An equity score of 64/100 ranks Niles City #129 of 821 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,879 per pupil, Niles City ranks #460 of 981 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,948
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$14,879
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Niles City operates 4 public schools serving 1,948 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 1 elementary, 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 Trumbull County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,879 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 981 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 29.6% local, 51.4% state, and 18.9% 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 64/100, ranked #129 of 821 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 403:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 56.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.2% White, 6.3% African American, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Niles Primary School, with a diversity index of 43.4/100.
Its largest campus is Mckinley High School, enrolling 530 students (28% of the district's total enrollment).
Mckinley High School accounts for 27.2% of all Niles City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Niles City-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Niles City student-counselor ratio is 403:1 — 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.
Niles City chronic absenteeism rate is 56.0% — 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.
Niles City has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,948 students.
How much does Niles City spend per student?
Niles City spends $14,879 per student. The district has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #129 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Niles City?
Niles City students are 76.2% White, 6.3% African American, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Niles City?
Niles City has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #129 out of 821 districts in Ohio.