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Tiffin, Ohio - 2 schools
An equity score of 43/100 ranks Old Fort Local #448 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,177 per pupil, Old Fort Local ranks #736 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Old Fort Local operates 2 public schools serving 745 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 Seneca County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,177 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 42.3% local, 47.4% state, and 10.3% 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 43/100, ranked #448 of 806 in Ohio against a state average of 46, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 322:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 12.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.1% White, 9.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American across the district's schools.
Old Fort Elementary School Bettsville Campus accounts for 51.0% of all Old Fort Local student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Old Fort Local a distant remainder — means Old Fort 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.
Old Fort Local student-counselor ratio is 322:1 — 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 Old Fort Local is typically wider than the Old Fort Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Old Fort Local chronic absenteeism rate is 12.6% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Old Fort Local has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 745 students.
How much does Old Fort Local spend per student?
Old Fort Local spends $12,177 per student. The district has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #448 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Old Fort Local?
Old Fort Local students are 86.1% White, 9.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Old Fort Local?
Old Fort Local has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #448 out of 806 districts in Ohio.