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Zanesville, Ohio - 5 schools
An equity score of 45/100 ranks Zanesville City #404 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,800 per pupil, Zanesville City ranks #221 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,041
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$15,800
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Zanesville City operates 5 public schools serving 3,041 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Muskingum County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,800 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 26.8% local, 56.4% state, and 16.8% 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 45/100, ranked #404 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 (6 AP courses district-wide), a 575.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 40.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 64.3% White, 8.6% African American, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Zane Grey Elementary School, with a diversity index of 56.0/100.
Its largest campus is Zane Grey Elementary School, enrolling 915 students (30% of the district's total enrollment).
Zane Grey Elementary School accounts for 29.9% of all Zanesville City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Zanesville 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.
Zanesville City school enrollment varies 2.4× across entities
Zanesville City school enrollment ranges from 387 students (lowest) to 915 students (highest), a spread of 528 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.
Zanesville City student-counselor ratio is 575:1 — 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.
Zanesville City chronic absenteeism rate is 40.4% — 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.
Zanesville City has 5 schools, including 3 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 3,041 students.
How much does Zanesville City spend per student?
Zanesville City spends $15,800 per student. The district has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #404 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Zanesville City?
Zanesville City students are 64.3% White, 8.6% African American, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Zanesville City?
Zanesville City has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #404 out of 806 districts in Ohio.