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Toledo, Ohio - 56 schools
An equity score of 81/100 ranks Toledo City #16 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,515 per pupil, Toledo City ranks #110 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Toledo City operates 56 public schools serving 21,814 students, placing it among the larger districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 35 combined, 15 elementary, 6 high schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage across a sizeable portfolio 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 Lucas County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,515 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 27.5% local, 43.7% state, and 28.8% 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 81/100, ranked #16 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 6 of 56 schools offering Advanced Placement (19 AP courses district-wide), a 349.7:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 58.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 47.3% African American, 23.4% White, 16.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Birmingham Elementary School, with a diversity index of 74.4/100.
Its largest campus is Start High School, enrolling 1,105 students (5% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Summit, at 16 students, a 69x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Toledo City school enrollment ranges from 16 students (lowest) to 1,105 students (highest), a spread of 1,089 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.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data
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 Toledo City is typically wider than the Toledo City-aggregate figure suggests.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection
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.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22
This district scores well on funding equity, with balanced funding sources and good resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 56 schools in Toledo City.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Toledo City's schools, above the Ohio average of 35.3.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
The Ohio districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| South-Western City | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
| Akron City | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Olentangy Local | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
| Lakota Local | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
| Dublin City | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to Toledo City's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Columbus City Schools District →Toledo City has 56 schools, including 6 high, 35 combined, 15 elementary. Total enrollment is 21,814 students.
Toledo City spends $18,515 per student. The district has an equity score of 81/100, ranking #16 in Ohio.
Toledo City students are 47.3% African American, 23.4% White, 16.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 56 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Toledo City has an equity score of 81/100, ranking #16 out of 806 districts in Ohio.
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