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Ripley, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 61/100 ranks Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Local #178 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,213 per pupil, Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Local ranks #197 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
702
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$16,213
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Local operates 3 public schools serving 702 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high 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 Brown County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,213 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 23.9% local, 55.6% state, and 20.5% 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 61/100, ranked #178 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 234.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 32.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.0% White, 2.6% African American, 1.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington High School, with a diversity index of 22.9/100.
Ripley Union Lewis Huntington Elementary School accounts for 58.2% of all Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Local student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Local a distant remainder — means Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Local-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Local school enrollment varies 4.0× across entities
Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Local school enrollment ranges from 102 students (lowest) to 410 students (highest), a spread of 308 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.
Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Local student-counselor ratio is 235:1 — 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.
Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Local chronic absenteeism rate is 32.9% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Local's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Local?
Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Local has 3 schools, including 2 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 702 students.
How much does Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Local spend per student?
Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Local spends $16,213 per student. The district has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #178 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Local?
Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Local students are 90.0% White, 2.6% African American, 1.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Local?
Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Local has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #178 out of 806 districts in Ohio.