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Ashtabula County
7 districts · 11,016 pupils · 3 on the guarantee · 2 at the 20-mill floor · richest 1.8× the poorest
All 88 counties, ordered by that ratio. The median Ohio district receives $5,910 per pupil in state aid in FY2027.
The spread inside Ashtabula County
Grand Valley Local stands on 1.8× Conneaut Area City's tax base per pupil: $358,757 against $195,099. Every district in the county by the assessed valuation each of its pupils stands on — one dot each, poorest on the left.
The values
- Conneaut Area City: $195,099 per pupil, $8,844 state aid per pupil
- Buckeye Local: $209,964 per pupil, $6,454 state aid per pupil
- Jefferson Area Local: $217,349 per pupil, $5,475 state aid per pupil
- Ashtabula Area City: $218,190 per pupil, $8,554 state aid per pupil
- Pymatuning Valley Local: $246,601 per pupil, $8,892 state aid per pupil
- Geneva Area City: $257,147 per pupil, $5,603 state aid per pupil
- Grand Valley Local: $358,757 per pupil, $6,884 state aid per pupil
| District | Valuation per pupil | State aid per pupil | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Valley Local The most property wealth per pupil here |
$358,757 | $6,884 | 797 |
| Conneaut Area City The least |
$195,099 | $8,844 | 1,476 |
These four figures are the headline; the full comparison puts the two side by side on every measure the panel carries.
Where that sits among the 84 counties with more than one district reporting a tax base — one dot each, narrowest on the left, and the rule marked Ashtabula is this county. The median is 2.1× apart.
The values
- Adams: 1.1× between its richest and poorest district
- Carroll: 1.2× between its richest and poorest district
- Auglaize: 1.2× between its richest and poorest district
- Harrison: 1.2× between its richest and poorest district
- Morrow: 1.3× between its richest and poorest district
- Jackson: 1.3× between its richest and poorest district
- Meigs: 1.4× between its richest and poorest district
- Van Wert: 1.4× between its richest and poorest district
- Preble: 1.4× between its richest and poorest district
- Paulding: 1.5× between its richest and poorest district
- Greene: 1.5× between its richest and poorest district
- Champaign: 1.5× between its richest and poorest district
- Huron: 1.5× between its richest and poorest district
- Highland: 1.5× between its richest and poorest district
- Mercer: 1.5× between its richest and poorest district
- Pike: 1.6× between its richest and poorest district
- Geauga: 1.6× between its richest and poorest district
- Madison: 1.6× between its richest and poorest district
- Putnam: 1.6× between its richest and poorest district
- Medina: 1.6× between its richest and poorest district
- Gallia: 1.7× between its richest and poorest district
- Holmes: 1.7× between its richest and poorest district
- Clinton: 1.7× between its richest and poorest district
- Pickaway: 1.7× between its richest and poorest district
- Union: 1.7× between its richest and poorest district
- Henry: 1.7× between its richest and poorest district
- Sandusky: 1.7× between its richest and poorest district
- Darke: 1.8× between its richest and poorest district
- Williams: 1.8× between its richest and poorest district
- Shelby: 1.8× between its richest and poorest district
- Guernsey: 1.8× between its richest and poorest district
- Perry: 1.8× between its richest and poorest district
- Ashtabula: 1.8× between its richest and poorest district
- Warren: 1.8× between its richest and poorest district
- Delaware: 1.9× between its richest and poorest district
- Fayette: 1.9× between its richest and poorest district
- Fulton: 2.0× between its richest and poorest district
- Scioto: 2.0× between its richest and poorest district
- Washington: 2.0× between its richest and poorest district
- Clermont: 2.0× between its richest and poorest district
- Hardin: 2.1× between its richest and poorest district
- Wood: 2.1× between its richest and poorest district
- Muskingum: 2.1× between its richest and poorest district
- Brown: 2.1× between its richest and poorest district
- Erie: 2.1× between its richest and poorest district
- Tuscarawas: 2.2× between its richest and poorest district
- Hancock: 2.3× between its richest and poorest district
- Coshocton: 2.3× between its richest and poorest district
- Clark: 2.3× between its richest and poorest district
- Wyandot: 2.3× between its richest and poorest district
- Richland: 2.4× between its richest and poorest district
- Ashland: 2.4× between its richest and poorest district
