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Chesterland, Ohio - 4 schools
An equity score of 31/100 ranks West Geauga Local #636 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,427 per pupil, West Geauga Local ranks #386 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,078
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$14,427
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
West Geauga Local operates 4 public schools serving 2,078 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 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 Geauga County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,427 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 69.8% local, 23.0% state, and 7.2% 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 31/100, ranked #636 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (20 AP courses district-wide), a 594.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 22.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.8% White, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is West Geauga Middle School, with a diversity index of 20.0/100.
Its largest campus is West Geauga High School, enrolling 641 students (33% of the district's total enrollment).
West Geauga High School accounts for 30.8% of all West Geauga Local student enrollment
That dominant concentration means West Geauga Local-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.
West Geauga Local student-counselor ratio is 594:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
West Geauga Local chronic absenteeism rate is 22.2% — 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 West Geauga Local is typically wider than the West Geauga Local-aggregate figure suggests.
West Geauga Local has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,078 students.
How much does West Geauga Local spend per student?
West Geauga Local spends $14,427 per student. The district has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #636 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of West Geauga Local?
West Geauga Local students are 89.8% White, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for West Geauga Local?
West Geauga Local has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #636 out of 806 districts in Ohio.