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Whitehall, Ohio - 5 schools
An equity score of 51/100 ranks Whitehall City #320 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,561 per pupil, Whitehall City ranks #521 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,191
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$13,561
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Whitehall City operates 5 public schools serving 3,191 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Franklin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,561 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 24.7% local, 53.3% state, and 22.0% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 51/100, ranked #320 of 806 in Ohio against a state average of 46, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 656.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 39.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 41.9% African American, 31.8% Hispanic or Latino, 15.7% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Kae Avenue Elementary School, with a diversity index of 69.3/100.
Whitehall Yearling High School accounts for 28.6% of all Whitehall City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Whitehall City-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.
Whitehall City student-counselor ratio is 656:1 — 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.
Whitehall City chronic absenteeism rate is 39.0% — 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.
Whitehall City has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,191 students.
How much does Whitehall City spend per student?
Whitehall City spends $13,561 per student. The district has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #320 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Whitehall City?
Whitehall City students are 41.9% African American, 31.8% Hispanic or Latino, 15.7% White, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Whitehall City?
Whitehall City has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #320 out of 806 districts in Ohio.