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Mt Blanchard, Ohio - 4 schools
An equity score of 56/100 ranks Riverdale Local #241 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,533 per pupil, Riverdale Local ranks #523 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,024
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$13,533
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Riverdale Local operates 4 public schools serving 1,024 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Hancock County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,533 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 46.0% local, 42.0% state, and 12.0% 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 56/100, ranked #241 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 78.9:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 14.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.7% White, 2.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Riverdale Elementary School, with a diversity index of 12.9/100.
Its largest campus is Riverdale High School, enrolling 321 students (34% of the district's total enrollment).
Riverdale High School accounts for 31.3% of all Riverdale Local student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Riverdale Local-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Riverdale Local has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 86.6% 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 — including this one — 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.
Riverdale Local student-counselor ratio is 79:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Riverdale Local chronic absenteeism rate is 14.5% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Riverdale Local has 4 schools, including 1 high, 2 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,024 students.
How much does Riverdale Local spend per student?
Riverdale Local spends $13,533 per student. The district has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #241 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Riverdale Local?
Riverdale Local students are 94.7% White, 2.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Riverdale Local?
Riverdale Local has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #241 out of 806 districts in Ohio.