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Newark, Ohio - 14 schools
An equity score of 50/100 ranks Newark City #334 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,789 per pupil, Newark City ranks #476 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,907
Total Enrollment
14
Schools
$13,789
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Newark City operates 14 public schools serving 5,907 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 5 combined, 3 middle, 1 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Licking County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,789 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 41.6% local, 41.0% state, and 17.4% 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 50/100, ranked #334 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 14 schools offering Advanced Placement (11 AP courses district-wide), a 295.6:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 47.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.5% White, 4.2% African American, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Ben Franklin Elementary School, with a diversity index of 41.5/100.
Its largest campus is Newark High School, enrolling 1,369 students (24% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Headstart Eastland, at 8 students, a 171x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Newark High School accounts for 23.2% of all Newark City student enrollment
That concentration means Newark City-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.
Newark City school enrollment varies 171× across entities
Newark City school enrollment ranges from 8 students (lowest) to 1,369 students (highest), a spread of 1,361 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Newark City has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 50.9% 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.
Newark City student-counselor ratio is 296:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Newark City is typically wider than the Newark City-aggregate figure suggests.
Newark City chronic absenteeism rate is 47.7% — 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.
Newark City has 14 schools, including 1 high, 5 elementary, 3 middle, 5 combined. Total enrollment is 5,907 students.
How much does Newark City spend per student?
Newark City spends $13,789 per student. The district has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #334 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Newark City?
Newark City students are 80.5% White, 4.2% African American, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 14 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Newark City?
Newark City has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #334 out of 806 districts in Ohio.