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Knox County
5 districts · 6,919 pupils · 4 on the guarantee · 1 at the 20-mill floor · richest 2.5× 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 Knox County
East Knox Local stands on 2.5× Danville Local's tax base per pupil: $578,195 against $226,803. Every district in the county by the assessed valuation each of its pupils stands on — one dot each, poorest on the left.
The values
- Danville Local: $226,803 per pupil, $10,365 state aid per pupil
- Fredericktown Local: $237,512 per pupil, $5,486 state aid per pupil
- Mount Vernon City: $283,115 per pupil, $4,366 state aid per pupil
- Centerburg Local: $285,270 per pupil, $5,441 state aid per pupil
- East Knox Local: $578,195 per pupil, $2,290 state aid per pupil
| District | Valuation per pupil | State aid per pupil | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Knox Local The most property wealth per pupil here |
$578,195 | $2,290 | 891 |
| Danville Local The least |
$226,803 | $10,365 | 546 |
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 Knox 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, 2.5 times apart on the tax base each pupil stands on — $351,391 per pupil of assessed valuation. Every mill Danville Local levies raises 0.39 of what the same mill raises in East Knox 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: Danville Local receives $8,074 more state aid per pupil than East Knox Local. Whether that closes the gap is a different question from whether it points the right way — $351,391 of valuation per pupil is not repaired by $8,074 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centerburg Local | 1,006 | $285,270 | $5,441 | $13,725 | on the guarantee · at the 20-mill floor |
| Danville Local | 546 | $226,803 | $10,365 | $16,411 | on formula |
| East Knox Local | 891 | $578,195 | $2,290 | $15,986 | on the guarantee · at the minimum state share |
| Fredericktown Local | 1,126 | $237,512 | $5,486 | $12,004 | on the guarantee |
| Mount Vernon City | 3,350 | $283,115 | $4,366 | $14,169 | on the guarantee |
6,919 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 $5,441 per pupil, against $5,910 statewide. 4 of 5 are on the guarantee, against 48% of the state. 1 is 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, 3 of the 5 districts here rose and 2 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, 3 rose, 2 fell. The 2 that fell: Fredericktown Local and Mount Vernon City.
- FY2026 to FY2027: of 5, 3 rose, 2 fell. The 2 that fell: Fredericktown Local and Mount Vernon City.
- FY2025 to FY2027: of 5, 3 rose, 2 fell. The 2 that fell: Fredericktown Local and Mount Vernon City.
The values
- Danville Local: +7.7% (+$434,371) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- East Knox Local: +3.4% (+$107,230) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Centerburg Local: +0.8% (+$49,060) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Fredericktown Local: −6.3% (−$464,487) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Mount Vernon City: −9.1% (−$1,771,132) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
| Danville Local | $5,661,621 | $5,986,953 | $6,095,992 | +5.7% +$325,332 | +1.8% +$109,039 | +7.7% +$434,371 |
60.1% | 55.5% | Foundation aid +$407,548 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Knox Local | $3,190,018 | $3,270,219 | $3,297,248 | +2.5% +$80,202 | +0.8% +$27,028 | +3.4% +$107,230 |
10.0% | 10.0% the minimum |
Transportation +$135,426 |
| Centerburg Local | $6,122,357 | $6,158,363 | $6,171,418 | +0.6% +$36,006 | +0.2% +$13,054 | +0.8% +$49,060 |
31.6% | 22.9% | Base funding supplement +$40,179 |
| Fredericktown Local | $7,403,071 | $7,086,063 | $6,938,585 | −4.3% −$317,008 | −2.1% −$147,478 | −6.3% −$464,487 |
44.1% | 37.7% | Foundation aid −$576,684 |
| Mount Vernon City | $19,518,401 | $18,342,199 | $17,747,269 | −6.0% −$1,176,203 | −3.2% −$594,929 | −9.1% −$1,771,132 |
36.7% | 30.2% | Foundation aid −$3,165,879 |
On foundation aid:
- FY2025 to FY2026: of 5, 1 rose, 2 fell, 2 did not move. Only Danville Local rose.
- FY2026 to FY2027: of 5, 1 rose, 2 fell, 2 did not move. Only Danville Local rose.
- FY2025 to FY2027: of 5, 1 rose, 2 fell, 2 did not move. Only Danville Local rose.
The values
- Danville Local: +7.8% (+$407,548) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Centerburg Local: 0.0% ($0) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- East Knox Local: 0.0% ($0) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Fredericktown Local: −8.5% (−$576,684) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Mount Vernon City: −17.8% (−$3,165,879) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
| Danville Local | $5,247,699 | $5,520,205 | $5,655,247 | +5.2% +$272,506 | +2.4% +$135,042 | +7.8% +$407,548 |
60.1% | 55.5% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centerburg Local | $5,475,013 | $5,475,013 | $5,475,013 | 0.0% $0 | 0.0% $0 | 0.0% $0 |
31.6% | 22.9% |
| East Knox Local | $2,039,928 | $2,039,928 | $2,039,928 | 0.0% $0 | 0.0% $0 | 0.0% $0 |
10.0% | 10.0% the minimum |
| Fredericktown Local | $6,753,289 | $6,362,805 | $6,176,605 | −5.8% −$390,484 | −2.9% −$186,200 | −8.5% −$576,684 |
44.1% | 37.7% |
| Mount Vernon City | $17,794,013 | $16,191,547 | $14,628,133 | −9.0% −$1,602,466 | −9.7% −$1,563,414 | −17.8% −$3,165,879 |
36.7% | 30.2% |
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.
State share, from FY2026 to FY2027, falls in 4 of the 5 districts here. East Knox 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.