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Norwalk, Ohio - 6 schools
An equity score of 34/100 ranks Norwalk City #593 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,566 per pupil, Norwalk City ranks #676 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,541
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$12,566
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Norwalk City operates 6 public schools serving 2,541 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 high, 1 combined, 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 Huron County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,566 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 38.5% local, 47.4% state, and 14.1% 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 34/100, ranked #593 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 579.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 27.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 77.6% White, 14.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Norwalk High School, with a diversity index of 39.8/100.
Its largest campus is Norwalk High School, enrolling 699 students (28% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is League Elementary School, at 192 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Norwalk High School accounts for 27.5% of all Norwalk City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Norwalk 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.
Norwalk City school enrollment varies 3.6× across entities
Norwalk City school enrollment ranges from 192 students (lowest) to 699 students (highest), a spread of 507 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.
Norwalk City student-counselor ratio is 580:1 — 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.
Norwalk City chronic absenteeism rate is 27.7% — 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 Norwalk City is typically wider than the Norwalk City-aggregate figure suggests.
Norwalk City has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 3 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,541 students.
How much does Norwalk City spend per student?
Norwalk City spends $12,566 per student. The district has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #593 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Norwalk City?
Norwalk City students are 77.6% White, 14.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Norwalk City?
Norwalk City has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #593 out of 806 districts in Ohio.