Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal
records, no number is typed in by an editor. District totals are aggregated directly from the schools reporting under this district in the source records. See our
editorial standards & corrections policy, the
methodology behind these numbers, or
report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.
Caledonia, Ohio - 5 schools
An equity score of 27/100 ranks River Valley Local #684 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,406 per pupil, River Valley Local ranks #826 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,916
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$11,406
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
River Valley Local operates 5 public schools serving 1,916 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 elementary, 1 middle, 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 Marion County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,406 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 49.0% local, 36.2% state, and 14.8% 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 27/100, ranked #684 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 398.4:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 33.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.1% White, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is River Valley Middle School, with a diversity index of 23.5/100.
Its largest campus is Heritage Elementary School, enrolling 483 students (26% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is River Valley Virtual School, at 15 students, a 32x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Heritage Elementary School accounts for 25.2% of all River Valley Local student enrollment
That concentration means River Valley 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.
River Valley Local school enrollment varies 32× across entities
River Valley Local school enrollment ranges from 15 students (lowest) to 483 students (highest), a spread of 468 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
River Valley Local student-counselor ratio is 398:1 — 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.
River Valley Local chronic absenteeism rate is 33.1% — 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.
River Valley Local has 5 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 1,916 students.
How much does River Valley Local spend per student?
River Valley Local spends $11,406 per student. The district has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #684 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of River Valley Local?
River Valley Local students are 88.1% White, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% African American, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for River Valley Local?
River Valley Local has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #684 out of 806 districts in Ohio.