An equity score of 29/100 ranks Perry Local #657 of 821 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,035 per pupil, Perry Local ranks #748 of 981 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,352
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$13,035
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Perry Local operates 8 public schools serving 4,352 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. 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 $13,035 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 981 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 46.5% local, 37.8% state, and 15.7% 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 29/100, ranked #657 of 821 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (12 AP courses district-wide), a 363:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 84.6% White, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 3.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Genoa Elementary School, with a diversity index of 32.6/100.
Its largest campus is Perry High School, enrolling 1,456 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Whipple Heights Elementary School, at 390 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Perry High School accounts for 29.9% of all Perry Local student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Perry Local-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Perry Local school enrollment varies 3.7× across entities
Perry Local school enrollment ranges from 390 students (lowest) to 1,456 students (highest), a spread of 1,066 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.
Perry Local student-counselor ratio is 363:1 — 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.
Perry Local chronic absenteeism rate is 19.5% — 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 Perry Local is typically wider than the Perry Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Perry Local has 8 schools, including 1 high, 5 elementary, 1 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 4,352 students.
How much does Perry Local spend per student?
Perry Local spends $13,035 per student. The district has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #657 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Perry Local?
Perry Local students are 84.6% White, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 3.7% African American, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Perry Local?
Perry Local has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #657 out of 821 districts in Ohio.