An equity score of 44/100 ranks Ridgemont Local #443 of 821 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,197 per pupil, Ridgemont Local ranks #414 of 981 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
493
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$15,197
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Ridgemont Local operates 2 public schools serving 493 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 elementary 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 Hardin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,197 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 981 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 46.7% local, 42.4% state, and 10.9% 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 44/100, ranked #443 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.
a 247:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 31.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.5% White, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Ridgemont High School, enrolling 247 students (55% of the district's total enrollment).
Ridgemont High School accounts for 50.1% of all Ridgemont Local student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Ridgemont Local a distant remainder — means Ridgemont Local-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.
Ridgemont Local student-counselor ratio is 247:1 — 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.
Ridgemont Local chronic absenteeism rate is 31.4% — 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.
Ridgemont Local has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 493 students.
How much does Ridgemont Local spend per student?
Ridgemont Local spends $15,197 per student. The district has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #443 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Ridgemont Local?
Ridgemont Local students are 92.5% White, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, 0.2% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Ridgemont Local?
Ridgemont Local has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #443 out of 821 districts in Ohio.