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Wellington, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 73/100 ranks Wellington Exempted Village #52 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,237 per pupil, Wellington Exempted Village ranks #149 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
920
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$17,237
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Wellington Exempted Village operates 3 public schools serving 920 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high 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 Lorain County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,237 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 54.1% local, 32.6% state, and 13.3% 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 73/100, ranked #52 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 221.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 38.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.0% White, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Wellington High School, with a diversity index of 27.7/100.
Its largest campus is Mccormick Middle School, enrolling 338 students (39% of the district's total enrollment).
Mccormick Middle School accounts for 36.7% of all Wellington Exempted Village student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Wellington Exempted Village-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Wellington Exempted Village student-counselor ratio is 221:1 — 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.
Wellington Exempted Village chronic absenteeism rate is 38.6% — 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.
How many schools are in Wellington Exempted Village?
Wellington Exempted Village has 3 schools, including 2 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 920 students.
How much does Wellington Exempted Village spend per student?
Wellington Exempted Village spends $17,237 per student. The district has an equity score of 73/100, ranking #52 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Wellington Exempted Village?
Wellington Exempted Village students are 87.0% White, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Wellington Exempted Village?
Wellington Exempted Village has an equity score of 73/100, ranking #52 out of 806 districts in Ohio.