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Pettisville, Ohio - 2 schools
An equity score of 66/100 ranks Pettisville Local #111 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,962 per pupil, Pettisville Local ranks #314 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
499
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$14,962
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Pettisville Local operates 2 public schools serving 499 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 combined 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 Fulton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,962 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 39.1% local, 50.6% state, and 10.3% 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 66/100, ranked #111 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 233.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 8.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 84.0% White, 12.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Pettisville Elementary School, enrolling 259 students (55% of the district's total enrollment).
Pettisville Elementary School accounts for 51.9% of all Pettisville Local student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Pettisville Local a distant remainder — means Pettisville Local-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Pettisville Local student-counselor ratio is 234:1 — 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.
Pettisville Local chronic absenteeism rate is 8.4% — 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.
Pettisville Local has 2 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 499 students.
How much does Pettisville Local spend per student?
Pettisville Local spends $14,962 per student. The district has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #111 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Pettisville Local?
Pettisville Local students are 84.0% White, 12.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Pettisville Local?
Pettisville Local has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #111 out of 806 districts in Ohio.