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Johnstown, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 48/100 ranks Northridge Local #362 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,804 per pupil, Northridge Local ranks #337 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,171
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$14,804
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Northridge Local operates 3 public schools serving 1,171 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 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 Licking County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,804 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 60.5% local, 34.2% state, and 5.2% 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 48/100, ranked #362 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.
a 389:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 26.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.5% White, 2.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Northridge Elementary, with a diversity index of 22.0/100.
Its largest campus is Northridge Elementary, enrolling 546 students (47% of the district's total enrollment).
Northridge Elementary accounts for 46.6% of all Northridge Local student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Northridge Local a distant remainder — means Northridge Local-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Northridge Local school enrollment varies 2.0× across entities
Northridge Local school enrollment ranges from 270 students (lowest) to 546 students (highest), a spread of 276 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.
Northridge Local student-counselor ratio is 389:1 — 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.
Northridge Local chronic absenteeism rate is 26.9% — 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 Northridge Local is typically wider than the Northridge Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Northridge Local has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,171 students.
How much does Northridge Local spend per student?
Northridge Local spends $14,804 per student. The district has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #362 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Northridge Local?
Northridge Local students are 90.5% White, 2.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% Asian, 0.8% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Northridge Local?
Northridge Local has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #362 out of 806 districts in Ohio.