Southwest Licking Local operates 8 public schools serving 4,794 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 3 other, 1 high schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. Aggregated across those campuses, enrollment totals 5,039 pupils using the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2022-23 release, and the district is geographically located in Licking County County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,579 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, which aggregates every revenue and spending line reported under federal accounting standards. The funding mix is 56.0% local, 35.5% state, and 8.5% federal — a breakdown that matters because districts leaning heavily on local revenue are more exposed to property-tax swings, while higher federal shares typically track Title I concentration. Average teacher compensation clocks in at $60,666 per NCES F-33, a signal of the district's ability to recruit and retain staff against neighbouring districts. The district's equity score — 48/100, ranked #367 of 822 in Ohio against a state average of 46 — measures how evenly funding reaches schools within its boundaries.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 633.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 17.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 69.7% White, 14.4% Asian, 5.3% African American across the district's schools.
Watkins Memorial High School accounts for 27.7% of all Southwest Licking Local student enrollment
That concentration — well above the 8.4% national median for largest-entity share — means Southwest Licking Local-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Southwest Licking Local school enrollment varies 19× across entities
Southwest Licking Local school enrollment ranges from 75 students (lowest) to 1,397 students (highest), a spread of 1,322 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Southwest Licking Local student-counselor ratio is 634:1 — 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.
Southwest Licking Local chronic absenteeism rate is 17.8% — 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 Southwest Licking Local is typically wider than the Southwest Licking Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Southwest Licking Local has 8 schools, including 1 high, 3 other, 4 elementary. Total enrollment is 4,794 students.
How much does Southwest Licking Local spend per student?
Southwest Licking Local spends $18,579 per student. The district has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #367 in Ohio.
What is the average teacher salary in Southwest Licking Local?
The average teacher salary in Southwest Licking Local is $60,666 per year, according to the NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey.
What is the average rent near Southwest Licking Local?
The HUD Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom in Licking County County is $N/A/month (2026). This affects housing affordability for families in the district.
What is the demographic composition of Southwest Licking Local?
Southwest Licking Local students are 69.7% White, 14.4% Asian, 5.3% African American, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Southwest Licking Local?
Southwest Licking Local has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #367 out of 822 districts in Ohio. This score measures resource distribution fairness across schools in the district.