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Montgomery County
16 districts · 61,032 pupils · 6 on the guarantee · richest 5.3× 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 Montgomery County
Jefferson Township Local stands on 5.3× Mad River Local's tax base per pupil: $513,389 against $96,585. 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
- Mad River Local: $96,585 per pupil, $10,781 state aid per pupil
- Northridge Local: $117,474 per pupil, $12,144 state aid per pupil
- Trotwood-Madison City: $129,919 per pupil, $10,632 state aid per pupil
- New Lebanon Local School District: $161,852 per pupil, $9,531 state aid per pupil
- Dayton City: $172,345 per pupil, $9,903 state aid per pupil
- West Carrollton City: $189,877 per pupil, $7,078 state aid per pupil
- Huber Heights City: $200,609 per pupil, $5,808 state aid per pupil
- Northmont City: $223,791 per pupil, $4,670 state aid per pupil
- Brookville Local: $225,308 per pupil, $5,018 state aid per pupil
- Valley View Local: $229,811 per pupil, $4,684 state aid per pupil
- Oakwood City: $244,273 per pupil, $3,258 state aid per pupil
- Kettering City School District: $267,921 per pupil, $3,290 state aid per pupil
- Miamisburg City: $283,436 per pupil, $3,006 state aid per pupil
- Vandalia-Butler City: $335,200 per pupil, $1,458 state aid per pupil
- Centerville City: $365,779 per pupil, $1,365 state aid per pupil
- Jefferson Township Local: $513,389 per pupil, $7,141 state aid per pupil
| District | Valuation per pupil | State aid per pupil | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Township Local The most property wealth per pupil here |
$513,389 | $7,141 | 267 |
| Mad River Local The least |
$96,585 | $10,781 | 3,566 |
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 Montgomery 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, 5.3 times apart on the tax base each pupil stands on — $416,804 per pupil of assessed valuation. Every mill Mad River Local levies raises 0.19 of what the same mill raises in Jefferson 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: Mad River Local receives $3,640 more state aid per pupil than Jefferson Township Local. Whether that closes the gap is a different question from whether it points the right way — $416,804 of valuation per pupil is not repaired by $3,640 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookville Local | 1,503 | $225,308 | $5,018 | $12,334 | on formula |
| Centerville City | 7,727 | $365,779 | $1,365 | $16,687 | on the guarantee · at the minimum state share |
| Dayton City | 12,110 | $172,345 | $9,903 | $23,209 | on formula |
| Huber Heights City | 5,449 | $200,609 | $5,808 | $14,397 | on formula |
| Jefferson Township Local | 267 | $513,389 | $7,141 | $36,163 | on formula |
| Kettering City School District | 7,204 | $267,921 | $3,290 | $17,495 | on formula |
| Mad River Local | 3,566 | $96,585 | $10,781 | $15,273 | on formula |
| Miamisburg City | 4,491 | $283,436 | $3,006 | $15,131 | on the guarantee |
| New Lebanon Local School District | 973 | $161,852 | $9,531 | $16,039 | on formula |
| Northmont City | 4,458 | $223,791 | $4,670 | $16,022 | on the guarantee |
| Northridge Local | 1,558 | $117,474 | $12,144 | $23,422 | on formula |
| Oakwood City | 1,922 | $244,273 | $3,258 | $16,846 | on the guarantee |
| Trotwood-Madison City | 2,410 | $129,919 | $10,632 | $20,011 | on formula |
| Valley View Local | 1,623 | $229,811 | $4,684 | $14,960 | on the guarantee |
| Vandalia-Butler City | 2,758 | $335,200 | $1,458 | $15,266 | on the guarantee · at the minimum state share |
| West Carrollton City | 3,011 | $189,877 | $7,078 | $16,862 | on formula |
61,032 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 $5,413 per pupil, against $5,910 statewide. 6 of 16 are on the guarantee, against 48% of the state.
Who gained, who lost
On total state support from FY2025 to FY2027, 9 of the 16 districts here rose and 7 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, 10 rose, 6 fell.
- FY2026 to FY2027: of 16, 10 rose, 6 fell.
- FY2025 to FY2027: of 16, 9 rose, 7 fell.
