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Ironton, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 62/100 ranks Rock Hill Local #157 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,537 per pupil, Rock Hill Local ranks #92 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,340
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$19,537
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Rock Hill Local operates 3 public schools serving 1,340 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 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 Lawrence County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,537 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 97 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 39.1% local, 46.1% state, and 14.7% 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 62/100, ranked #157 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 448.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 32.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 97.5% White, 0.6% African American, 0.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Rock Hill Elementary School, with a diversity index of 6.6/100.
Its largest campus is Rock Hill Elementary School, enrolling 736 students (55% of the district's total enrollment).
Rock Hill Elementary School accounts for 54.7% of all Rock Hill Local student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Rock Hill Local a distant remainder — means Rock Hill 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.
Rock Hill Local school enrollment varies 2.6× across entities
Rock Hill Local school enrollment ranges from 284 students (lowest) to 736 students (highest), a spread of 452 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.
Rock Hill Local student-counselor ratio is 448:1 — 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.
Rock Hill Local chronic absenteeism rate is 32.8% — 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.
Rock Hill Local has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,340 students.
How much does Rock Hill Local spend per student?
Rock Hill Local spends $19,537 per student. The district has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #157 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Rock Hill Local?
Rock Hill Local students are 97.5% White, 0.6% African American, 0.2% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Rock Hill Local?
Rock Hill Local has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #157 out of 806 districts in Ohio.