An equity score of 27/100 ranks Wapakoneta City #690 of 821 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,079 per pupil, Wapakoneta City ranks #851 of 981 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,046
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$12,079
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Wapakoneta City operates 5 public schools serving 3,046 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary, 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 Auglaize County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,079 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 39.9% local, 46.8% state, and 13.3% 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 27/100, ranked #690 of 821 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 526.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 31.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.8% White, 2.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Cridersville Elementary School, with a diversity index of 21.8/100.
Its largest campus is Wapakoneta High School, enrolling 804 students (29% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Wapakoneta Jr. High, at 219 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Wapakoneta High School accounts for 26.4% of all Wapakoneta City student enrollment
That concentration means Wapakoneta City-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Wapakoneta City school enrollment varies 3.7× across entities
Wapakoneta City school enrollment ranges from 219 students (lowest) to 804 students (highest), a spread of 585 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.
Wapakoneta City student-counselor ratio is 527:1 — 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.
Wapakoneta City chronic absenteeism rate is 31.0% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Wapakoneta City has 5 schools, including 1 high, 2 combined, 1 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 3,046 students.
How much does Wapakoneta City spend per student?
Wapakoneta City spends $12,079 per student. The district has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #690 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Wapakoneta City?
Wapakoneta City students are 92.8% White, 2.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Wapakoneta City?
Wapakoneta City has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #690 out of 821 districts in Ohio.