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Springfield, Ohio - 17 schools
An equity score of 54/100 ranks Springfield City School District #258 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,354 per pupil, Springfield City School District ranks #265 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
7,099
Total Enrollment
17
Schools
$15,354
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Springfield City School District operates 17 public schools serving 7,099 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 10 elementary, 3 middle, 3 combined, 1 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Clark County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,354 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 24.4% local, 56.7% state, and 18.9% 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 54/100, ranked #258 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 17 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 357.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 46.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 40.8% White, 32.9% African American, 11.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Kenwood Elementary, with a diversity index of 71.7/100.
Its largest campus is Springfield High School, enrolling 1,606 students (22% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Springfield City Online, at 13 students, a 124x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Springfield High School accounts for 22.0% of all Springfield City School District student enrollment
That concentration means Springfield City School District-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.
Springfield City School District school enrollment varies 124× across entities
Springfield City School District school enrollment ranges from 13 students (lowest) to 1,606 students (highest), a spread of 1,593 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Springfield City School District student-counselor ratio is 358:1 — 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.
Springfield City School District chronic absenteeism rate is 46.9% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Springfield City School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Springfield City School District?
Springfield City School District has 17 schools, including 1 high, 10 elementary, 3 middle, 3 combined. Total enrollment is 7,099 students.
How much does Springfield City School District spend per student?
Springfield City School District spends $15,354 per student. The district has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #258 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Springfield City School District?
Springfield City School District students are 40.8% White, 32.9% African American, 11.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 17 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Springfield City School District?
Springfield City School District has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #258 out of 806 districts in Ohio.