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Harrison, Ohio - 5 schools
An equity score of 15/100 ranks Southwest Local #782 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,090 per pupil, Southwest Local ranks #860 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,365
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$11,090
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Southwest Local operates 5 public schools serving 4,365 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 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 Hamilton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,090 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 51.0% local, 33.2% state, and 15.8% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 15/100, ranked #782 of 806 in Ohio against a state average of 46, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (15 AP courses district-wide), a 608.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 23.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.7% White, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Miami Whitewater Elementary School, with a diversity index of 24.1/100.
William Henry Harrison High School accounts for 25.7% of all Southwest Local student enrollment
That concentration means Southwest 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 Local student-counselor ratio is 608:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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.
Southwest Local chronic absenteeism rate is 23.7% — 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 Local is typically wider than the Southwest Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Southwest Local has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary. Total enrollment is 4,365 students.
How much does Southwest Local spend per student?
Southwest Local spends $11,090 per student. The district has an equity score of 15/100, ranking #782 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Southwest Local?
Southwest Local students are 89.7% White, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% African American, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Southwest Local?
Southwest Local has an equity score of 15/100, ranking #782 out of 806 districts in Ohio.