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Waterford, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 62/100 ranks Wolf Creek Local #164 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,591 per pupil, Wolf Creek Local ranks #176 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
583
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$16,591
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Wolf Creek Local operates 3 public schools serving 583 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Washington County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,591 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 69.1% local, 21.7% state, and 9.2% 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 62/100, ranked #164 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 295.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 17.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 98.1% White, 0.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Waterford High School, with a diversity index of 6.1/100.
Its largest campus is Waterford Elementary School, enrolling 428 students (72% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Bluesky Virtual Academy, at 3 students, a 143x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Waterford Elementary School accounts for 72.1% of all Wolf Creek Local student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Wolf Creek Local a distant remainder — means Wolf Creek Local-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Wolf Creek Local school enrollment varies 143× across entities
Wolf Creek Local school enrollment ranges from 3 students (lowest) to 428 students (highest), a spread of 425 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Wolf Creek Local student-counselor ratio is 296:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Wolf Creek Local is typically wider than the Wolf Creek Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Wolf Creek Local chronic absenteeism rate is 17.6% — 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 Wolf Creek Local is typically wider than the Wolf Creek Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Wolf Creek Local has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 583 students.
How much does Wolf Creek Local spend per student?
Wolf Creek Local spends $16,591 per student. The district has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #164 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Wolf Creek Local?
Wolf Creek Local students are 98.1% White, 0.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Wolf Creek Local?
Wolf Creek Local has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #164 out of 806 districts in Ohio.