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Mc Connelsville, Ohio - 6 schools
An equity score of 78/100 ranks Morgan Local #26 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,745 per pupil, Morgan Local ranks #170 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,668
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$16,745
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Morgan Local operates 6 public schools serving 1,668 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 combined, 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 Morgan County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,745 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 35.0% local, 49.6% state, and 15.4% 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 78/100, ranked #26 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.
a 240.8:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 26.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.9% White, 2.2% African American, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is South Elementary School, with a diversity index of 29.9/100.
Its largest campus is Morgan High School, enrolling 499 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is East Elementary Annex, at 23 students, a 22x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Morgan High School accounts for 29.9% of all Morgan Local student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Morgan 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.
Morgan Local school enrollment varies 22× across entities
Morgan Local school enrollment ranges from 23 students (lowest) to 499 students (highest), a spread of 476 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Morgan Local student-counselor ratio is 241:1 — 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.
Morgan Local chronic absenteeism rate is 26.2% — 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 Morgan Local is typically wider than the Morgan Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Morgan Local has 6 schools, including 1 high, 4 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,668 students.
How much does Morgan Local spend per student?
Morgan Local spends $16,745 per student. The district has an equity score of 78/100, ranking #26 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Morgan Local?
Morgan Local students are 87.9% White, 2.2% African American, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Morgan Local?
Morgan Local has an equity score of 78/100, ranking #26 out of 806 districts in Ohio.