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Norton, Ohio - 4 schools
An equity score of 33/100 ranks Norton City #606 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,385 per pupil, Norton City ranks #829 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,289
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$11,385
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Norton City operates 4 public schools serving 2,289 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 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 Summit County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,385 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 47.2% local, 42.2% state, and 10.6% 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 33/100, ranked #606 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 380.2:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 30.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.3% White, 2.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Norton Elementary School, with a diversity index of 19.5/100.
Its largest campus is Norton High School, enrolling 746 students (34% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Norton Primary Elementary School, at 220 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Norton High School accounts for 32.6% of all Norton City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Norton City-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.
Norton City school enrollment varies 3.4× across entities
Norton City school enrollment ranges from 220 students (lowest) to 746 students (highest), a spread of 526 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.
Norton City student-counselor ratio is 380:1 — 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.
Norton City chronic absenteeism rate is 30.7% — 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.
Norton City has 4 schools, including 1 high, 2 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 2,289 students.
How much does Norton City spend per student?
Norton City spends $11,385 per student. The district has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #606 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Norton City?
Norton City students are 90.3% White, 2.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% African American, 1.2% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Norton City?
Norton City has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #606 out of 806 districts in Ohio.