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Akron, Ohio - 4 schools
An equity score of 40/100 ranks Springfield Local #498 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,579 per pupil, Springfield Local ranks #515 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,775
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$13,579
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Springfield Local operates 4 public schools serving 1,775 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 2 elementary 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 Summit County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,579 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 52.0% local, 31.9% state, and 16.1% 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 40/100, ranked #498 of 806 in Ohio against a state average of 46, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 376.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 52.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 79.5% White, 6.9% Asian, 5.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Spring Hill Elementary, with a diversity index of 41.2/100.
Springfield Junior/Senior High School accounts for 45.5% of all Springfield Local student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Springfield Local a distant remainder — means Springfield Local-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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 Local school enrollment varies 11× across entities
Springfield Local school enrollment ranges from 75 students (lowest) to 807 students (highest), a spread of 732 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.
Springfield Local has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 53.7% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
Springfield Local student-counselor ratio is 376:1 — 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 Local chronic absenteeism rate is 52.1% — 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.
Springfield Local has 4 schools, including 2 combined, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,775 students.
How much does Springfield Local spend per student?
Springfield Local spends $13,579 per student. The district has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #498 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Springfield Local?
Springfield Local students are 79.5% White, 6.9% Asian, 5.5% African American, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Springfield Local?
Springfield Local has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #498 out of 806 districts in Ohio.