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Trotwood, Ohio - 6 schools
An equity score of 55/100 ranks Trotwood-Madison City #247 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,943 per pupil, Trotwood-Madison City ranks #131 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,558
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$17,943
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Trotwood-Madison City operates 6 public schools serving 2,558 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 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 Montgomery County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,943 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 22.4% local, 56.3% state, and 21.3% 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 55/100, ranked #247 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), and 45.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 82.4% African American, 7.7% White, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Madison Park Elementary, with a diversity index of 37.6/100.
Its largest campus is Trotwood-Madison High School, enrolling 840 students (33% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Ram Nation Virtual Academy, at 53 students, a 16x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Trotwood-Madison High School accounts for 32.8% of all Trotwood-Madison City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Trotwood-Madison 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.
Trotwood-Madison City school enrollment varies 16× across entities
Trotwood-Madison City school enrollment ranges from 53 students (lowest) to 840 students (highest), a spread of 787 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.
Trotwood-Madison City chronic absenteeism rate is 45.5% — 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.
Trotwood-Madison City has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 2 combined, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,558 students.
How much does Trotwood-Madison City spend per student?
Trotwood-Madison City spends $17,943 per student. The district has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #247 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Trotwood-Madison City?
Trotwood-Madison City students are 82.4% African American, 7.7% White, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Trotwood-Madison City?
Trotwood-Madison City has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #247 out of 806 districts in Ohio.