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Fairfield County
8 districts · 25,247 pupils · 3 on the guarantee · 5 at the 20-mill floor · richest 2.9× 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 Fairfield County
Walnut Township Local stands on 2.9× Pickerington Local's tax base per pupil: $546,364 against $189,247. Every district in the county by the assessed valuation each of its pupils stands on — one dot each, poorest on the left. The shaded box is the middle half of them.
The values
- Pickerington Local: $189,247 per pupil, $6,269 state aid per pupil
- Fairfield Union Local: $207,235 per pupil, $5,898 state aid per pupil
- Amanda-Clearcreek Local: $214,549 per pupil, $6,023 state aid per pupil
- Lancaster City: $229,165 per pupil, $5,937 state aid per pupil
- Liberty Union-Thurston Local: $256,904 per pupil, $5,457 state aid per pupil
- Bloom-Carroll Local: $260,534 per pupil, $2,371 state aid per pupil
- Berne Union Local: $415,867 per pupil, $5,166 state aid per pupil
- Walnut Township Local: $546,364 per pupil, $2,656 state aid per pupil
| District | Valuation per pupil | State aid per pupil | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Township Local The most property wealth per pupil here |
$546,364 | $2,656 | 467 |
| Pickerington Local The least |
$189,247 | $6,269 | 11,367 |
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 Fairfield 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, 2.9 times apart on the tax base each pupil stands on — $357,117 per pupil of assessed valuation. Every mill Pickerington Local levies raises 0.35 of what the same mill raises in Walnut Township 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: Pickerington Local receives $3,612 more state aid per pupil than Walnut Township Local. Whether that closes the gap is a different question from whether it points the right way — $357,117 of valuation per pupil is not repaired by $3,612 of aid. Statewide, 294 districts are held above their formula amount.
8 districts
| District | Pupils | Valuation per pupil, FY2024 | State aid per pupil | Spending per pupil, FY2024 | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda-Clearcreek Local | 1,446 | $214,549 | $6,023 | $15,800 | on the guarantee · at the 20-mill floor |
| Berne Union Local | 780 | $415,867 | $5,166 | $17,835 | on the guarantee · at the 20-mill floor |
| Bloom-Carroll Local | 2,270 | $260,534 | $2,371 | $12,389 | at the 20-mill floor |
| Fairfield Union Local | 1,916 | $207,235 | $5,898 | $13,810 | at the 20-mill floor |
| Lancaster City | 5,867 | $229,165 | $5,937 | $15,347 | at the 20-mill floor |
| Liberty Union-Thurston Local | 1,134 | $256,904 | $5,457 | $16,241 | on the guarantee |
| Pickerington Local | 11,367 | $189,247 | $6,269 | $13,968 | on formula |
| Walnut Township Local | 467 | $546,364 | $2,656 | $20,851 | at the minimum state share |
25,247 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 $5,678 per pupil, against $5,910 statewide. 3 of 8 are on the guarantee, against 48% of the state. 5 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 8 districts here rose and 4 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 8, 7 rose, 1 fell. Only Fairfield Union Local fell.
- FY2026 to FY2027: of 8, 3 rose, 5 fell. The 3 that rose: Berne Union Local, Liberty Union-Thurston Local and Pickerington Local.
- FY2025 to FY2027: of 8, 4 rose, 4 fell. The 4 that fell: Bloom-Carroll Local, Fairfield Union Local, Lancaster City and Walnut Township Local.
