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Franklin County
16 districts · 167,334 pupils · 7 on the guarantee · richest 3.9× 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 Franklin County
Grandview Heights Schools stands on 3.9× Whitehall City's tax base per pupil: $474,526 against $121,566. 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
- Whitehall City: $121,566 per pupil, $11,692 state aid per pupil
- Reynoldsburg City: $177,774 per pupil, $7,837 state aid per pupil
- Hamilton Local: $183,772 per pupil, $9,029 state aid per pupil
- South-Western City: $230,681 per pupil, $6,372 state aid per pupil
- Canal Winchester Local: $239,876 per pupil, $5,336 state aid per pupil
- Groveport Madison Local: $279,788 per pupil, $6,413 state aid per pupil
- Hilliard City: $293,411 per pupil, $2,741 state aid per pupil
- Westerville City: $312,608 per pupil, $2,384 state aid per pupil
- Worthington City: $318,349 per pupil, $1,563 state aid per pupil
- Gahanna-Jefferson City: $329,526 per pupil, $1,355 state aid per pupil
- Bexley City: $332,617 per pupil, $1,565 state aid per pupil
- New Albany-Plain Local: $345,189 per pupil, $1,008 state aid per pupil
- Dublin City: $346,146 per pupil, $1,038 state aid per pupil
- Columbus City School District: $405,350 per pupil, $2,610 state aid per pupil
- Upper Arlington City: $458,526 per pupil, $1,011 state aid per pupil
- Grandview Heights Schools: $474,526 per pupil, $1,169 state aid per pupil
| District | Valuation per pupil | State aid per pupil | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grandview Heights Schools The most property wealth per pupil here |
$474,526 | $1,169 | 1,146 |
| Whitehall City The least |
$121,566 | $11,692 | 3,260 |
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 Franklin 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, 3.9 times apart on the tax base each pupil stands on — $352,960 per pupil of assessed valuation. Every mill Whitehall City levies raises 0.26 of what the same mill raises in Grandview Heights Schools, which is the disparity DeRolph was brought over and the reason the formula has an equalization term at all.
The formula answers it here: Whitehall City receives $10,523 more state aid per pupil than Grandview Heights Schools. Whether that closes the gap is a different question from whether it points the right way — $352,960 of valuation per pupil is not repaired by $10,523 of aid. Statewide, 294 districts are held above their formula amount.
16 districts
| District | Pupils | Valuation per pupil, FY2024 | State aid per pupil | Spending per pupil, FY2024 | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bexley City | 2,498 | $332,617 | $1,565 | $18,858 | on the guarantee · at the minimum state share |
| Canal Winchester Local | 3,649 | $239,876 | $5,336 | $15,603 | on formula |
| Columbus City School District | 43,629 | $405,350 | $2,610 | $25,136 | on the guarantee |
| Dublin City | 16,551 | $346,146 | $1,038 | $18,352 | at the minimum state share |
| Gahanna-Jefferson City | 8,109 | $329,526 | $1,355 | $15,339 | on the guarantee · at the minimum state share |
| Grandview Heights Schools | 1,146 | $474,526 | $1,169 | $20,564 | on the guarantee · at the minimum state share |
| Groveport Madison Local | 6,154 | $279,788 | $6,413 | $15,474 | on formula |
| Hamilton Local | 3,131 | $183,772 | $9,029 | $13,635 | on formula |
| Hilliard City | 15,588 | $293,411 | $2,741 | $15,623 | on the guarantee |
| New Albany-Plain Local | 4,648 | $345,189 | $1,008 | $17,338 | at the minimum state share |
| Reynoldsburg City | 7,011 | $177,774 | $7,837 | $14,333 | on formula |
| South-Western City | 21,365 | $230,681 | $6,372 | $15,265 | on formula |
| Upper Arlington City | 6,409 | $458,526 | $1,011 | $18,416 | at the minimum state share |
| Westerville City | 13,651 | $312,608 | $2,384 | $16,787 | on the guarantee |
| Whitehall City | 3,260 | $121,566 | $11,692 | $15,259 | on formula |
| Worthington City | 10,536 | $318,349 | $1,563 | $17,217 | on the guarantee |
167,334 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 $2,497 per pupil, against $5,910 statewide. 7 of 16 are on the guarantee, against 48% of the state.
Who gained, who lost
On total state support from FY2025 to FY2027, 13 of the 16 districts here rose and 3 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 16, 11 rose, 5 fell. The 5 that fell: Canal Winchester Local, Columbus City School District, Gahanna-Jefferson City, Westerville City and Worthington City.
- FY2026 to FY2027: of 16, 11 rose, 5 fell. The 5 that fell: Bexley City, Canal Winchester Local, Columbus City School District, Groveport Madison Local and South-Western City.
- FY2025 to FY2027: of 16, 13 rose, 3 fell. The 3 that fell: Canal Winchester Local, Columbus City School District and South-Western City.
