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Defiance County
5 districts · 5,671 pupils · 1 on the guarantee · 3 at the 20-mill floor · richest 3.2× 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 Defiance County
Northeastern Local stands on 3.2× Defiance City's tax base per pupil: $506,811 against $155,973. Every district in the county by the assessed valuation each of its pupils stands on — one dot each, poorest on the left.
The values
- Defiance City: $155,973 per pupil, $8,212 state aid per pupil
- Hicksville Exempted Village: $177,192 per pupil, $10,073 state aid per pupil
- Ayersville Local: $198,449 per pupil, $9,746 state aid per pupil
- Central Local: $256,132 per pupil, $6,557 state aid per pupil
- Northeastern Local: $506,811 per pupil, $3,067 state aid per pupil
| District | Valuation per pupil | State aid per pupil | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern Local The most property wealth per pupil here |
$506,811 | $3,067 | 937 |
| Defiance City The least |
$155,973 | $8,212 | 2,326 |
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 Defiance 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, 3.2 times apart on the tax base each pupil stands on — $350,838 per pupil of assessed valuation. Every mill Defiance City levies raises 0.31 of what the same mill raises in Northeastern 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: Defiance City receives $5,144 more state aid per pupil than Northeastern Local. Whether that closes the gap is a different question from whether it points the right way — $350,838 of valuation per pupil is not repaired by $5,144 of aid. Statewide, 294 districts are held above their formula amount.
5 districts
| District | Pupils | Valuation per pupil, FY2024 | State aid per pupil | Spending per pupil, FY2024 | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayersville Local | 656 | $198,449 | $9,746 | $14,194 | at the 20-mill floor |
| Central Local | 882 | $256,132 | $6,557 | $14,805 | on formula |
| Defiance City | 2,326 | $155,973 | $8,212 | $13,900 | on formula |
| Hicksville Exempted Village | 871 | $177,192 | $10,073 | $16,287 | at the 20-mill floor |
| Northeastern Local | 937 | $506,811 | $3,067 | $15,926 | on the guarantee · at the 20-mill floor · at the minimum state share |
5,671 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 $8,212 per pupil, against $5,910 statewide. 1 of 5 is on the guarantee, against 48% of the state. 3 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, 4 of the 5 districts here rose and 1 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 5, 4 rose, 1 fell. Only Central Local fell.
- FY2026 to FY2027: of 5, 4 rose, 1 fell. Only Central Local fell.
- FY2025 to FY2027: of 5, 4 rose, 1 fell. Only Central Local fell.
The values
- Ayersville Local: +18.6% (+$1,058,606) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Hicksville Exempted Village: +6.4% (+$570,910) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Northeastern Local: +5.7% (+$193,305) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Defiance City: +3.8% (+$786,786) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Central Local: −4.2% (−$299,482) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
| Ayersville Local | $5,689,169 | $6,085,728 | $6,747,775 | +7.0% +$396,559 | +10.9% +$662,047 | +18.6% +$1,058,606 |
54.6% | 51.2% | Foundation aid +$1,047,545 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hicksville Exempted Village | $8,904,899 | $9,285,604 | $9,475,809 | +4.3% +$380,704 | +2.0% +$190,205 | +6.4% +$570,910 |
60.5% | 57.0% | Foundation aid +$471,675 |
| Northeastern Local | $3,396,984 | $3,542,591 | $3,590,289 | +4.3% +$145,606 | +1.3% +$47,698 | +5.7% +$193,305 |
10.0% | 10.0% the minimum |
Transportation +$73,684 |
| Defiance City | $20,497,964 | $21,208,389 | $21,284,751 | +3.5% +$710,425 | +0.4% +$76,361 | +3.8% +$786,786 |
61.8% | 59.0% | Foundation aid +$533,204 |
| Central Local | $7,173,382 | $7,022,853 | $6,873,899 | −2.1% −$150,528 | −2.1% −$148,954 | −4.2% −$299,482 |
45.2% | 38.7% | Foundation aid −$548,708 |
On foundation aid:
- FY2025 to FY2026: of 5, 3 rose, 1 fell, 1 did not move. Only Central Local fell.
- FY2026 to FY2027: of 5, 3 rose, 1 fell, 1 did not move. Only Central Local fell.
- FY2025 to FY2027: of 5, 3 rose, 1 fell, 1 did not move. Only Central Local fell.
The values
- Ayersville Local: +19.6% (+$1,047,545) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Hicksville Exempted Village: +5.7% (+$471,675) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Defiance City: +2.9% (+$533,204) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Northeastern Local: 0.0% ($0) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Central Local: −8.7% (−$548,708) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
| Ayersville Local | $5,342,629 | $5,719,389 | $6,390,174 | +7.1% +$376,760 | +11.7% +$670,785 | +19.6% +$1,047,545 |
54.6% | 51.2% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hicksville Exempted Village | $8,297,726 | $8,580,543 | $8,769,401 | +3.4% +$282,817 | +2.2% +$188,858 | +5.7% +$471,675 |
60.5% | 57.0% |
| Defiance City | $18,564,174 | $19,033,849 | $19,097,378 | +2.5% +$469,674 | +0.3% +$63,529 | +2.9% +$533,204 |
61.8% | 59.0% |
| Northeastern Local | $2,874,501 | $2,874,501 | $2,874,501 | 0.0% $0 | 0.0% $0 | 0.0% $0 |
10.0% | 10.0% the minimum |
| Central Local | $6,334,399 | $6,126,028 | $5,785,691 | −3.3% −$208,371 | −5.6% −$340,337 | −8.7% −$548,708 |
45.2% | 38.7% |
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 4 of the 5 districts here. Northeastern Local is at the formula's minimum state share in FY2027. 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.