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East Canton, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 51/100 ranks Osnaburg Local #326 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,253 per pupil, Osnaburg Local ranks #722 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
910
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,253
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Osnaburg Local operates 3 public schools serving 910 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Stark County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,253 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 30.7% local, 51.0% state, and 18.3% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 51/100, ranked #326 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 521.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 24.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.3% White, 1.2% African American, 0.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is East Canton High School, with a diversity index of 14.2/100.
Its largest campus is East Canton Elementary School, enrolling 450 students (50% of the district's total enrollment).
East Canton Elementary School accounts for 49.5% of all Osnaburg Local student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Osnaburg Local a distant remainder — means Osnaburg 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.
Osnaburg Local school enrollment varies 2.3× across entities
Osnaburg Local school enrollment ranges from 194 students (lowest) to 450 students (highest), a spread of 256 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.
Osnaburg Local has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 73.1% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Osnaburg Local student-counselor ratio is 522:1 — 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.
Osnaburg Local chronic absenteeism rate is 24.4% — 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 Osnaburg Local is typically wider than the Osnaburg Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Osnaburg Local has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 910 students.
How much does Osnaburg Local spend per student?
Osnaburg Local spends $12,253 per student. The district has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #326 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Osnaburg Local?
Osnaburg Local students are 94.3% White, 1.2% African American, 0.9% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Osnaburg Local?
Osnaburg Local has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #326 out of 806 districts in Ohio.