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New Lexington, Ohio - 4 schools
An equity score of 53/100 ranks New Lexington School District #289 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,076 per pupil, New Lexington School District ranks #206 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,691
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$16,076
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
New Lexington School District operates 4 public schools serving 1,691 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 elementary, 1 combined, 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 Perry County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,076 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 25.2% local, 57.2% state, and 17.6% 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 53/100, ranked #289 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 377.9:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 31.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 96.7% White, 1.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Junction City Elementary School, with a diversity index of 7.4/100.
Its largest campus is New Lexington High School, enrolling 493 students (28% of the district's total enrollment).
New Lexington High School accounts for 28.0% of all New Lexington School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means New Lexington School District-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.
New Lexington School District student-counselor ratio is 378:1 — 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.
New Lexington School District chronic absenteeism rate is 31.1% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to New Lexington School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in New Lexington School District?
New Lexington School District has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 elementary, 1 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,691 students.
How much does New Lexington School District spend per student?
New Lexington School District spends $16,076 per student. The district has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #289 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of New Lexington School District?
New Lexington School District students are 96.7% White, 1.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for New Lexington School District?
New Lexington School District has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #289 out of 806 districts in Ohio.