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Atwater, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 48/100 ranks Waterloo Local #365 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,686 per pupil, Waterloo Local ranks #802 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
812
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$11,686
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Waterloo Local operates 3 public schools serving 812 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 Portage County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,686 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 43.3% local, 43.1% state, and 13.6% 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 48/100, ranked #365 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.
a 265.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 38.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.8% White, 2.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Waterloo High School, with a diversity index of 16.8/100.
Its largest campus is Waterloo Elementary School, enrolling 462 students (58% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Waterloo Middle School, at 131 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Waterloo Elementary School accounts for 56.9% of all Waterloo Local student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Waterloo Local a distant remainder — means Waterloo Local-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Waterloo Local school enrollment varies 3.5× across entities
Waterloo Local school enrollment ranges from 131 students (lowest) to 462 students (highest), a spread of 331 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.
Waterloo Local student-counselor ratio is 265:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Waterloo Local is typically wider than the Waterloo Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Waterloo Local chronic absenteeism rate is 38.2% — 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.
Waterloo Local has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 812 students.
How much does Waterloo Local spend per student?
Waterloo Local spends $11,686 per student. The district has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #365 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Waterloo Local?
Waterloo Local students are 91.8% White, 2.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Waterloo Local?
Waterloo Local has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #365 out of 806 districts in Ohio.