An equity score of 53/100 ranks Union Local #297 of 821 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,004 per pupil, Union Local ranks #602 of 981 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,411
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$14,004
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Union Local operates 3 public schools serving 1,411 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 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 Belmont County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,004 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 981 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 41.6% local, 42.2% state, and 16.2% 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 53/100, ranked #297 of 821 in Ohio against a state average of 46, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 382:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 47.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 96.4% White, 1.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Union Local Elementary School, with a diversity index of 9.3/100.
Its largest campus is Union Local Elementary School, enrolling 562 students (45% of the district's total enrollment).
Union Local Elementary School accounts for 39.8% of all Union Local student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Union Local-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.
Union Local student-counselor ratio is 382:1 — 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.
Union Local chronic absenteeism rate is 47.9% — 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.
Union Local has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,411 students.
How much does Union Local spend per student?
Union Local spends $14,004 per student. The district has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #297 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Union Local?
Union Local students are 96.4% White, 1.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Union Local?
Union Local has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #297 out of 821 districts in Ohio.