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Upper Arlington, Ohio - 10 schools
An equity score of 39/100 ranks Upper Arlington City #516 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,718 per pupil, Upper Arlington City ranks #139 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
6,455
Total Enrollment
10
Schools
$17,718
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Upper Arlington City operates 10 public schools serving 6,455 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 2 middle, 2 combined, 1 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly 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 Franklin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,718 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 84.9% local, 10.3% state, and 4.8% 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 39/100, ranked #516 of 806 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 10 schools offering Advanced Placement (27 AP courses district-wide), a 472.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 9.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.3% White, 6.1% Asian, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Upper Arlington Online Academy, with a diversity index of 39.7/100.
Its largest campus is Upper Arlington High School, enrolling 1,908 students (29% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Upper Arlington Online Academy, at 47 students, a 41x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Upper Arlington High School accounts for 28.6% of all Upper Arlington City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Upper Arlington 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.
Upper Arlington City school enrollment varies 41× across entities
Upper Arlington City school enrollment ranges from 47 students (lowest) to 1,908 students (highest), a spread of 1,861 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Upper Arlington City student-counselor ratio is 472:1 — 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.
Upper Arlington City chronic absenteeism rate is 9.2% — 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.
Upper Arlington City has 10 schools, including 1 high, 5 elementary, 2 middle, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 6,455 students.
How much does Upper Arlington City spend per student?
Upper Arlington City spends $17,718 per student. The district has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #516 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Upper Arlington City?
Upper Arlington City students are 83.3% White, 6.1% Asian, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% African American, averaged across 10 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Upper Arlington City?
Upper Arlington City has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #516 out of 806 districts in Ohio.