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Bainbridge, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 70/100 ranks Paint Valley Local #79 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,212 per pupil, Paint Valley Local ranks #284 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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Schools
$15,212
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Paint Valley Local operates 3 public schools serving 798 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 Ross County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,212 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 21.5% local, 64.4% state, and 14.1% 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 70/100, ranked #79 of 806 in Ohio against a state average of 46, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 240.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 34.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.3% White, 1.2% African American, 0.7% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Paint Valley High School, with a diversity index of 10.4/100.
Its largest campus is Paint Valley Elementary, enrolling 371 students (51% of the district's total enrollment).
Paint Valley Elementary accounts for 46.5% of all Paint Valley Local student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Paint Valley Local a distant remainder — means Paint Valley 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.
Paint Valley Local school enrollment varies 2.2× across entities
Paint Valley Local school enrollment ranges from 166 students (lowest) to 371 students (highest), a spread of 205 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.
Paint Valley Local has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 71.7% 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.
Paint Valley Local student-counselor ratio is 240:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Paint Valley Local chronic absenteeism rate is 34.1% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Paint Valley Local has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 798 students.
How much does Paint Valley Local spend per student?
Paint Valley Local spends $15,212 per student. The district has an equity score of 70/100, ranking #79 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Paint Valley Local?
Paint Valley Local students are 95.3% White, 1.2% African American, 0.7% Asian, 0.5% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Paint Valley Local?
Paint Valley Local has an equity score of 70/100, ranking #79 out of 806 districts in Ohio.