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Sandusky, Ohio - 4 schools
An equity score of 39/100 ranks Perkins Local #521 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,139 per pupil, Perkins Local ranks #428 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,897
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$14,139
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Perkins Local operates 4 public schools serving 1,897 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary 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 Erie County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,139 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 70.6% local, 19.3% state, and 10.2% 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 39/100, ranked #521 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 399.6:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 13.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 75.0% White, 9.8% Hispanic or Latino, 3.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Furry Elementary School, with a diversity index of 47.2/100.
Its largest campus is Perkins High School, enrolling 539 students (29% of the district's total enrollment).
Perkins High School accounts for 28.4% of all Perkins Local student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Perkins 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.
Perkins Local student-counselor ratio is 400:1 — 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.
Perkins Local chronic absenteeism rate is 13.4% — 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.
Perkins Local has 4 schools, including 1 high, 2 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,897 students.
How much does Perkins Local spend per student?
Perkins Local spends $14,139 per student. The district has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #521 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Perkins Local?
Perkins Local students are 75.0% White, 9.8% Hispanic or Latino, 3.9% African American, 1.2% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Perkins Local?
Perkins Local has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #521 out of 806 districts in Ohio.