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Waynesfield, Ohio - 2 schools
An equity score of 75/100 ranks Waynesfield-Goshen Local #41 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,495 per pupil, Waynesfield-Goshen Local ranks #181 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Waynesfield-Goshen Local operates 2 public schools serving 472 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Auglaize County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,495 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 38.6% local, 50.7% state, and 10.7% 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 75/100, ranked #41 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.
a 177.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 16.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.2% White, 2.4% African American, 0.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Waynesfield-Goshen Local Elementary School accounts for 51.9% of all Waynesfield-Goshen Local student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Waynesfield-Goshen Local a distant remainder — means Waynesfield-Goshen 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.
Waynesfield-Goshen Local student-counselor ratio is 178:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Waynesfield-Goshen Local chronic absenteeism rate is 16.1% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Waynesfield-Goshen Local is typically wider than the Waynesfield-Goshen Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Waynesfield-Goshen Local has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 472 students.
How much does Waynesfield-Goshen Local spend per student?
Waynesfield-Goshen Local spends $16,495 per student. The district has an equity score of 75/100, ranking #41 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Waynesfield-Goshen Local?
Waynesfield-Goshen Local students are 94.2% White, 2.4% African American, 0.9% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Waynesfield-Goshen Local?
Waynesfield-Goshen Local has an equity score of 75/100, ranking #41 out of 806 districts in Ohio.