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Chillicothe, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 45/100 ranks Zane Trace Local #409 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,274 per pupil, Zane Trace Local ranks #719 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,282
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,274
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Zane Trace Local operates 3 public schools serving 1,282 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high 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 Ross County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,274 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 49.4% local, 39.3% state, and 11.2% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 45/100, ranked #409 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.
a 398.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 22.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.0% White, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Zane Trace Middle School, with a diversity index of 11.7/100.
Its largest campus is Zane Trace Elementary School, enrolling 473 students (40% of the district's total enrollment).
Zane Trace Elementary School accounts for 36.9% of all Zane Trace Local student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Zane Trace 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.
Zane Trace Local has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 86.9% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Zane Trace Local student-counselor ratio is 398:1 — 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.
Zane Trace Local chronic absenteeism rate is 22.2% — 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 Zane Trace Local is typically wider than the Zane Trace Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Zane Trace Local has 3 schools, including 2 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 1,282 students.
How much does Zane Trace Local spend per student?
Zane Trace Local spends $12,274 per student. The district has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #409 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Zane Trace Local?
Zane Trace Local students are 94.0% White, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Zane Trace Local?
Zane Trace Local has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #409 out of 806 districts in Ohio.