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Northfield, Ohio - 7 schools
An equity score of 53/100 ranks Nordonia Hills City #281 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,343 per pupil, Nordonia Hills City ranks #187 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,454
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$16,343
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Nordonia Hills City operates 7 public schools serving 3,454 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined 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 Summit County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,343 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 78.8% local, 12.8% state, and 8.4% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 53/100, ranked #281 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 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (14 AP courses district-wide), a 324.6:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 13.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 72.8% White, 13.3% African American, 3.3% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Northfield Elementary School, with a diversity index of 50.9/100.
Its largest campus is Nordonia High School, enrolling 1,223 students (36% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Nordonia Digital Knights Academy, at 35 students, a 35x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Nordonia High School accounts for 35.4% of all Nordonia Hills City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Nordonia Hills 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.
Nordonia Hills City school enrollment varies 35× across entities
Nordonia Hills City school enrollment ranges from 35 students (lowest) to 1,223 students (highest), a spread of 1,188 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Nordonia Hills City student-counselor ratio is 325:1 — 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 Nordonia Hills City is typically wider than the Nordonia Hills City-aggregate figure suggests.
Nordonia Hills City chronic absenteeism rate is 13.9% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Nordonia Hills City has 7 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 3,454 students.
How much does Nordonia Hills City spend per student?
Nordonia Hills City spends $16,343 per student. The district has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #281 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Nordonia Hills City?
Nordonia Hills City students are 72.8% White, 13.3% African American, 3.3% Asian, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Nordonia Hills City?
Nordonia Hills City has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #281 out of 806 districts in Ohio.