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Greenwich, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 62/100 ranks South Central Local #161 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,171 per pupil, South Central Local ranks #422 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
746
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$14,171
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
South Central Local operates 3 public schools serving 746 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 Huron County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,171 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 33.3% local, 54.4% state, and 12.2% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 62/100, ranked #161 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 424.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 22.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.0% White, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is South Central Elementary School, with a diversity index of 17.0/100.
South Central Elementary School accounts for 49.9% of all South Central Local student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of South Central Local a distant remainder — means South Central 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.
South Central Local school enrollment varies 2.3× across entities
South Central Local school enrollment ranges from 159 students (lowest) to 372 students (highest), a spread of 213 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.
South Central Local student-counselor ratio is 424:1 — 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.
South Central Local chronic absenteeism rate is 22.8% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within South Central Local is typically wider than the South Central Local-aggregate figure suggests.
South Central Local has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 746 students.
How much does South Central Local spend per student?
South Central Local spends $14,171 per student. The district has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #161 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of South Central Local?
South Central Local students are 91.0% White, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for South Central Local?
South Central Local has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #161 out of 806 districts in Ohio.