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Waynesville, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 10/100 ranks Wayne Local #800 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,899 per pupil, Wayne Local ranks #873 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,617
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$10,899
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Wayne Local operates 3 public schools serving 1,617 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 Warren County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,899 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 97 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 61.7% local, 27.6% state, and 10.7% 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 10/100, ranked #800 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 486.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 10.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.1% White, 3.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Waynesville Elementary School, with a diversity index of 18.2/100.
Its largest campus is Waynesville Elementary School, enrolling 749 students (48% of the district's total enrollment).
Waynesville Elementary School accounts for 46.3% of all Wayne Local student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Wayne Local a distant remainder — means Wayne 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.
Wayne Local student-counselor ratio is 487:1 — 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.
Wayne Local chronic absenteeism rate is 10.8% — 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.
Wayne Local has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,617 students.
How much does Wayne Local spend per student?
Wayne Local spends $10,899 per student. The district has an equity score of 10/100, ranking #800 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Wayne Local?
Wayne Local students are 91.1% White, 3.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% Asian, 0.8% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Wayne Local?
Wayne Local has an equity score of 10/100, ranking #800 out of 806 districts in Ohio.