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Millersburg, Ohio - 7 schools
An equity score of 58/100 ranks West Holmes Local #209 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,721 per pupil, West Holmes Local ranks #348 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,815
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$14,721
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
West Holmes Local operates 7 public schools serving 1,815 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 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 Holmes County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,721 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 44.0% local, 40.6% state, and 15.3% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 58/100, ranked #209 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 535.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 16.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.6% White, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is West Holmes Digital Academy, with a diversity index of 26.1/100.
Its largest campus is West Holmes High School, enrolling 478 students (29% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is West Holmes Digital Academy, at 34 students, a 14x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
West Holmes High School accounts for 26.3% of all West Holmes Local student enrollment
That concentration means West Holmes 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 Holmes Local school enrollment varies 14× across entities
West Holmes Local school enrollment ranges from 34 students (lowest) to 478 students (highest), a spread of 444 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
West Holmes Local student-counselor ratio is 536:1 — 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 Holmes 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 West Holmes Local is typically wider than the West Holmes Local-aggregate figure suggests.
West Holmes Local has 7 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,815 students.
How much does West Holmes Local spend per student?
West Holmes Local spends $14,721 per student. The district has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #209 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of West Holmes Local?
West Holmes Local students are 92.6% White, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for West Holmes Local?
West Holmes Local has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #209 out of 806 districts in Ohio.