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Saint Marys, Ohio - 4 schools
An equity score of 38/100 ranks St Marys City #532 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,019 per pupil, St Marys City ranks #607 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,949
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$13,019
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
St Marys City operates 4 public schools serving 1,949 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Auglaize County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,019 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 45.8% local, 39.8% state, and 14.4% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 38/100, ranked #532 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.
a 412.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.6% White, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is St Marys West Intermediate School, with a diversity index of 24.2/100.
Its largest campus is St Marys Memorial High School, enrolling 669 students (34% of the district's total enrollment).
St Marys Memorial High School accounts for 33.7% of all St Marys City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means St Marys City-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.
St Marys City student-counselor ratio is 412:1 — 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.
St Marys City chronic absenteeism rate is 15.8% — 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 St Marys City is typically wider than the St Marys City-aggregate figure suggests.
St Marys City has 4 schools, including 1 high, 2 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,949 students.
How much does St Marys City spend per student?
St Marys City spends $13,019 per student. The district has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #532 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of St Marys City?
St Marys City students are 89.6% White, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for St Marys City?
St Marys City has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #532 out of 806 districts in Ohio.