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Spencerville, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 60/100 ranks Spencerville Local #186 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,803 per pupil, Spencerville Local ranks #643 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
926
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,803
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Spencerville Local operates 3 public schools serving 926 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high 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 Allen County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,803 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 36.1% local, 50.1% state, and 13.8% 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 60/100, ranked #186 of 806 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.
a 328.7:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 14.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.9% White, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Spencerville High School, with a diversity index of 18.0/100.
Spencerville Elementary School accounts for 34.1% of all Spencerville Local student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Spencerville Local-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Spencerville Local has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 74.1% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Spencerville Local student-counselor ratio is 329:1 — 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 Spencerville Local is typically wider than the Spencerville Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Spencerville Local chronic absenteeism rate is 14.2% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Spencerville Local has 3 schools, including 2 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 926 students.
How much does Spencerville Local spend per student?
Spencerville Local spends $12,803 per student. The district has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #186 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Spencerville Local?
Spencerville Local students are 91.9% White, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Spencerville Local?
Spencerville Local has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #186 out of 806 districts in Ohio.