The values
- Pickerington Local: +9.2% (+$7,003,705) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Liberty Union-Thurston Local: +3.9% (+$269,930) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Berne Union Local: +3.2% (+$150,288) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Amanda-Clearcreek Local: +0.9% (+$88,859) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Fairfield Union Local: −1.2% (−$152,482) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Lancaster City: −1.9% (−$733,069) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Walnut Township Local: −3.7% (−$59,033) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Bloom-Carroll Local: −8.7% (−$701,731) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
| Pickerington Local | $76,238,522 | $79,967,457 | $83,242,227 | +4.9% +$3,728,935 | +4.1% +$3,274,770 | +9.2% +$7,003,705 |
44.7% | 41.0% | Enrollment growth supplement +$2,841,715 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Union-Thurston Local | $7,000,021 | $7,191,601 | $7,269,950 | +2.7% +$191,580 | +1.1% +$78,350 | +3.9% +$269,930 |
32.2% | 24.8% | Transportation +$111,703 |
| Berne Union Local | $4,755,181 | $4,870,385 | $4,905,469 | +2.4% +$115,204 | +0.7% +$35,084 | +3.2% +$150,288 |
16.9% | 11.8% | Transportation +$92,048 |
| Amanda-Clearcreek Local | $10,139,370 | $10,254,910 | $10,228,229 | +1.1% +$115,540 | −0.3% −$26,681 | +0.9% +$88,859 |
43.1% | 37.7% | Foundation aid −$84,657 |
| Fairfield Union Local | $13,232,024 | $13,084,262 | $13,079,542 | −1.1% −$147,762 | 0.0% −$4,720 | −1.2% −$152,482 |
46.3% | 42.5% | Foundation aid −$429,313 |
| Lancaster City | $38,935,484 | $40,017,254 | $38,202,415 | +2.8% +$1,081,769 | −4.5% −$1,814,838 | −1.9% −$733,069 |
46.1% | 39.7% | Foundation aid −$1,549,570 |
| Walnut Township Local | $1,592,348 | $1,631,219 | $1,533,316 | +2.4% +$38,871 | −6.0% −$97,904 | −3.7% −$59,033 |
10.0% | 10.0% the minimum |
Foundation aid −$140,911 |
| Bloom-Carroll Local | $8,040,707 | $8,149,385 | $7,338,976 | +1.4% +$108,678 | −9.9% −$810,409 | −8.7% −$701,731 |
24.8% | 17.9% | Foundation aid −$1,229,089 |
On foundation aid:
- FY2025 to FY2026: of 8, 1 rose, 5 fell, 2 did not move. Only Lancaster City rose.
- FY2026 to FY2027: of 8, 1 rose, 4 fell, 3 did not move. Only Pickerington Local rose.
- FY2025 to FY2027: of 8, 1 rose, 5 fell, 2 did not move. Only Pickerington Local rose.
The values
- Pickerington Local: +2.4% (+$1,665,841) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Berne Union Local: 0.0% ($0) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Liberty Union-Thurston Local: 0.0% ($0) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Amanda-Clearcreek Local: −1.0% (−$84,657) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Fairfield Union Local: −3.7% (−$429,313) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Lancaster City: −4.3% (−$1,549,570) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Walnut Township Local: −10.2% (−$140,911) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Bloom-Carroll Local: −18.6% (−$1,229,089) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
| Pickerington Local | $69,587,580 | $69,540,996 | $71,253,421 | −0.1% −$46,584 | +2.5% +$1,712,425 | +2.4% +$1,665,841 |
44.7% | 41.0% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berne Union Local | $4,029,887 | $4,029,887 | $4,029,887 | 0.0% $0 | 0.0% $0 | 0.0% $0 |
16.9% | 11.8% |
| Liberty Union-Thurston Local | $6,186,639 | $6,186,639 | $6,186,639 | 0.0% $0 | 0.0% $0 | 0.0% $0 |
32.2% | 24.8% |
| Amanda-Clearcreek Local | $8,795,987 | $8,711,331 | $8,711,331 | −1.0% −$84,657 | 0.0% $0 | −1.0% −$84,657 |
43.1% | 37.7% |
| Fairfield Union Local | $11,731,482 | $11,429,104 | $11,302,169 | −2.6% −$302,378 | −1.1% −$126,934 | −3.7% −$429,313 |
46.3% | 42.5% |
| Lancaster City | $36,377,994 | $36,974,300 | $34,828,425 | +1.6% +$596,305 | −5.8% −$2,145,875 | −4.3% −$1,549,570 |
46.1% | 39.7% |
| Walnut Township Local | $1,380,305 | $1,371,180 | $1,239,394 | −0.7% −$9,125 | −9.6% −$131,786 | −10.2% −$140,911 |
10.0% | 10.0% the minimum |
| Bloom-Carroll Local | $6,611,612 | $6,307,946 | $5,382,523 | −4.6% −$303,666 | −14.7% −$925,423 | −18.6% −$1,229,089 |
24.8% | 17.9% |
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 7 of the 8 districts here. Walnut Township 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.