An equity score of 38/100 ranks Sycamore Community City #530 of 821 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,334 per pupil, Sycamore Community City ranks #293 of 981 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,684
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$16,334
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Sycamore Community City operates 7 public schools serving 5,684 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 3 elementary, 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 $16,334 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 981 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 79.6% local, 11.7% state, and 8.7% 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 38/100, ranked #530 of 821 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 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (27 AP courses district-wide), a 495.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 8.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 61.6% White, 17.7% Asian, 6.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Symmes Elementary School, with a diversity index of 65.3/100.
Its largest campus is Sycamore High School, enrolling 1,678 students (28% of the district's total enrollment).
Sycamore High School accounts for 27.7% of all Sycamore Community City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Sycamore Community City-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Sycamore Community City school enrollment varies 3.0× across entities
Sycamore Community City school enrollment ranges from 566 students (lowest) to 1,678 students (highest), a spread of 1,112 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Sycamore Community City student-counselor ratio is 496:1 — 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.
Sycamore Community City chronic absenteeism rate is 8.1% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Sycamore Community City has 7 schools, including 3 combined, 3 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 5,684 students.
How much does Sycamore Community City spend per student?
Sycamore Community City spends $16,334 per student. The district has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #530 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Sycamore Community City?
Sycamore Community City students are 61.6% White, 17.7% Asian, 6.6% African American, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Sycamore Community City?
Sycamore Community City has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #530 out of 821 districts in Ohio.