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Geauga County
5 districts · 8,633 pupils · 5 on the guarantee · richest 1.6× 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 Geauga County
Cardinal Local stands on 1.6× Chardon Local's tax base per pupil: $624,683 against $394,909. Every district in the county by the assessed valuation each of its pupils stands on — one dot each, poorest on the left.
The values
- Chardon Local: $394,909 per pupil, $1,781 state aid per pupil
- Berkshire Local: $396,590 per pupil, $3,220 state aid per pupil
- Kenston Local: $497,009 per pupil, $1,161 state aid per pupil
- West Geauga Local: $604,523 per pupil, $1,778 state aid per pupil
- Cardinal Local: $624,683 per pupil, $2,313 state aid per pupil
| District | Valuation per pupil | State aid per pupil | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinal Local The most property wealth per pupil here |
$624,683 | $2,313 | 699 |
| Chardon Local The least |
$394,909 | $1,781 | 2,314 |
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 Geauga 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, 1.6 times apart on the tax base each pupil stands on — $229,773 per pupil of assessed valuation. Every mill Chardon Local levies raises 0.63 of what the same mill raises in Cardinal Local, which is the disparity DeRolph was brought over and the reason the formula has an equalization term at all.
The formula does not answer it here. Cardinal Local has the larger tax base and receives $532 more state aid per pupil than Chardon Local. That is usually the guarantee, which holds a district at a historical amount regardless of what the formula now computes: Cardinal Local is on it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire Local | 1,284 | $396,590 | $3,220 | $15,654 | on the guarantee · at the minimum state share |
| Cardinal Local | 699 | $624,683 | $2,313 | $18,964 | on the guarantee · at the minimum state share |
| Chardon Local | 2,314 | $394,909 | $1,781 | $18,682 | on the guarantee · at the minimum state share |
| Kenston Local | 2,372 | $497,009 | $1,161 | $17,853 | on the guarantee · at the minimum state share |
| West Geauga Local | 1,963 | $604,523 | $1,778 | $15,753 | on the guarantee · at the minimum state share |
8,633 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 $1,781 per pupil, against $5,910 statewide. 5 of 5 are on the guarantee, against 48% of the state.
Who gained, who lost
On total state support from FY2025 to FY2027, 5 of the 5 districts here rose and 0 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, 5 rose, 0 fell.
- FY2026 to FY2027: of 5, 4 rose, 1 fell. Only Kenston Local fell.
- FY2025 to FY2027: of 5, 5 rose, 0 fell.
The values
- Chardon Local: +11.8% (+$690,013) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- West Geauga Local: +11.7% (+$613,909) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Kenston Local: +10.2% (+$422,066) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Berkshire Local: +5.0% (+$275,616) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Cardinal Local: +3.5% (+$92,966) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
| Chardon Local | $5,848,925 | $6,324,725 | $6,538,938 | +8.1% +$475,800 | +3.4% +$214,213 | +11.8% +$690,013 |
10.0% | 10.0% the minimum |
Transportation +$259,269 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Geauga Local | $5,243,100 | $5,720,571 | $5,857,009 | +9.1% +$477,471 | +2.4% +$136,439 | +11.7% +$613,909 |
10.0% | 10.0% the minimum |
Transportation +$274,142 |
| Kenston Local | $4,146,434 | $4,671,347 | $4,568,501 | +12.7% +$524,913 | −2.2% −$102,847 | +10.2% +$422,066 |
10.0% | 10.0% the minimum |
Transportation +$218,163 |
| Berkshire Local | $5,505,731 | $5,685,052 | $5,781,348 | +3.3% +$179,321 | +1.7% +$96,296 | +5.0% +$275,616 |
10.0% | 10.0% the minimum |
Transportation +$156,434 |
| Cardinal Local | $2,623,231 | $2,700,445 | $2,716,198 | +2.9% +$77,214 | +0.6% +$15,753 | +3.5% +$92,966 |
10.0% | 10.0% the minimum |
Transportation +$124,554 |
On foundation aid:
- FY2025 to FY2026: of 5, 1 rose, 0 fell, 4 did not move.
- FY2026 to FY2027: of 5, 0 rose, 0 fell, 5 did not move.
- FY2025 to FY2027: of 5, 1 rose, 0 fell, 4 did not move.
The values
- Kenston Local: +1.8% (+$49,450) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Berkshire Local: 0.0% ($0) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Cardinal Local: 0.0% ($0) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Chardon Local: 0.0% ($0) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- West Geauga Local: 0.0% ($0) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
| Kenston Local | $2,704,280 | $2,753,729 | $2,753,729 | +1.8% +$49,450 | 0.0% $0 | +1.8% +$49,450 |
10.0% | 10.0% the minimum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire Local | $4,134,493 | $4,134,493 | $4,134,493 | 0.0% $0 | 0.0% $0 | 0.0% $0 |
10.0% | 10.0% the minimum |
| Cardinal Local | $1,617,826 | $1,617,826 | $1,617,826 | 0.0% $0 | 0.0% $0 | 0.0% $0 |
10.0% | 10.0% the minimum |
| Chardon Local | $4,122,699 | $4,122,699 | $4,122,699 | 0.0% $0 | 0.0% $0 | 0.0% $0 |
10.0% | 10.0% the minimum |
| West Geauga Local | $3,490,590 | $3,490,590 | $3,490,590 | 0.0% $0 | 0.0% $0 | 0.0% $0 |
10.0% | 10.0% the minimum |
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 1 of the 5 districts here. Berkshire Local, Cardinal Local, Chardon Local, Kenston Local and West Geauga Local 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.