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Pickerington, Ohio - 16 schools
An equity score of 27/100 ranks Pickerington Local #680 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,042 per pupil, Pickerington Local ranks #604 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
11,370
Total Enrollment
16
Schools
$13,042
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Pickerington Local operates 16 public schools serving 11,370 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 elementary, 5 combined, 3 high, 2 middle 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 Fairfield County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,042 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 50.1% local, 40.6% state, and 9.3% 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 27/100, ranked #680 of 806 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 2 of 16 schools offering Advanced Placement (47 AP courses district-wide), a 529.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 22.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 41.1% White, 33.6% African American, 10.2% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Harmon Middle School, with a diversity index of 72.3/100.
Pickerington High School North accounts for 15.2% of all Pickerington Local student enrollment
That concentration means Pickerington 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.
Pickerington Local school enrollment varies 22× across entities
Pickerington Local school enrollment ranges from 80 students (lowest) to 1,761 students (highest), a spread of 1,681 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Pickerington Local student-counselor ratio is 529:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Pickerington Local chronic absenteeism rate is 22.6% — 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 Pickerington Local is typically wider than the Pickerington Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Pickerington Local has 16 schools, including 3 high, 2 middle, 6 elementary, 5 combined. Total enrollment is 11,370 students.
How much does Pickerington Local spend per student?
Pickerington Local spends $13,042 per student. The district has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #680 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Pickerington Local?
Pickerington Local students are 41.1% White, 33.6% African American, 10.2% Asian, 6.8% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 16 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Pickerington Local?
Pickerington Local has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #680 out of 806 districts in Ohio.