An equity score of 52/100 ranks Shadyside Local #319 of 821 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,435 per pupil, Shadyside Local ranks #529 of 981 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
717
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$14,435
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Shadyside Local operates 3 public schools serving 717 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 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 Belmont County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,435 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 981 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 44.7% local, 44.5% state, and 10.8% 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 52/100, ranked #319 of 821 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.
a 513.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 35.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.9% White, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Shadyside High School, with a diversity index of 12.0/100.
Its largest campus is Shadyside High School, enrolling 285 students (41% of the district's total enrollment).
Shadyside High School accounts for 39.7% of all Shadyside Local student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Shadyside Local-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Shadyside Local student-counselor ratio is 513:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Shadyside Local chronic absenteeism rate is 35.4% — 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.
Shadyside Local has 3 schools, including 2 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 717 students.
How much does Shadyside Local spend per student?
Shadyside Local spends $14,435 per student. The district has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #319 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Shadyside Local?
Shadyside Local students are 93.9% White, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Shadyside Local?
Shadyside Local has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #319 out of 821 districts in Ohio.