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West Lafayette, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 38/100 ranks Ridgewood Local #539 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,694 per pupil, Ridgewood Local ranks #800 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,275
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$11,694
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Ridgewood Local operates 3 public schools serving 1,275 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Coshocton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,694 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 24.9% local, 53.6% state, and 21.5% 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 38/100, ranked #539 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.
a 407:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.8% White, 1.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Ridgewood Middle School, with a diversity index of 10.8/100.
Its largest campus is Ridgewood Elementary School, enrolling 432 students (35% of the district's total enrollment).
Ridgewood Elementary School accounts for 33.9% of all Ridgewood Local student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Ridgewood Local-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.
Ridgewood Local student-counselor ratio is 407:1 — 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.
Ridgewood Local chronic absenteeism rate is 19.1% — 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 Ridgewood Local is typically wider than the Ridgewood Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Ridgewood Local has 3 schools, including 2 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,275 students.
How much does Ridgewood Local spend per student?
Ridgewood Local spends $11,694 per student. The district has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #539 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Ridgewood Local?
Ridgewood Local students are 94.8% White, 1.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Ridgewood Local?
Ridgewood Local has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #539 out of 806 districts in Ohio.