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Rittman, Ohio - 4 schools
An equity score of 67/100 ranks Rittman Exempted Village #97 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,362 per pupil, Rittman Exempted Village ranks #395 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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$14,362
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Rittman Exempted Village operates 4 public schools serving 864 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 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 Wayne County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,362 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 31.0% local, 53.2% state, and 15.8% 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 67/100, ranked #97 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 201:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 16.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.7% White, 2.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Rittman High School, with a diversity index of 19.8/100.
Its largest campus is Rittman Elementary School, enrolling 359 students (46% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Rittman Early Learning Center, at 28 students, a 13x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Rittman Elementary School accounts for 41.6% of all Rittman Exempted Village student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Rittman Exempted Village-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.
Rittman Exempted Village school enrollment varies 13× across entities
Rittman Exempted Village school enrollment ranges from 28 students (lowest) to 359 students (highest), a spread of 331 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Rittman Exempted Village has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 55.4% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Rittman Exempted Village student-counselor ratio is 201:1 — 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.
Rittman Exempted Village chronic absenteeism rate is 16.7% — 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 Rittman Exempted Village is typically wider than the Rittman Exempted Village-aggregate figure suggests.
Rittman Exempted Village has 4 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 864 students.
How much does Rittman Exempted Village spend per student?
Rittman Exempted Village spends $14,362 per student. The district has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #97 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Rittman Exempted Village?
Rittman Exempted Village students are 92.7% White, 2.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Rittman Exempted Village?
Rittman Exempted Village has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #97 out of 806 districts in Ohio.