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Jefferson County
5 districts · 7,465 pupils · 2 on the guarantee · 4 at the 20-mill floor · richest 6.5× 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 Jefferson County
Buckeye Local stands on 6.5× Steubenville City's tax base per pupil: $511,797 against $78,992. Every district in the county by the assessed valuation each of its pupils stands on — one dot each, poorest on the left.
The values
- Steubenville City: $78,992 per pupil, $11,914 state aid per pupil
- Toronto City: $141,324 per pupil, $12,715 state aid per pupil
- Indian Creek Local: $264,926 per pupil, $4,031 state aid per pupil
- Edison Local: $465,615 per pupil, $3,551 state aid per pupil
- Buckeye Local: $511,797 per pupil, $5,297 state aid per pupil
| District | Valuation per pupil | State aid per pupil | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckeye Local The most property wealth per pupil here |
$511,797 | $5,297 | 1,236 |
| Steubenville City The least |
$78,992 | $11,914 | 2,482 |
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 Jefferson 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, 6.5 times apart on the tax base each pupil stands on — $432,804 per pupil of assessed valuation. Every mill Steubenville City levies raises 0.15 of what the same mill raises in Buckeye 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: Steubenville City receives $6,617 more state aid per pupil than Buckeye Local. Whether that closes the gap is a different question from whether it points the right way — $432,804 of valuation per pupil is not repaired by $6,617 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckeye Local | 1,236 | $511,797 | $5,297 | $18,259 | on the guarantee · at the 20-mill floor · at the minimum state share |
| Edison Local | 1,251 | $465,615 | $3,551 | $17,066 | on the guarantee · at the minimum state share |
| Indian Creek Local | 1,744 | $264,926 | $4,031 | $13,829 | at the 20-mill floor |
| Steubenville City | 2,482 | $78,992 | $11,914 | $16,706 | at the 20-mill floor |
| Toronto City | 752 | $141,324 | $12,715 | $14,761 | at the 20-mill floor |
7,465 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 $5,297 per pupil, against $5,910 statewide. 2 of 5 are on the guarantee, against 48% of the state. 4 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 Indian Creek Local fell.
- FY2026 to FY2027: of 5, 4 rose, 1 fell. Only Indian Creek Local fell.
- FY2025 to FY2027: of 5, 4 rose, 1 fell. Only Indian Creek Local fell.
The values
- Steubenville City: +14.7% (+$3,969,219) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Toronto City: +14.2% (+$1,238,586) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Edison Local: +5.4% (+$326,729) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Buckeye Local: +4.5% (+$358,320) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Indian Creek Local: −6.6% (−$582,340) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
| Steubenville City | $27,041,854 | $29,199,774 | $31,011,073 | +8.0% +$2,157,920 | +6.2% +$1,811,299 | +14.7% +$3,969,219 |
82.9% | 81.7% | Foundation aid +$3,649,487 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto City | $8,693,841 | $9,298,581 | $9,932,427 | +7.0% +$604,740 | +6.8% +$633,846 | +14.2% +$1,238,586 |
67.4% | 65.6% | Foundation aid +$1,190,061 |
| Edison Local | $6,023,843 | $6,264,015 | $6,350,572 | +4.0% +$240,172 | +1.4% +$86,557 | +5.4% +$326,729 |
10.0% | 10.0% the minimum |
Transportation +$270,845 |
| Buckeye Local | $7,967,579 | $8,186,280 | $8,325,899 | +2.7% +$218,702 | +1.7% +$139,618 | +4.5% +$358,320 |
10.0% | 10.0% the minimum |
Transportation +$241,148 |
| Indian Creek Local | $8,887,615 | $8,853,395 | $8,305,275 | −0.4% −$34,220 | −6.2% −$548,120 | −6.6% −$582,340 |
29.9% | 24.9% | Foundation aid −$887,572 |
On foundation aid:
- FY2025 to FY2026: of 5, 2 rose, 1 fell, 2 did not move. Only Indian Creek Local fell.
- FY2026 to FY2027: of 5, 2 rose, 1 fell, 2 did not move. Only Indian Creek Local fell.
- FY2025 to FY2027: of 5, 2 rose, 1 fell, 2 did not move. Only Indian Creek Local fell.
The values
- Toronto City: +14.2% (+$1,190,061) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Steubenville City: +14.1% (+$3,649,487) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Buckeye Local: 0.0% ($0) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Edison Local: 0.0% ($0) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Indian Creek Local: −11.2% (−$887,572) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
| Toronto City | $8,365,796 | $8,934,875 | $9,555,857 | +6.8% +$569,079 | +7.0% +$620,982 | +14.2% +$1,190,061 |
67.4% | 65.6% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steubenville City | $25,924,373 | $27,824,435 | $29,573,860 | +7.3% +$1,900,062 | +6.3% +$1,749,424 | +14.1% +$3,649,487 |
82.9% | 81.7% |
| Buckeye Local | $6,546,282 | $6,546,282 | $6,546,282 | 0.0% $0 | 0.0% $0 | 0.0% $0 |
10.0% | 10.0% the minimum |
| Edison Local | $4,442,666 | $4,442,666 | $4,442,666 | 0.0% $0 | 0.0% $0 | 0.0% $0 |
10.0% | 10.0% the minimum |
| Indian Creek Local | $7,916,836 | $7,628,429 | $7,029,264 | −3.6% −$288,407 | −7.9% −$599,165 | −11.2% −$887,572 |
29.9% | 24.9% |
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 4 of the 5 districts here. Buckeye Local and Edison 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.