An equity score of 19/100 ranks Northwestern Local #777 of 821 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,522 per pupil, Northwestern Local ranks #813 of 981 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,668
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$12,522
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 $12,522 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 981 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 19/100, ranked #777 of 821 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 largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
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 $12,522 per student. The district has an equity score of 19/100, ranking #777 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 19/100, ranking #777 out of 821 districts in Ohio.