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Vandalia, Ohio - 6 schools
An equity score of 36/100 ranks Vandalia-Butler City #567 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,398 per pupil, Vandalia-Butler City ranks #392 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,874
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$14,398
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Vandalia-Butler City operates 6 public schools serving 2,874 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 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 Montgomery County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,398 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 66.7% local, 18.1% state, and 15.2% 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 36/100, ranked #567 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 542.1:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 14.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 71.0% White, 11.0% African American, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Demmitt Elementary School, with a diversity index of 50.4/100.
Its largest campus is Butler High School, enrolling 856 students (29% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Vandalia-Butler Preschool, at 101 students, a 8x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Butler High School accounts for 28.7% of all Vandalia-Butler City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Vandalia-Butler 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.
Vandalia-Butler City school enrollment varies 8.5× across entities
Vandalia-Butler City school enrollment ranges from 101 students (lowest) to 856 students (highest), a spread of 755 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.
Vandalia-Butler City student-counselor ratio is 542:1 — 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.
Vandalia-Butler City chronic absenteeism rate is 14.1% — 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.
Vandalia-Butler City has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 2,874 students.
How much does Vandalia-Butler City spend per student?
Vandalia-Butler City spends $14,398 per student. The district has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #567 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Vandalia-Butler City?
Vandalia-Butler City students are 71.0% White, 11.0% African American, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Vandalia-Butler City?
Vandalia-Butler City has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #567 out of 806 districts in Ohio.