The values
- Dublin City: +38.4% (+$8,815,323) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Upper Arlington City: +37.9% (+$2,422,038) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- New Albany-Plain Local: +33.9% (+$1,924,580) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Gahanna-Jefferson City: +11.8% (+$1,915,890) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Whitehall City: +10.7% (+$4,063,689) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Grandview Heights Schools: +10.0% (+$150,929) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Worthington City: +9.6% (+$2,195,765) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Hamilton Local: +7.5% (+$2,204,611) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Reynoldsburg City: +7.0% (+$3,983,999) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Bexley City: +6.7% (+$307,015) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Hilliard City: +2.4% (+$1,292,959) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Groveport Madison Local: +0.7% (+$325,349) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Westerville City: +0.1% (+$59,585) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- South-Western City: −0.1% (−$78,835) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Canal Winchester Local: −4.5% (−$1,064,042) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Columbus City School District: −7.5% (−$13,397,947) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
| Dublin City | $22,960,690 | $25,525,417 | $31,776,012 | +11.2% +$2,564,728 | +24.5% +$6,250,595 | +38.4% +$8,815,323 |
10.0% | 10.0% the minimum |
Enrollment growth supplement +$4,137,737 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Arlington City | $6,393,675 | $7,969,630 | $8,815,713 | +24.6% +$1,575,955 | +10.6% +$846,082 | +37.9% +$2,422,038 |
10.0% | 10.0% the minimum |
Foundation aid +$1,443,027 |
| New Albany-Plain Local | $5,678,154 | $6,855,762 | $7,602,734 | +20.7% +$1,177,608 | +10.9% +$746,972 | +33.9% +$1,924,580 |
10.0% | 10.0% the minimum |
Foundation aid +$895,383 |
| Gahanna-Jefferson City | $16,261,949 | $15,480,544 | $18,177,839 | −4.8% −$781,406 | +17.4% +$2,697,296 | +11.8% +$1,915,890 |
12.3% | 10.0% the minimum |
Enrollment growth supplement +$2,027,180 |
| Whitehall City | $37,882,191 | $39,873,007 | $41,945,880 | +5.3% +$1,990,816 | +5.2% +$2,072,873 | +10.7% +$4,063,689 |
79.8% | 77.9% | Foundation aid +$4,549,403 |
| Grandview Heights Schools | $1,507,056 | $1,638,897 | $1,657,986 | +8.7% +$131,841 | +1.2% +$19,089 | +10.0% +$150,929 |
10.0% | 10.0% the minimum |
Performance supplement +$74,489 |
| Worthington City | $22,991,807 | $22,192,867 | $25,187,572 | −3.5% −$798,941 | +13.5% +$2,994,706 | +9.6% +$2,195,765 |
12.9% | 11.0% | Enrollment growth supplement +$2,633,891 |
| Hamilton Local | $29,366,263 | $30,605,147 | $31,570,874 | +4.2% +$1,238,883 | +3.2% +$965,727 | +7.5% +$2,204,611 |
66.1% | 62.8% | Foundation aid +$1,258,702 |
| Reynoldsburg City | $57,136,211 | $60,876,701 | $61,120,210 | +6.5% +$3,740,490 | +0.4% +$243,509 | +7.0% +$3,983,999 |
60.2% | 56.7% | Foundation aid +$3,378,531 |
| Bexley City | $4,598,531 | $4,994,853 | $4,905,546 | +8.6% +$396,322 | −1.8% −$89,306 | +6.7% +$307,015 |
10.0% | 10.0% the minimum |
Performance supplement +$160,377 |
| Hilliard City | $53,301,358 | $53,351,405 | $54,594,317 | +0.1% +$50,047 | +2.3% +$1,242,912 | +2.4% +$1,292,959 |
20.5% | 14.9% | Foundation aid −$2,821,479 |
| Groveport Madison Local | $44,651,023 | $47,471,554 | $44,976,371 | +6.3% +$2,820,531 | −5.3% −$2,495,182 | +0.7% +$325,349 |
49.1% | 43.8% | Foundation aid −$841,836 |
| Westerville City | $41,249,270 | $41,225,481 | $41,308,855 | −0.1% −$23,789 | +0.2% +$83,373 | +0.1% +$59,585 |
17.9% | 11.6% | Foundation aid −$2,849,358 |
| South-Western City | $153,507,289 | $154,969,386 | $153,428,454 | +1.0% +$1,462,097 | −1.0% −$1,540,932 | −0.1% −$78,835 |
48.8% | 44.3% | Foundation aid −$2,409,988 |
| Canal Winchester Local | $23,862,746 | $23,434,814 | $22,798,704 | −1.8% −$427,932 | −2.7% −$636,110 | −4.5% −$1,064,042 |
38.8% | 33.8% | Foundation aid −$1,947,890 |
| Columbus City School District | $178,310,792 | $169,620,321 | $164,912,845 | −4.9% −$8,690,471 | −2.8% −$4,707,476 | −7.5% −$13,397,947 |
18.2% | 10.2% | Foundation aid −$24,139,294 |
On foundation aid:
- FY2025 to FY2026: of 16, 7 rose, 7 fell, 2 did not move.
