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Sandusky, Ohio - 5 schools
An equity score of 48/100 ranks Sandusky City #360 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,898 per pupil, Sandusky City ranks #162 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,185
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$16,898
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Sandusky City operates 5 public schools serving 3,185 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 2 elementary 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 Erie County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,898 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 41.4% local, 43.4% state, and 15.2% 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 48/100, ranked #360 of 806 in Ohio against a state average of 46, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 355.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 38.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 36.1% African American, 33.5% White, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is The Sandusky Intermediate School, with a diversity index of 70.7/100.
Its largest campus is Sandusky High School, enrolling 1,028 students (33% of the district's total enrollment).
Sandusky High School accounts for 32.3% of all Sandusky City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Sandusky City-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.
Sandusky City school enrollment varies 2.7× across entities
Sandusky City school enrollment ranges from 379 students (lowest) to 1,028 students (highest), a spread of 649 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.
Sandusky City student-counselor ratio is 356:1 — 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.
Sandusky City chronic absenteeism rate is 38.0% — 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.
Sandusky City has 5 schools, including 3 combined, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,185 students.
How much does Sandusky City spend per student?
Sandusky City spends $16,898 per student. The district has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #360 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Sandusky City?
Sandusky City students are 36.1% African American, 33.5% White, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Sandusky City?
Sandusky City has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #360 out of 806 districts in Ohio.