- Miami: 2.4× between its richest and poorest district
- Lawrence: 2.4× between its richest and poorest district
- Logan: 2.5× between its richest and poorest district
- Belmont: 2.5× between its richest and poorest district
- Knox: 2.5× between its richest and poorest district
- Lucas: 2.6× between its richest and poorest district
- Portage: 2.6× between its richest and poorest district
- Ross: 2.6× between its richest and poorest district
- Licking: 2.6× between its richest and poorest district
- Marion: 2.6× between its richest and poorest district
- Seneca: 2.7× between its richest and poorest district
- Wayne: 2.8× between its richest and poorest district
- Noble: 2.8× between its richest and poorest district
- Fairfield: 2.9× between its richest and poorest district
- Allen: 3.0× between its richest and poorest district
- Butler: 3.0× between its richest and poorest district
- Stark: 3.2× between its richest and poorest district
- Defiance: 3.2× between its richest and poorest district
- Summit: 3.3× between its richest and poorest district
- Columbiana: 3.5× between its richest and poorest district
- Athens: 3.8× between its richest and poorest district
- Franklin: 3.9× between its richest and poorest district
- Mahoning: 4.4× between its richest and poorest district
- Lorain: 4.7× between its richest and poorest district
- Lake: 4.7× between its richest and poorest district
- Crawford: 4.9× between its richest and poorest district
- Trumbull: 5.1× between its richest and poorest district
- Montgomery: 5.3× between its richest and poorest district
- Hamilton: 5.3× between its richest and poorest district
- Cuyahoga: 5.5× between its richest and poorest district
- Jefferson: 6.5× between its richest and poorest district
- Ottawa: 7.4× between its richest and poorest district
Two districts in the same county, 1.8 times apart on the tax base each pupil stands on — $163,658 per pupil of assessed valuation. Every mill Conneaut Area City levies raises 0.54 of what the same mill raises in Grand Valley Local, which is the disparity DeRolph was brought over and the reason the formula has an equalization term at all.
The formula answers it here: Conneaut Area City receives $1,960 more state aid per pupil than Grand Valley Local. Whether that closes the gap is a different question from whether it points the right way — $163,658 of valuation per pupil is not repaired by $1,960 of aid. Statewide, 294 districts are held above their formula amount.
7 districts
| District | Pupils | Valuation per pupil, FY2024 | State aid per pupil | Spending per pupil, FY2024 | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashtabula Area City | 2,525 | $218,190 | $8,554 | $16,743 | on the guarantee |
| Buckeye Local | 1,625 | $209,964 | $6,454 | $12,573 | on formula |
| Conneaut Area City | 1,476 | $195,099 | $8,844 | $15,581 | on formula |
| Geneva Area City | 1,912 | $257,147 | $5,603 | $14,599 | on the guarantee · at the 20-mill floor |
| Grand Valley Local | 797 | $358,757 | $6,884 | $17,484 | on the guarantee · at the 20-mill floor |
| Jefferson Area Local | 1,648 | $217,349 | $5,475 | $10,679 | on formula |
| Pymatuning Valley Local | 1,033 | $246,601 | $8,892 | $18,344 | on formula |
11,016 pupils across the districts listed, and that is a sum of these districts rather than a count of the county's children — Ohio school district boundaries cross county lines, so some of these pupils live elsewhere and some of the county's live in districts on another page. The department attributes each district to one county and this page inherits that attribution; it is a peer group, not a boundary.
Median state aid here is $6,884 per pupil, against $5,910 statewide. 3 of 7 are on the guarantee, against 48% of the state. 2 are at or below the 20-mill floor, where H.B. 920's reduction factors stop operating and a reappraisal raises revenue again.
Who gained, who lost
On total state support from FY2025 to FY2027, 5 of the 7 districts here rose and 2 fell. Every district here in the three years, on the measure selected. FY2025 is the department's final payment report; FY2026 and FY2027 are its models of those years, not payments. Changes are percentages of each district's own earlier year, so a city and a village read on one scale. Every figure is in nominal dollars.
On total state support:
- FY2025 to FY2026: of 7, 6 rose, 1 fell. Only Geneva Area City fell.
- FY2026 to FY2027: of 7, 2 rose, 5 fell. The 2 that rose: Conneaut Area City and Grand Valley Local.
- FY2025 to FY2027: of 7, 5 rose, 2 fell. The 2 that fell: Geneva Area City and Jefferson Area Local.
