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Zoarville, Ohio - 4 schools
An equity score of 25/100 ranks Tuscarawas Valley Local #709 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,686 per pupil, Tuscarawas Valley Local ranks #666 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,267
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$12,686
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Tuscarawas Valley Local operates 4 public schools serving 1,267 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 combined 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 Tuscarawas County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,686 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 50.4% local, 42.3% state, and 7.2% 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 25/100, ranked #709 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 698:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 14.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 96.7% White, 0.6% Asian, 0.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Tuscarawas Valley Intermediate accounts for 35.9% of all Tuscarawas Valley Local student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Tuscarawas Valley Local-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Tuscarawas Valley Local school enrollment varies 2.8× across entities
Tuscarawas Valley Local school enrollment ranges from 242 students (lowest) to 673 students (highest), a spread of 431 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.
Tuscarawas Valley Local student-counselor ratio is 698:1 — 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.
Tuscarawas Valley Local chronic absenteeism rate is 14.8% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Tuscarawas Valley Local has 4 schools, including 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,267 students.
How much does Tuscarawas Valley Local spend per student?
Tuscarawas Valley Local spends $12,686 per student. The district has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #709 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Tuscarawas Valley Local?
Tuscarawas Valley Local students are 96.7% White, 0.6% Asian, 0.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Tuscarawas Valley Local?
Tuscarawas Valley Local has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #709 out of 806 districts in Ohio.