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New Paris, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 72/100 ranks National Trail Local #62 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,284 per pupil, National Trail Local ranks #273 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
931
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$15,284
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
National Trail Local operates 3 public schools serving 931 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 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 Preble County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,284 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 40.3% local, 43.9% state, and 15.8% 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 72/100, ranked #62 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 526.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.7% White, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is National Trail Middle School, with a diversity index of 15.1/100.
National Trail Elementary School accounts for 38.7% of all National Trail Local student enrollment
That dominant concentration means National Trail 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.
National Trail Local has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 59.0% 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.
National Trail Local student-counselor ratio is 526:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
National Trail Local chronic absenteeism rate is 17.9% — 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 National Trail Local is typically wider than the National Trail Local-aggregate figure suggests.
National Trail Local has 3 schools, including 2 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 931 students.
How much does National Trail Local spend per student?
National Trail Local spends $15,284 per student. The district has an equity score of 72/100, ranking #62 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of National Trail Local?
National Trail Local students are 93.7% White, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian, 0.2% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for National Trail Local?
National Trail Local has an equity score of 72/100, ranking #62 out of 806 districts in Ohio.