The values
- Conneaut Area City: +6.9% (+$924,297) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Pymatuning Valley Local: +3.3% (+$348,989) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Grand Valley Local: +1.7% (+$116,684) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Buckeye Local: +0.5% (+$58,503) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Ashtabula Area City: +0.4% (+$103,754) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Geneva Area City: −4.9% (−$633,675) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Jefferson Area Local: −5.7% (−$632,652) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
| Conneaut Area City | $13,464,426 | $14,121,880 | $14,388,723 | +4.9% +$657,454 | +1.9% +$266,843 | +6.9% +$924,297 |
61.3% | 58.4% | Foundation aid +$744,861 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pymatuning Valley Local | $10,586,189 | $10,938,574 | $10,935,178 | +3.3% +$352,385 | 0.0% −$3,396 | +3.3% +$348,989 |
58.3% | 54.6% | Foundation aid +$379,037 |
| Grand Valley Local | $6,819,425 | $6,906,910 | $6,936,110 | +1.3% +$87,485 | +0.4% +$29,200 | +1.7% +$116,684 |
23.9% | 15.3% | Transportation +$124,839 |
| Buckeye Local | $11,767,906 | $12,118,449 | $11,826,409 | +3.0% +$350,543 | −2.4% −$292,040 | +0.5% +$58,503 |
53.3% | 49.3% | Transportation −$83,152 |
| Ashtabula Area City | $25,054,378 | $25,273,359 | $25,158,132 | +0.9% +$218,981 | −0.5% −$115,227 | +0.4% +$103,754 |
57.0% | 51.4% | Base funding supplement +$94,797 |
| Geneva Area City | $13,039,116 | $12,558,333 | $12,405,441 | −3.7% −$480,784 | −1.2% −$152,891 | −4.9% −$633,675 |
45.7% | 41.0% | Foundation aid −$1,231,249 |
| Jefferson Area Local | $11,163,319 | $11,329,570 | $10,530,667 | +1.5% +$166,252 | −7.1% −$798,903 | −5.7% −$632,652 |
49.2% | 43.9% | Foundation aid −$761,959 |
On foundation aid:
- FY2025 to FY2026: of 7, 4 rose, 2 fell, 1 did not move. The 2 that fell: Ashtabula Area City and Geneva Area City.
- FY2026 to FY2027: of 7, 2 rose, 3 fell, 2 did not move. The 2 that rose: Conneaut Area City and Pymatuning Valley Local.
- FY2025 to FY2027: of 7, 3 rose, 3 fell, 1 did not move. The 3 that fell: Ashtabula Area City, Geneva Area City and Jefferson Area Local.
The values
- Conneaut Area City: +6.1% (+$744,861) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Pymatuning Valley Local: +4.3% (+$379,037) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Buckeye Local: +0.4% (+$37,584) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Grand Valley Local: 0.0% ($0) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Ashtabula Area City: −0.2% (−$36,941) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Jefferson Area Local: −7.8% (−$761,959) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Geneva Area City: −10.3% (−$1,231,249) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
| Conneaut Area City | $12,306,305 | $12,780,466 | $13,051,166 | +3.9% +$474,161 | +2.1% +$270,700 | +6.1% +$744,861 |
61.3% | 58.4% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pymatuning Valley Local | $8,809,071 | $9,065,701 | $9,188,107 | +2.9% +$256,630 | +1.4% +$122,406 | +4.3% +$379,037 |
58.3% | 54.6% |
| Buckeye Local | $10,450,344 | $10,639,357 | $10,487,927 | +1.8% +$189,014 | −1.4% −$151,430 | +0.4% +$37,584 |
53.3% | 49.3% |
| Grand Valley Local | $5,489,594 | $5,489,594 | $5,489,594 | 0.0% $0 | 0.0% $0 | 0.0% $0 |
23.9% | 15.3% |
| Ashtabula Area City | $21,634,341 | $21,597,400 | $21,597,400 | −0.2% −$36,941 | 0.0% $0 | −0.2% −$36,941 |
57.0% | 51.4% |
| Jefferson Area Local | $9,783,408 | $9,826,531 | $9,021,450 | +0.4% +$43,123 | −8.2% −$805,082 | −7.8% −$761,959 |
49.2% | 43.9% |
| Geneva Area City | $11,942,494 | $11,320,714 | $10,711,244 | −5.2% −$621,779 | −5.4% −$609,470 | −10.3% −$1,231,249 |
45.7% | 41.0% |
The two measures can disagree in sign. Total state support is every line the department pays a district through; foundation aid is core foundation funding and the guarantee alone, and a district held at its base does not move on it whatever its other lines do. Each district's name opens its change tab, which splits its own figures by line.
State share, from FY2026 to FY2027, falls in every district here. It is the part of base cost the state pays after a district's local capacity is charged, so it reaches the dollars through foundation aid; the FY2025 payment report does not publish it.
The same steps for every district in Ohio, one provision at a time — the supplement H.B. 96 repealed, the new count in DPIA, reappraisal through local capacity and the phase-in — are on What changed.
A district whose territory crosses a county line is filed under the one county the department assigns it, so it appears on that county's page and on no other.