The values
- Northridge Local: +17.5% (+$3,016,248) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Centerville City: +14.0% (+$2,063,037) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Mad River Local: +8.8% (+$3,362,184) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Jefferson Township Local: +5.4% (+$132,557) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Brookville Local: +5.0% (+$413,878) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Trotwood-Madison City: +3.5% (+$943,222) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Oakwood City: +3.3% (+$214,328) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Dayton City: +2.0% (+$2,696,979) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- New Lebanon Local School District: +1.0% (+$95,343) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Kettering City School District: −0.6% (−$168,051) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Miamisburg City: −0.7% (−$122,394) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Vandalia-Butler City: −1.4% (−$80,134) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Valley View Local: −3.3% (−$317,810) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- West Carrollton City: −4.4% (−$1,092,072) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Northmont City: −6.0% (−$1,540,947) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Huber Heights City: −8.3% (−$3,135,586) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
| Northridge Local | $17,259,003 | $18,717,537 | $20,275,251 | +8.5% +$1,458,533 | +8.3% +$1,557,715 | +17.5% +$3,016,248 |
80.8% | 79.8% | Foundation aid +$2,805,819 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centerville City | $14,715,290 | $16,189,385 | $16,778,327 | +10.0% +$1,474,095 | +3.6% +$588,942 | +14.0% +$2,063,037 |
10.0% | 10.0% the minimum |
Transportation +$959,374 |
| Mad River Local | $38,082,341 | $39,802,388 | $41,444,526 | +4.5% +$1,720,047 | +4.1% +$1,642,138 | +8.8% +$3,362,184 |
77.0% | 74.9% | Foundation aid +$3,040,812 |
| Jefferson Township Local | $2,475,369 | $2,570,798 | $2,607,926 | +3.9% +$95,429 | +1.4% +$37,128 | +5.4% +$132,557 |
40.2% | 37.0% | Foundation aid −$150,250 |
| Brookville Local | $8,343,439 | $8,136,168 | $8,757,318 | −2.5% −$207,271 | +7.6% +$621,150 | +5.0% +$413,878 |
40.9% | 36.6% | Enrollment growth supplement +$375,853 |
| Trotwood-Madison City | $26,713,555 | $26,462,719 | $27,656,777 | −0.9% −$250,836 | +4.5% +$1,194,058 | +3.5% +$943,222 |
75.0% | 72.9% | Foundation aid +$1,672,373 |
| Oakwood City | $6,469,268 | $6,675,460 | $6,683,596 | +3.2% +$206,192 | +0.1% +$8,136 | +3.3% +$214,328 |
16.9% | 11.7% | Performance supplement +$124,478 |
| Dayton City | $136,344,171 | $137,124,857 | $139,041,150 | +0.6% +$780,686 | +1.4% +$1,916,293 | +2.0% +$2,696,979 |
68.9% | 66.8% | Supplemental targeted assistance (repealed by H.B. 96) −$5,853,135 |
| New Lebanon Local School District | $9,867,234 | $10,055,423 | $9,962,578 | +1.9% +$188,189 | −0.9% −$92,846 | +1.0% +$95,343 |
62.9% | 58.5% | Foundation aid +$39,285 |
| Kettering City School District | $28,214,122 | $29,462,277 | $28,046,071 | +4.4% +$1,248,155 | −4.8% −$1,416,206 | −0.6% −$168,051 |
31.2% | 25.2% | Foundation aid −$1,679,325 |
| Miamisburg City | $17,101,768 | $16,792,848 | $16,979,375 | −1.8% −$308,921 | +1.1% +$186,527 | −0.7% −$122,394 |
25.3% | 18.9% | Foundation aid −$1,177,423 |
| Vandalia-Butler City | $5,872,351 | $5,621,244 | $5,792,217 | −4.3% −$251,108 | +3.0% +$170,973 | −1.4% −$80,134 |
13.2% | 10.0% the minimum |
Foundation aid −$650,037 |
| Valley View Local | $9,525,444 | $9,397,229 | $9,207,634 | −1.3% −$128,215 | −2.0% −$189,596 | −3.3% −$317,810 |
39.8% | 34.4% | Foundation aid −$759,526 |
| West Carrollton City | $24,694,046 | $24,735,116 | $23,601,974 | +0.2% +$41,070 | −4.6% −$1,133,142 | −4.4% −$1,092,072 |
53.8% | 49.0% | Foundation aid −$1,296,508 |
| Northmont City | $25,725,938 | $25,340,066 | $24,184,991 | −1.5% −$385,872 | −4.6% −$1,155,075 | −6.0% −$1,540,947 |
38.7% | 33.3% | Foundation aid −$2,404,769 |
| Huber Heights City | $37,587,862 | $38,017,662 | $34,452,276 | +1.1% +$429,800 | −9.4% −$3,565,386 | −8.3% −$3,135,586 |
48.6% | 43.1% | Foundation aid −$3,456,534 |
On foundation aid:
- FY2025 to FY2026: of 16, 6 rose, 8 fell, 2 did not move.
- FY2026 to FY2027: of 16, 5 rose, 8 fell, 3 did not move. The 5 that rose: Brookville Local, Dayton City, Mad River Local, Northridge Local and Trotwood-Madison City.
