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Springfield, Ohio - 2 schools
An equity score of 23/100 ranks Northwestern Local #736 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,310 per pupil, Northwestern Local ranks #716 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,668
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$12,310
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Northwestern Local operates 2 public schools serving 1,668 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Clark County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,310 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 53.9% local, 34.7% state, and 11.5% 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 23/100, ranked #736 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 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 684.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 29.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.7% White, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% African American across the district's schools.
Northwestern Elementary School accounts for 56.5% of all Northwestern Local student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Northwestern Local a distant remainder — means Northwestern 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.
Northwestern Local student-counselor ratio is 684:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Northwestern Local chronic absenteeism rate is 29.7% — 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 Northwestern Local is typically wider than the Northwestern Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Northwestern Local has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 1,668 students.
How much does Northwestern Local spend per student?
Northwestern Local spends $12,310 per student. The district has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #736 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Northwestern Local?
Northwestern Local students are 88.7% White, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Northwestern Local?
Northwestern Local has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #736 out of 806 districts in Ohio.