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Norwood, Ohio - 6 schools
An equity score of 35/100 ranks Norwood City #585 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,498 per pupil, Norwood City ranks #111 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,669
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$18,498
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Norwood City operates 6 public schools serving 1,669 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 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 Hamilton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,498 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 59.7% local, 21.1% state, and 19.2% 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 35/100, ranked #585 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 (7 AP courses district-wide), a 271.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 46.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 59.6% White, 17.0% African American, 13.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Norwood View Elementary School, with a diversity index of 65.0/100.
Its largest campus is Norwood High School, enrolling 435 students (26% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is The Norwood Montessori School, at 124 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Norwood High School accounts for 25.6% of all Norwood City student enrollment
That concentration means Norwood 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.
Norwood City school enrollment varies 3.5× across entities
Norwood City school enrollment ranges from 124 students (lowest) to 435 students (highest), a spread of 311 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.
Norwood City student-counselor ratio is 271:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Norwood City is typically wider than the Norwood City-aggregate figure suggests.
Norwood City chronic absenteeism rate is 46.5% — 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.
Norwood City has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 4 combined. Total enrollment is 1,669 students.
How much does Norwood City spend per student?
Norwood City spends $18,498 per student. The district has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #585 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Norwood City?
Norwood City students are 59.6% White, 17.0% African American, 13.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Norwood City?
Norwood City has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #585 out of 806 districts in Ohio.