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Orrville, Ohio - 4 schools
An equity score of 38/100 ranks Orrville City #534 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,705 per pupil, Orrville City ranks #489 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,514
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$13,705
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Orrville City operates 4 public schools serving 1,514 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 Wayne County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,705 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 50.2% local, 33.1% state, and 16.7% 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 38/100, ranked #534 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.
a 413.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 68.8% White, 15.3% Hispanic or Latino, 4.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Heartland Early Learning Program, with a diversity index of 55.4/100.
Its largest campus is Orrville Elementary School, enrolling 514 students (36% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Heartland Early Learning Program, at 40 students, a 13x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Orrville Elementary School accounts for 33.9% of all Orrville City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Orrville City-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Orrville City school enrollment varies 13× across entities
Orrville City school enrollment ranges from 40 students (lowest) to 514 students (highest), a spread of 474 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Orrville City student-counselor ratio is 414:1 — 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.
Orrville City chronic absenteeism rate is 15.4% — 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 Orrville City is typically wider than the Orrville City-aggregate figure suggests.
Orrville City has 4 schools, including 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,514 students.
How much does Orrville City spend per student?
Orrville City spends $13,705 per student. The district has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #534 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Orrville City?
Orrville City students are 68.8% White, 15.3% Hispanic or Latino, 4.2% African American, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Orrville City?
Orrville City has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #534 out of 806 districts in Ohio.