districts in Ohio.