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Napoleon, Ohio - 2 schools
An equity score of 52/100 ranks Napoleon Area City #305 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,187 per pupil, Napoleon Area City ranks #416 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,762
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Napoleon Area City operates 2 public schools serving 1,762 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Henry County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,187 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 51.8% local, 33.1% state, and 15.2% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 52/100, ranked #305 of 806 in Ohio against a state average of 46, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 351.9:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 16.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.3% White, 13.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Napoleon Elementary School, enrolling 912 students (55% of the district's total enrollment).
Napoleon Elementary School accounts for 51.8% of all Napoleon Area City student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Napoleon Area City a distant remainder — means Napoleon Area City-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Napoleon Area City student-counselor ratio is 352:1 — 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.
Napoleon Area City chronic absenteeism rate is 16.9% — 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 Napoleon Area City is typically wider than the Napoleon Area City-aggregate figure suggests.
Napoleon Area City has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 1,762 students.
How much does Napoleon Area City spend per student?
Napoleon Area City spends $14,187 per student. The district has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #305 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Napoleon Area City?
Napoleon Area City students are 83.3% White, 13.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Napoleon Area City?
Napoleon Area City has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #305 out of 806 districts in Ohio.