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Pandora, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 63/100 ranks Pandora-Gilboa Local #150 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,048 per pupil, Pandora-Gilboa Local ranks #301 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
521
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$15,048
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Pandora-Gilboa Local operates 3 public schools serving 521 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 $15,048 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 49.9% local, 41.1% state, and 9.0% 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 63/100, ranked #150 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 87.2:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 13.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.9% White, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School, with a diversity index of 18.0/100.
Its largest campus is Pandora-Gilboa High School, enrolling 183 students (35% of the district's total enrollment).
Pandora-Gilboa High School accounts for 35.0% of all Pandora-Gilboa Local student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Pandora-Gilboa 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.
Pandora-Gilboa Local has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 57.8% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
Pandora-Gilboa Local student-counselor ratio is 87:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
Pandora-Gilboa Local chronic absenteeism rate is 13.1% — 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.
Pandora-Gilboa Local has 3 schools, including 1 high, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 521 students.
How much does Pandora-Gilboa Local spend per student?
Pandora-Gilboa Local spends $15,048 per student. The district has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #150 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Pandora-Gilboa Local?
Pandora-Gilboa Local students are 92.9% White, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Pandora-Gilboa Local?
Pandora-Gilboa Local has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #150 out of 806 districts in Ohio.