An equity score of 48/100 ranks Reading Community City #382 of 821 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,413 per pupil, Reading Community City ranks #831 of 981 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,534
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$12,413
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Reading Community City operates 2 public schools serving 1,534 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Hamilton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,413 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 45.5% local, 38.9% state, and 15.5% 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 48/100, ranked #382 of 821 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 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 387.4:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 27.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 68.7% White, 13.5% African American, 7.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Reading Elementary School, enrolling 770 students (54% of the district's total enrollment).
Reading Elementary School accounts for 50.2% of all Reading Community City student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Reading Community City a distant remainder — means Reading Community City-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Reading Community City reports 84.6% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Reading Community City student-counselor ratio is 387:1 — 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.
Reading Community City chronic absenteeism rate is 27.6% — 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 Reading Community City is typically wider than the Reading Community City-aggregate figure suggests.
Reading Community City has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 1,534 students.
How much does Reading Community City spend per student?
Reading Community City spends $12,413 per student. The district has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #382 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Reading Community City?
Reading Community City students are 68.7% White, 13.5% African American, 7.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Reading Community City?
Reading Community City has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #382 out of 821 districts in Ohio.