- FY2025 to FY2027: of 16, 5 rose, 9 fell, 2 did not move. The 5 that rose: Dayton City, Mad River Local, New Lebanon Local School District, Northridge Local and Trotwood-Madison City.
The values
- Northridge Local: +17.4% (+$2,805,819) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Mad River Local: +8.6% (+$3,040,812) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Trotwood-Madison City: +7.0% (+$1,672,373) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Dayton City: +3.9% (+$4,543,770) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- New Lebanon Local School District: +0.4% (+$39,285) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Centerville City: 0.0% ($0) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Oakwood City: 0.0% ($0) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Brookville Local: −1.9% (−$143,157) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- West Carrollton City: −5.7% (−$1,296,508) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Kettering City School District: −6.6% (−$1,679,325) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Jefferson Township Local: −7.3% (−$150,250) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Miamisburg City: −8.0% (−$1,177,423) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Valley View Local: −9.1% (−$759,526) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Huber Heights City: −9.8% (−$3,456,534) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Northmont City: −10.4% (−$2,404,769) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Vandalia-Butler City: −13.9% (−$650,037) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
| Northridge Local | $16,114,674 | $17,398,406 | $18,920,493 | +8.0% +$1,283,732 | +8.7% +$1,522,087 | +17.4% +$2,805,819 |
80.8% | 79.8% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mad River Local | $35,408,276 | $36,883,076 | $38,449,088 | +4.2% +$1,474,800 | +4.2% +$1,566,012 | +8.6% +$3,040,812 |
77.0% | 74.9% |
| Trotwood-Madison City | $23,953,469 | $24,359,659 | $25,625,843 | +1.7% +$406,189 | +5.2% +$1,266,184 | +7.0% +$1,672,373 |
75.0% | 72.9% |
| Dayton City | $115,380,832 | $117,709,231 | $119,924,602 | +2.0% +$2,328,399 | +1.9% +$2,215,371 | +3.9% +$4,543,770 |
68.9% | 66.8% |
| New Lebanon Local School District | $9,237,924 | $9,379,457 | $9,277,209 | +1.5% +$141,533 | −1.1% −$102,248 | +0.4% +$39,285 |
62.9% | 58.5% |
| Centerville City | $10,547,086 | $10,547,086 | $10,547,086 | 0.0% $0 | 0.0% $0 | 0.0% $0 |
10.0% | 10.0% the minimum |
| Oakwood City | $6,261,475 | $6,261,475 | $6,261,475 | 0.0% $0 | 0.0% $0 | 0.0% $0 |
16.9% | 11.7% |
| Brookville Local | $7,686,915 | $7,336,325 | $7,543,758 | −4.6% −$350,590 | +2.8% +$207,433 | −1.9% −$143,157 |
40.9% | 36.6% |
| West Carrollton City | $22,611,315 | $22,416,217 | $21,314,807 | −0.9% −$195,099 | −4.9% −$1,101,410 | −5.7% −$1,296,508 |
53.8% | 49.0% |
| Kettering City School District | $25,377,786 | $25,556,360 | $23,698,461 | +0.7% +$178,574 | −7.3% −$1,857,898 | −6.6% −$1,679,325 |
31.2% | 25.2% |
| Jefferson Township Local | $2,059,400 | $2,026,905 | $1,909,150 | −1.6% −$32,495 | −5.8% −$117,755 | −7.3% −$150,250 |
40.2% | 37.0% |
| Miamisburg City | $14,674,992 | $13,504,187 | $13,497,569 | −8.0% −$1,170,805 | 0.0% −$6,618 | −8.0% −$1,177,423 |
25.3% | 18.9% |
| Valley View Local | $8,361,908 | $8,000,930 | $7,602,383 | −4.3% −$360,978 | −5.0% −$398,547 | −9.1% −$759,526 |
39.8% | 34.4% |
| Huber Heights City | $35,106,323 | $35,072,485 | $31,649,789 | −0.1% −$33,839 | −9.8% −$3,422,696 | −9.8% −$3,456,534 |
48.6% | 43.1% |
| Northmont City | $23,225,095 | $22,186,551 | $20,820,327 | −4.5% −$1,038,544 | −6.2% −$1,366,224 | −10.4% −$2,404,769 |
38.7% | 33.3% |
| Vandalia-Butler City | $4,671,944 | $4,021,907 | $4,021,907 | −13.9% −$650,037 | 0.0% $0 | −13.9% −$650,037 |
13.2% | 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.
Without supplemental targeted assistance, which H.B. 96 repealed after FY2025, total state support from FY2025 to FY2026 moved: Dayton City +5.1% ($5,853,135 of it in FY2025); Trotwood-Madison City +2.7% ($938,164 of it in FY2025). Those districts' 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 every district here. Centerville City and Vandalia-Butler 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.