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Ohio: the highest-poverty school districts

372 districts

Ohio public school districts ranked by the share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to qualify.

#DistrictStateSchoolsStudentsStudents on FRL% FRL
1Beaver LocalOH31,72454499.5%
2Adena LocalOH31,08452199.4%
3Girard City School DistrictOH41,48991399.3%
4Milton-Union Exempted VillageOH31,34636699.2%
5Northwood Local SchoolsOH381835499.2%
6Arcanum-Butler LocalOH41,15532299.1%
7Elmwood LocalOH31,12331699.1%
8Riverdale LocalOH494731899.1%
9Spencerville LocalOH398633399.1%
10Parkway LocalOH397430399.0%
11Cory-Rawson LocalOH250126298.9%
12Mechanicsburg Exempted VillageOH382726398.9%
13Patrick Henry LocalOH388726998.9%
14Allen East LocalOH31,04225098.8%
15Bradford Exempted VillageOH251324198.8%
16Millcreek-West Unity LocalOH250120498.6%
17North Central LocalOH251620598.6%
18New London LocalOH389220198.5%
19Arcadia LocalOH357818998.4%
20Pandora-Gilboa LocalOH352318098.4%
21Antwerp LocalOH366517598.3%
22Danbury LocalOH355516998.3%
23Franklin LocalOH61,8615594.8%
24Seneca East LocalOH382727394.5%
25Ada Exempted VillageOH286537693.1%
26Berne Union LocalOH281333992.6%
27Northmor LocalOH299190791.5%
28Butler Technology & Career Development SchoolsOH41,39828290.4%
29Columbus Grove LocalOH372622289.9%
30Liberty Center LocalOH31,01227489.5%
31Edon Northwest LocalOH252720488.3%
32Liberty LocalOH41,12264987.0%
33Fairfield LocalOH385037086.0%
34Madison-Plains LocalOH41,09452385.2%
35McComb LocalOH359125984.9%
36Lincolnview LocalOH276929084.5%
37Richmond Heights LocalOH378665483.2%
38Bellaire LocalOH31,16796582.7%
39Fredericktown LocalOH31,10643982.1%
40Hardin-Houston LocalOH272026681.6%
41Bucyrus CityOH31,06565581.0%
42Martins Ferry CityOH31,26966279.3%
43West Liberty-Salem LocalOH31,12836375.6%
44Bright LocalOH371945575.1%
45Plymouth-Shiloh LocalOH361130374.6%
46Preble Shawnee LocalOH31,23760874.5%
47Franklin CityOH83,19143774.2%
48Hopewell-Loudon LocalOH276327174.0%
49East Guernsey LocalOH41,02252773.0%
50Rittman Exempted VillageOH478941672.9%

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