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Worthington, Ohio - 19 schools
An equity score of 44/100 ranks Worthington City #416 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,905 per pupil, Worthington City ranks #323 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
10,810
Total Enrollment
19
Schools
$14,905
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Worthington City operates 19 public schools serving 10,810 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 11 elementary, 5 middle, 2 high, 1 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly 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 $14,905 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 75.7% local, 17.0% state, and 7.3% 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 44/100, ranked #416 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 2 of 19 schools offering Advanced Placement (40 AP courses district-wide), a 436.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 65.5% White, 11.5% African American, 11.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Slate Hill Elementary School, with a diversity index of 72.3/100.
Its largest campus is Thomas Worthington High School, enrolling 1,712 students (16% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Phoenix Middle School, at 154 students, a 11x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Thomas Worthington High School accounts for 15.7% of all Worthington City student enrollment
That concentration means Worthington 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.
Worthington City school enrollment varies 11× across entities
Worthington City school enrollment ranges from 154 students (lowest) to 1,712 students (highest), a spread of 1,558 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Worthington City student-counselor ratio is 437:1 — 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.
Worthington City chronic absenteeism rate is 17.9% — 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 Worthington City is typically wider than the Worthington City-aggregate figure suggests.
Worthington City has 19 schools, including 2 high, 5 middle, 11 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 10,810 students.
How much does Worthington City spend per student?
Worthington City spends $14,905 per student. The district has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #416 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Worthington City?
Worthington City students are 65.5% White, 11.5% African American, 11.1% Hispanic or Latino, 3.1% Asian, averaged across 19 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Worthington City?
Worthington City has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #416 out of 806 districts in Ohio.