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Ottawa, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 18/100 ranks Ottawa-Glandorf Local #771 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,284 per pupil, Ottawa-Glandorf Local ranks #839 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,519
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$11,284
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Ottawa-Glandorf Local operates 3 public schools serving 1,519 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high 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 Putnam County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,284 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 55.7% local, 33.8% state, and 10.4% 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 18/100, ranked #771 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 300.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 8.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.0% White, 12.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Ottawa Elementary School, with a diversity index of 40.5/100.
Its largest campus is Ottawa-Glandorf High School, enrolling 595 students (40% of the district's total enrollment).
Ottawa-Glandorf High School accounts for 39.2% of all Ottawa-Glandorf Local student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Ottawa-Glandorf Local-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.
Ottawa-Glandorf Local student-counselor ratio is 300:1 — 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 Ottawa-Glandorf Local is typically wider than the Ottawa-Glandorf Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Ottawa-Glandorf Local chronic absenteeism rate is 8.6% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Ottawa-Glandorf Local has 3 schools, including 1 high, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,519 students.
How much does Ottawa-Glandorf Local spend per student?
Ottawa-Glandorf Local spends $11,284 per student. The district has an equity score of 18/100, ranking #771 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Ottawa-Glandorf Local?
Ottawa-Glandorf Local students are 86.0% White, 12.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Ottawa-Glandorf Local?
Ottawa-Glandorf Local has an equity score of 18/100, ranking #771 out of 806 districts in Ohio.