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Wooster, Ohio - 7 schools
An equity score of 36/100 ranks Wooster City #565 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,957 per pupil, Wooster City ranks #445 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,296
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$13,957
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Wooster City operates 7 public schools serving 3,296 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 2 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 Wayne County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,957 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 63.6% local, 27.3% state, and 9.1% 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 36/100, ranked #565 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 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (14 AP courses district-wide), a 406.1:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 18.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 82.2% White, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Melrose Elementary School, with a diversity index of 46.9/100.
Its largest campus is Wooster High School, enrolling 1,182 students (37% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Wooster Littlest Generals Preschool, at 161 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Wooster High School accounts for 35.9% of all Wooster City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Wooster City-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.
Wooster City school enrollment varies 7.3× across entities
Wooster City school enrollment ranges from 161 students (lowest) to 1,182 students (highest), a spread of 1,021 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.
Wooster City student-counselor ratio is 406:1 — 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.
Wooster City chronic absenteeism rate is 18.6% — 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 Wooster City is typically wider than the Wooster City-aggregate figure suggests.
Wooster City has 7 schools, including 2 combined, 5 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,296 students.
How much does Wooster City spend per student?
Wooster City spends $13,957 per student. The district has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #565 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Wooster City?
Wooster City students are 82.2% White, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% African American, 1.7% Asian, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Wooster City?
Wooster City has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #565 out of 806 districts in Ohio.