An equity score of 47/100 ranks Northridge Local #399 of 821 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,882 per pupil, Northridge Local ranks #122 of 981 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,565
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$19,882
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Northridge Local operates 4 public schools serving 1,565 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Montgomery County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,882 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 30.6% local, 50.0% state, and 19.4% 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 47/100, ranked #399 of 821 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 414:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 42.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 52.9% White, 31.9% African American, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Northridge Elementary School, with a diversity index of 66.4/100.
Its largest campus is Northridge Elementary School, enrolling 796 students (48% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is 3ea, at 3 students, a 265x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Northridge Elementary School accounts for 48.3% 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 largest entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Northridge Local school enrollment varies 265× across entities
Northridge Local school enrollment ranges from 3 students (lowest) to 796 students (highest), a spread of 793 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. 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 414:1 — 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 42.7% — 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.
Northridge Local has 4 schools, including 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,565 students.
How much does Northridge Local spend per student?
Northridge Local spends $19,882 per student. The district has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #399 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Northridge Local?
Northridge Local students are 52.9% White, 31.9% African American, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Northridge Local?
Northridge Local has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #399 out of 821 districts in Ohio.