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665school systems
3,190operating schools connected
1,550,261students in finance records
659complete 2019–2024 finance trends
358current board rosters
What changed from 2019 to 2024?
Ohio school finance after inflation.
Follow a consistent set of 659 systems across all six Census years. Dollar changes are converted with the national CPI-U annual average so a nominal increase is not mistaken for a real increase.
School finance: U.S. Census Bureau Annual Survey of School System Finances · inflation adjustment: BLS CPI-U series CUUR0000SA0, annual U.S. city average. This is a purchasing-power comparison, not a performance grade or local cost-of-living estimate.
Useful school-system records
665 systems
Current board liveOH
Cincinnati Public Schools
Cincinnati, OH
- Students
- 34,860
- Schools
- 66
- Spending / pupil
- $20,236
1 current board holders
+8.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.1% enrollment
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Toledo City
Toledo, OH
- Students
- 21,047
- Schools
- 57
- Spending / pupil
- $21,943
2 current board holders
+21.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.7% enrollment
Explore this school system →Current board liveOH
Lakota Local
Liberty Township, OH
- Students
- 17,887
- Schools
- 22
- Spending / pupil
- $12,774
1 current board holders
-5.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +9.9% enrollment
Explore this school system →Current board liveOH
Dublin City
Dublin, OH
- Students
- 16,736
- Schools
- 23
- Spending / pupil
- $17,452
1 current board holders
+10.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.2% enrollment
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Mason City
Mason, OH
- Students
- 10,289
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $14,082
4 current board holders
-1.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.3% enrollment
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Hamilton City
Hamilton, OH
- Students
- 9,054
- Schools
- 12
- Spending / pupil
- $14,199
1 current board holders
+6.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.1% enrollment
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Northwest Local
Cincinnati, OH
- Students
- 8,465
- Schools
- 12
- Spending / pupil
- $13,806
4 current board holders
+6.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.0% enrollment
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Centerville City
Centerville, OH
- Students
- 8,420
- Schools
- 12
- Spending / pupil
- $15,512
1 current board holders
-5.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.7% enrollment
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West Clermont Local
Cincinnati, OH
- Students
- 7,887
- Schools
- 9
- Spending / pupil
- $13,304
1 current board holders
+13.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.5% enrollment
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Canton City
Canton, OH
- Students
- 7,794
- Schools
- 17
- Spending / pupil
- $20,727
1 current board holders
+6.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.5% enrollment
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Sylvania Schools
Sylvania, OH
- Students
- 7,787
- Schools
- 13
- Spending / pupil
- $14,069
2 current board holders
-1.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.2% enrollment
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Oak Hills Local
Cincinnati, OH
- Students
- 7,485
- Schools
- 10
- Spending / pupil
- $13,105
2 current board holders
+1.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.2% enrollment
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Springfield City School District
Springfield, OH
- Students
- 7,217
- Schools
- 17
- Spending / pupil
- $16,946
2 current board holders
+1.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.6% enrollment
Explore this school system →Current board liveOH
Mentor Exempted Village
Mentor, OH
- Students
- 7,067
- Schools
- 13
- Spending / pupil
- $16,813
4 current board holders
+7.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.1% enrollment
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Washington Local
Toledo, OH
- Students
- 6,771
- Schools
- 11
- Spending / pupil
- $14,912
2 current board holders
-2.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.0% enrollment
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Upper Arlington City
Upper Arlington, OH
- Students
- 6,658
- Schools
- 10
- Spending / pupil
- $17,952
3 current board holders
-9.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +8.6% enrollment
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Lancaster City
Lancaster, OH
- Students
- 6,229
- Schools
- 10
- Spending / pupil
- $15,066
4 current board holders
+14.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.3% enrollment
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Brunswick City
Brunswick, OH
- Students
- 6,023
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $14,127
1 current board holders
+7.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.0% enrollment
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Plain Local
Canton, OH
- Students
- 5,917
- Schools
- 9
- Spending / pupil
- $13,074
3 current board holders
+9.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.9% enrollment
Explore this school system →Current board liveOH
Huber Heights City
Huber Heights, OH
- Students
- 5,903
- Schools
- 9
- Spending / pupil
- $13,943
2 current board holders
+2.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.3% enrollment
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Newark City
Newark, OH
- Students
- 5,827
- Schools
- 13
- Spending / pupil
- $15,691
5 current board holders
+11.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.1% enrollment
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Jackson Local
Massillon, OH
- Students
- 5,819
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $12,792
3 current board holders
+3.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.2% enrollment
Explore this school system →Current board liveOH
Marysville Exempted Village
Marysville, OH
- Students
- 5,705
- Schools
- 9
- Spending / pupil
- $12,779
1 current board holders
-4.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +8.8% enrollment
Explore this school system →Current board liveOH
Delaware City
Delaware, OH
- Students
- 5,648
- Schools
- 7
- Spending / pupil
- $14,070
2 current board holders
+5.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.8% enrollment
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Findlay City
Findlay, OH
- Students
- 5,612
- Schools
- 11
- Spending / pupil
- $13,631
4 current board holders
-2.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.8% enrollment
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Little Miami Local
Maineville, OH
- Students
- 5,517
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $12,371
1 current board holders
-1.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +14.0% enrollment
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Berea City
Berea, OH
- Students
- 5,478
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $15,792
2 current board holders
-1.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.5% enrollment
Explore this school system →Current board liveOH
New Albany-Plain Local
New Albany, OH
- Students
- 5,065
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $15,453
2 current board holders
+1.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.4% enrollment
Explore this school system →Current board liveOH
Kings Local
Kings Mills, OH
- Students
- 4,984
- Schools
- 7
- Spending / pupil
- $13,934
1 current board holders
+4.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.6% enrollment
Explore this school system →Current board liveOH
Miamisburg City
Miamisburg, OH
- Students
- 4,925
- Schools
- 11
- Spending / pupil
- $14,121
5 current board holders
+2.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.6% enrollment
Explore this school system →Final 2024–25 NCES agency and school directories are joined by exact agency ID. Census school-finance records for 2019–2024 are connected only by exact Census PID6 or NCES LEAID and remain nominal dollars. Board coverage is added only from an official state or district source.