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Thornville, Ohio - 5 schools
An equity score of 35/100 ranks Northern Local #583 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,808 per pupil, Northern Local ranks #785 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,226
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$11,808
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Northern Local operates 5 public schools serving 2,226 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary 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 $11,808 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 39.4% local, 44.7% state, and 15.9% 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 35/100, ranked #583 of 806 in Ohio against a state average of 46, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 435.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 32.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.7% White, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Somerset Elementary School, with a diversity index of 9.5/100.
Its largest campus is Sheridan High School, enrolling 711 students (33% of the district's total enrollment).
Sheridan High School accounts for 31.9% of all Northern Local student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Northern Local-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.
Northern Local school enrollment varies 2.7× across entities
Northern Local school enrollment ranges from 264 students (lowest) to 711 students (highest), a spread of 447 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.
Northern Local student-counselor ratio is 436:1 — 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.
Northern Local chronic absenteeism rate is 32.7% — 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.
Northern Local has 5 schools, including 1 high, 3 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,226 students.
How much does Northern Local spend per student?
Northern Local spends $11,808 per student. The district has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #583 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Northern Local?
Northern Local students are 95.7% White, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian, 0.6% African American, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Northern Local?
Northern Local has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #583 out of 806 districts in Ohio.