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Grove City, Ohio - 33 schools
An equity score of 48/100 ranks South-Western City #355 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,569 per pupil, South-Western City ranks #519 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
South-Western City operates 33 public schools serving 21,766 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 15 elementary, 9 combined, 5 middle, 4 high schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Franklin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,569 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 38.8% local, 47.4% state, and 13.8% 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 48/100, ranked #355 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 4 of 33 schools offering Advanced Placement (33 AP courses district-wide), a 550.9:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 41.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 49.2% White, 22.6% Hispanic or Latino, 17.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Bolton Crossing Elementary, with a diversity index of 73.2/100.
Its largest campus is Grove City High School, enrolling 1,881 students (9% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Stiles Family Center, at 30 students, a 63x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
South-Western City school enrollment ranges from 30 students (lowest) to 1,881 students (highest), a spread of 1,851 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data
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.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection
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.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22
This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 33 schools in South-Western City.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across South-Western City's schools, above the Ohio average of 35.3.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
The Ohio districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toledo City | Similar size | Higher spending | Less locally funded |
| Akron City | Similar size | Higher spending | Similar funding mix |
| Olentangy Local | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Lakota Local | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Dublin City | Similar size | Higher spending | More locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to South-Western City's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Columbus City Schools District →South-Western City has 33 schools, including 4 high, 15 elementary, 9 combined, 5 middle. Total enrollment is 21,766 students.
South-Western City spends $13,569 per student. The district has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #355 in Ohio.
South-Western City students are 49.2% White, 22.6% Hispanic or Latino, 17.5% African American, 2.6% Asian, averaged across 33 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
South-Western City has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #355 out of 806 districts in Ohio.
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