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Zanesville, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 12/100 ranks West Muskingum Local #793 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,054 per pupil, West Muskingum Local ranks #914 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,542
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$10,054
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
West Muskingum Local operates 3 public schools serving 1,542 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 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 Muskingum County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,054 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 57.6% local, 30.2% state, and 12.2% 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 12/100, ranked #793 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 (8 AP courses district-wide), a 215.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 32.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.6% White, 2.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is West Muskingum Elementary School, with a diversity index of 26.9/100.
West Muskingum Elementary School accounts for 42.2% of all West Muskingum Local student enrollment
That dominant concentration means West Muskingum 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.
West Muskingum Local student-counselor ratio is 216:1 — 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.
West Muskingum Local chronic absenteeism rate is 32.7% — 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.
West Muskingum Local has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 1,542 students.
How much does West Muskingum Local spend per student?
West Muskingum Local spends $10,054 per student. The district has an equity score of 12/100, ranking #793 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of West Muskingum Local?
West Muskingum Local students are 87.6% White, 2.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% African American, 1.3% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for West Muskingum Local?
West Muskingum Local has an equity score of 12/100, ranking #793 out of 806 districts in Ohio.