- FY2026 to FY2027: of 16, 6 rose, 4 fell, 6 did not move. The 4 that fell: Canal Winchester Local, Columbus City School District, Groveport Madison Local and South-Western City.
- FY2025 to FY2027: of 16, 6 rose, 8 fell, 2 did not move.
The values
- Upper Arlington City: +28.7% (+$1,443,027) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- New Albany-Plain Local: +23.6% (+$895,383) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Whitehall City: +13.6% (+$4,549,403) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Reynoldsburg City: +6.6% (+$3,378,531) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Dublin City: +5.0% (+$810,334) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Hamilton Local: +4.7% (+$1,258,702) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Bexley City: 0.0% ($0) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Grandview Heights Schools: 0.0% ($0) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- South-Western City: −1.7% (−$2,409,988) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Groveport Madison Local: −2.1% (−$841,836) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Hilliard City: −6.2% (−$2,821,479) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Westerville City: −8.1% (−$2,849,358) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Canal Winchester Local: −9.1% (−$1,947,890) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Worthington City: −12.3% (−$2,315,311) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Gahanna-Jefferson City: −15.3% (−$1,987,760) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Columbus City School District: −17.5% (−$24,139,294) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
| Upper Arlington City | $5,035,172 | $5,766,211 | $6,478,199 | +14.5% +$731,039 | +12.3% +$711,989 | +28.7% +$1,443,027 |
10.0% | 10.0% the minimum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Albany-Plain Local | $3,787,876 | $4,229,729 | $4,683,259 | +11.7% +$441,853 | +10.7% +$453,530 | +23.6% +$895,383 |
10.0% | 10.0% the minimum |
| Whitehall City | $33,563,971 | $36,216,895 | $38,113,375 | +7.9% +$2,652,924 | +5.2% +$1,896,479 | +13.6% +$4,549,403 |
79.8% | 77.9% |
| Reynoldsburg City | $51,568,444 | $54,560,870 | $54,946,976 | +5.8% +$2,992,425 | +0.7% +$386,106 | +6.6% +$3,378,531 |
60.2% | 56.7% |
| Dublin City | $16,367,187 | $16,417,536 | $17,177,521 | +0.3% +$50,349 | +4.6% +$759,985 | +5.0% +$810,334 |
10.0% | 10.0% the minimum |
| Hamilton Local | $27,009,048 | $27,395,234 | $28,267,750 | +1.4% +$386,186 | +3.2% +$872,516 | +4.7% +$1,258,702 |
66.1% | 62.8% |
| Bexley City | $3,909,990 | $3,909,990 | $3,909,990 | 0.0% $0 | 0.0% $0 | 0.0% $0 |
10.0% | 10.0% the minimum |
| Grandview Heights Schools | $1,339,380 | $1,339,380 | $1,339,380 | 0.0% $0 | 0.0% $0 | 0.0% $0 |
10.0% | 10.0% the minimum |
| South-Western City | $138,547,318 | $137,578,651 | $136,137,330 | −0.7% −$968,666 | −1.0% −$1,441,321 | −1.7% −$2,409,988 |
48.8% | 44.3% |
| Groveport Madison Local | $40,304,196 | $41,083,206 | $39,462,360 | +1.9% +$779,010 | −3.9% −$1,620,846 | −2.1% −$841,836 |
49.1% | 43.8% |
| Hilliard City | $45,543,941 | $42,722,462 | $42,722,462 | −6.2% −$2,821,479 | 0.0% $0 | −6.2% −$2,821,479 |
20.5% | 14.9% |
| Westerville City | $35,387,640 | $32,538,283 | $32,538,283 | −8.1% −$2,849,358 | 0.0% $0 | −8.1% −$2,849,358 |
17.9% | 11.6% |
| Canal Winchester Local | $21,422,096 | $20,352,101 | $19,474,206 | −5.0% −$1,069,995 | −4.3% −$877,895 | −9.1% −$1,947,890 |
38.8% | 33.8% |
| Worthington City | $18,783,924 | $16,468,613 | $16,468,613 | −12.3% −$2,315,311 | 0.0% $0 | −12.3% −$2,315,311 |
12.9% | 11.0% |
| Gahanna-Jefferson City | $12,973,509 | $10,985,749 | $10,985,749 | −15.3% −$1,987,760 | 0.0% $0 | −15.3% −$1,987,760 |
12.3% | 10.0% the minimum |
| Columbus City School District | $137,988,921 | $125,688,221 | $113,849,627 | −8.9% −$12,300,700 | −9.4% −$11,838,593 | −17.5% −$24,139,294 |
18.2% | 10.2% |
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.
Without supplemental targeted assistance, which H.B. 96 repealed after FY2025, total state support from FY2025 to FY2026 moved: Whitehall City +11.0% ($1,966,152 of it in FY2025). That district's first step on total state support carries the whole supplement as a loss; this is what the rest of the payment did.
State share, from FY2026 to FY2027, falls in 11 of the 16 districts here. Bexley City, Dublin City, Gahanna-Jefferson City, Grandview Heights Schools, New Albany-Plain Local and Upper Arlington City are 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.