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Portsmouth, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 62/100 ranks Portsmouth City #156 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,425 per pupil, Portsmouth City ranks #112 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,630
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$18,425
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Portsmouth City operates 3 public schools serving 1,630 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 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 Scioto County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,425 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 22.8% local, 46.4% state, and 30.7% 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 62/100, ranked #156 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 282.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 40.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 77.1% White, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 5.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Portsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High School, with a diversity index of 51.1/100.
Its largest campus is Portsmouth Elementary, enrolling 791 students (51% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is East Portsmouth Elementary, at 134 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Portsmouth Elementary accounts for 48.5% of all Portsmouth City student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Portsmouth City a distant remainder — means Portsmouth City-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Portsmouth City school enrollment varies 5.9× across entities
Portsmouth City school enrollment ranges from 134 students (lowest) to 791 students (highest), a spread of 657 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.
Portsmouth City student-counselor ratio is 283:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Portsmouth City is typically wider than the Portsmouth City-aggregate figure suggests.
Portsmouth City chronic absenteeism rate is 40.2% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Portsmouth City has 3 schools, including 3 combined. Total enrollment is 1,630 students.
How much does Portsmouth City spend per student?
Portsmouth City spends $18,425 per student. The district has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #156 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Portsmouth City?
Portsmouth City students are 77.1% White, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 5.9% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Portsmouth City?
Portsmouth City has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #156 out of 806 districts in Ohio.