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Waverly, Ohio - 4 schools
An equity score of 66/100 ranks Waverly City #104 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,178 per pupil, Waverly City ranks #421 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,694
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$14,178
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Waverly City operates 4 public schools serving 1,694 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary 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 Pike County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,178 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 27.3% local, 54.7% state, and 18.0% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 66/100, ranked #104 of 806 in Ohio against a state average of 46, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 347.4:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 39.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.3% White, 2.9% African American, 1.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Waverly Junior High School, with a diversity index of 12.0/100.
Its largest campus is Waverly High School, enrolling 435 students (27% of the district's total enrollment).
Waverly High School accounts for 25.7% of all Waverly City student enrollment
That concentration means Waverly 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.
Waverly City student-counselor ratio is 347:1 — 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 Waverly City is typically wider than the Waverly City-aggregate figure suggests.
Waverly City chronic absenteeism rate is 39.0% — 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.
Waverly City has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,694 students.
How much does Waverly City spend per student?
Waverly City spends $14,178 per student. The district has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #104 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Waverly City?
Waverly City students are 94.3% White, 2.9% African American, 1.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Waverly City?
Waverly City has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #104 out of 806 districts in Ohio.