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Nelsonville, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 62/100 ranks Nelsonville-York City #158 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,683 per pupil, Nelsonville-York City ranks #241 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,054
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$15,683
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Nelsonville-York City operates 3 public schools serving 1,054 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Athens County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,683 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 20.1% local, 61.4% state, and 18.5% 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 62/100, ranked #158 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 242.2:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 47.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.2% White, 1.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Nelsonville-York Elementary School, with a diversity index of 16.0/100.
Nelsonville-York Elementary School accounts for 45.3% of all Nelsonville-York City student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Nelsonville-York City a distant remainder — means Nelsonville-York 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.
Nelsonville-York City student-counselor ratio is 242:1 — 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.
Nelsonville-York City chronic absenteeism rate is 47.6% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Nelsonville-York City has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,054 students.
How much does Nelsonville-York City spend per student?
Nelsonville-York City spends $15,683 per student. The district has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #158 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Nelsonville-York City?
Nelsonville-York City students are 92.2% White, 1.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Nelsonville-York City?
Nelsonville-York City has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #158 out of 806 districts in Ohio.