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North Baltimore, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 73/100 ranks North Baltimore Local #57 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,332 per pupil, North Baltimore Local ranks #116 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
North Baltimore Local operates 3 public schools serving 598 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 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 Wood County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,332 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 62.5% local, 30.1% state, and 7.4% 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 73/100, ranked #57 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 236.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 24.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 82.4% White, 13.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is E a Powell Elementary School, with a diversity index of 40.8/100.
Its largest campus is E a Powell Elementary School, enrolling 370 students (60% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is North Baltimore Middle School, at 96 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
E a Powell Elementary School accounts for 60.4% of all North Baltimore Local student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of North Baltimore Local a distant remainder — means North Baltimore Local-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
North Baltimore Local school enrollment varies 3.9× across entities
North Baltimore Local school enrollment ranges from 96 students (lowest) to 370 students (highest), a spread of 274 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
North Baltimore Local has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 54.6% 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.
North Baltimore Local student-counselor ratio is 236:1 — 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.
North Baltimore Local chronic absenteeism rate is 24.0% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within North Baltimore Local is typically wider than the North Baltimore Local-aggregate figure suggests.
North Baltimore Local has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 598 students.
How much does North Baltimore Local spend per student?
North Baltimore Local spends $18,332 per student. The district has an equity score of 73/100, ranking #57 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of North Baltimore Local?
North Baltimore Local students are 82.4% White, 13.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for North Baltimore Local?
North Baltimore Local has an equity score of 73/100, ranking #57 out of 806 districts in Ohio.