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Salineville, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 51/100 ranks Southern Local #328 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,382 per pupil, Southern Local ranks #142 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Southern Local operates 3 public schools serving 817 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined 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 Columbiana County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,382 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 34.0% local, 49.5% state, and 16.5% 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 51/100, ranked #328 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.
a 263.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 35.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.2% White, 1.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Southern Online Academy, with a diversity index of 34.0/100.
Its largest campus is Southern Local Jr/Sr High School, enrolling 391 students (49% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Southern Online Academy, at 10 students, a 39x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Southern Local Jr/Sr High School accounts for 47.9% of all Southern Local student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Southern Local a distant remainder — means Southern 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.
Southern Local school enrollment varies 39× across entities
Southern Local school enrollment ranges from 10 students (lowest) to 391 students (highest), a spread of 381 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Southern Local student-counselor ratio is 263:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Southern Local is typically wider than the Southern Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Southern Local chronic absenteeism rate is 35.1% — 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.
Southern Local has 3 schools, including 3 combined. Total enrollment is 817 students.
How much does Southern Local spend per student?
Southern Local spends $17,382 per student. The district has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #328 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Southern Local?
Southern Local students are 89.2% White, 1.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Southern Local?
Southern Local has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #328 out of 806 districts in Ohio.