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Westerville, Ohio - 23 schools
An equity score of 35/100 ranks Westerville City #581 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,682 per pupil, Westerville City ranks #497 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
14,571
Total Enrollment
23
Schools
$13,682
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Westerville City operates 23 public schools serving 14,571 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 15 elementary, 4 middle, 3 high, 1 combined schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Franklin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,682 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 68.1% local, 22.7% state, and 9.3% 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 35/100, ranked #581 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 3 of 23 schools offering Advanced Placement (46 AP courses district-wide), a 438.1:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 23.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 50.3% White, 26.2% African American, 9.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Pointview Elementary School, with a diversity index of 73.9/100.
Its largest campus is Westerville-North High School, enrolling 1,587 students (11% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Pointview Elementary School, at 242 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Westerville City school enrollment varies 6.6× across entities
Westerville City school enrollment ranges from 242 students (lowest) to 1,587 students (highest), a spread of 1,345 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Westerville City student-counselor ratio is 438:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Westerville City chronic absenteeism rate is 23.1% — 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 Westerville City is typically wider than the Westerville City-aggregate figure suggests.
Westerville City has 23 schools, including 3 high, 4 middle, 15 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 14,571 students.
How much does Westerville City spend per student?
Westerville City spends $13,682 per student. The district has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #581 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Westerville City?
Westerville City students are 50.3% White, 26.2% African American, 9.5% Hispanic or Latino, 4.2% Asian, averaged across 23 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Westerville City?
Westerville City has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #581 out of 806 districts in Ohio.