An equity score of 64/100 ranks Southern Local #138 of 821 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,123 per pupil, Southern Local ranks #143 of 981 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
611
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$19,123
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Southern Local operates 2 public schools serving 611 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Perry County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,123 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 981 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 14.2% local, 70.8% state, and 15.0% 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 64/100, ranked #138 of 821 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 195.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 47.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 96.8% White, 0.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Millcreek Elementary School, enrolling 346 students (59% of the district's total enrollment).
Millcreek Elementary School accounts for 56.6% 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 largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Southern Local student-counselor ratio is 195:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Southern Local chronic absenteeism rate is 47.5% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Southern Local has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 611 students.
How much does Southern Local spend per student?
Southern Local spends $19,123 per student. The district has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #138 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Southern Local?
Southern Local students are 96.8% White, 0.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Southern Local?
Southern Local has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #138 out of 821 districts in Ohio.