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Ross County
7 districts · 9,215 pupils · 4 on the guarantee · 2 at the 20-mill floor · richest 2.6× 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 Ross County
Zane Trace Local stands on 2.6× Huntington Local's tax base per pupil: $266,028 against $102,070. Every district in the county by the assessed valuation each of its pupils stands on — one dot each, poorest on the left.
The values
- Huntington Local: $102,070 per pupil, $12,980 state aid per pupil
- Union-Scioto Local: $158,217 per pupil, $7,393 state aid per pupil
- Southeastern Local: $161,327 per pupil, $10,054 state aid per pupil
- Paint Valley Local: $187,031 per pupil, $10,460 state aid per pupil
- Adena Local: $195,890 per pupil, $7,743 state aid per pupil
- Chillicothe City: $216,940 per pupil, $7,088 state aid per pupil
- Zane Trace Local: $266,028 per pupil, $4,616 state aid per pupil
| District | Valuation per pupil | State aid per pupil | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zane Trace Local The most property wealth per pupil here |
$266,028 | $4,616 | 1,154 |
| Huntington Local The least |
$102,070 | $12,980 | 979 |
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 Ross 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, 2.6 times apart on the tax base each pupil stands on — $163,958 per pupil of assessed valuation. Every mill Huntington Local levies raises 0.38 of what the same mill raises in Zane Trace 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: Huntington Local receives $8,363 more state aid per pupil than Zane Trace Local. Whether that closes the gap is a different question from whether it points the right way — $163,958 of valuation per pupil is not repaired by $8,363 of aid. Statewide, 294 districts are held above their formula amount.
7 districts
| District | Pupils | Valuation per pupil, FY2024 | State aid per pupil | Spending per pupil, FY2024 | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adena Local | 1,022 | $195,890 | $7,743 | $13,138 | on the guarantee |
| Chillicothe City | 2,485 | $216,940 | $7,088 | $15,480 | on formula |
| Huntington Local | 979 | $102,070 | $12,980 | $14,576 | on the guarantee |
| Paint Valley Local | 687 | $187,031 | $10,460 | $17,885 | at the 20-mill floor |
| Southeastern Local | 890 | $161,327 | $10,054 | $16,443 | on the guarantee · at the 20-mill floor |
| Union-Scioto Local | 1,998 | $158,217 | $7,393 | $12,800 | on formula |
| Zane Trace Local | 1,154 | $266,028 | $4,616 | $15,050 | on the guarantee |
9,215 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 $7,743 per pupil, against $5,910 statewide. 4 of 7 are on the guarantee, against 48% of the state. 2 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 7 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 7, 5 rose, 2 fell. The 2 that fell: Southeastern Local and Zane Trace Local.
- FY2026 to FY2027: of 7, 6 rose, 1 fell. Only Paint Valley Local fell.
- FY2025 to FY2027: of 7, 4 rose, 3 fell. The 3 that fell: Paint Valley Local, Southeastern Local and Zane Trace Local.
The values
- Chillicothe City: +10.0% (+$1,728,417) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Union-Scioto Local: +5.0% (+$764,940) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Adena Local: +0.6% (+$54,317) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Huntington Local: +0.4% (+$49,792) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Southeastern Local: −1.0% (−$103,441) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Paint Valley Local: −1.4% (−$109,212) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Zane Trace Local: −1.5% (−$102,735) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
| Chillicothe City | $17,262,379 | $17,850,857 | $18,990,796 | +3.4% +$588,478 | +6.4% +$1,139,939 | +10.0% +$1,728,417 |
51.3% | 47.3% | Foundation aid +$1,690,607 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union-Scioto Local | $15,186,000 | $15,647,979 | $15,950,940 | +3.0% +$461,979 | +1.9% +$302,961 | +5.0% +$764,940 |
56.3% | 53.4% | Foundation aid +$569,657 |
| Adena Local | $8,889,314 | $8,932,984 | $8,943,631 | +0.5% +$43,670 | +0.1% +$10,647 | +0.6% +$54,317 |
49.0% | 43.4% | Base funding supplement +$39,290 |
| Huntington Local | $14,170,685 | $14,216,588 | $14,220,477 | +0.3% +$45,903 | +<0.1% +$3,889 | +0.4% +$49,792 |
72.6% | 69.6% | Transportation −$42,107 |
| Southeastern Local | $9,962,720 | $9,856,742 | $9,859,279 | −1.1% −$105,978 | +<0.1% +$2,537 | −1.0% −$103,441 |
57.4% | 53.4% | Foundation aid −$164,314 |
| Paint Valley Local | $8,022,928 | $8,083,729 | $7,913,717 | +0.8% +$60,801 | −2.1% −$170,013 | −1.4% −$109,212 |
57.6% | 52.4% | Foundation aid −$102,617 |
| Zane Trace Local | $6,665,809 | $6,515,205 | $6,563,074 | −2.3% −$150,604 | +0.7% +$47,869 | −1.5% −$102,735 |
29.4% | 22.0% | Foundation aid −$322,582 |
On foundation aid:
- FY2025 to FY2026: of 7, 3 rose, 2 fell, 2 did not move. The 2 that fell: Southeastern Local and Zane Trace Local.
- FY2026 to FY2027: of 7, 2 rose, 1 fell, 4 did not move. Only Paint Valley Local fell.
- FY2025 to FY2027: of 7, 2 rose, 3 fell, 2 did not move. The 2 that rose: Chillicothe City and Union-Scioto Local.
The values
- Chillicothe City: +10.6% (+$1,690,607) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Union-Scioto Local: +4.0% (+$569,657) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Adena Local: 0.0% ($0) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Huntington Local: 0.0% ($0) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Paint Valley Local: −1.4% (−$102,617) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Southeastern Local: −1.8% (−$164,314) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Zane Trace Local: −5.7% (−$322,582) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
| Chillicothe City | $15,925,838 | $16,426,687 | $17,616,445 | +3.1% +$500,849 | +7.2% +$1,189,758 | +10.6% +$1,690,607 |
51.3% | 47.3% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union-Scioto Local | $14,200,287 | $14,478,891 | $14,769,944 | +2.0% +$278,605 | +2.0% +$291,053 | +4.0% +$569,657 |
56.3% | 53.4% |
| Adena Local | $7,912,067 | $7,912,067 | $7,912,067 | 0.0% $0 | 0.0% $0 | 0.0% $0 |
49.0% | 43.4% |
| Huntington Local | $12,706,966 | $12,706,966 | $12,706,966 | 0.0% $0 | 0.0% $0 | 0.0% $0 |
72.6% | 69.6% |
| Paint Valley Local | $7,290,995 | $7,292,784 | $7,188,379 | +<0.1% +$1,789 | −1.4% −$104,405 | −1.4% −$102,617 |
57.6% | 52.4% |
| Southeastern Local | $9,108,082 | $8,943,768 | $8,943,768 | −1.8% −$164,314 | 0.0% $0 | −1.8% −$164,314 |
57.4% | 53.4% |
| Zane Trace Local | $5,649,343 | $5,326,761 | $5,326,761 | −5.7% −$322,582 | 0.0% $0 | −5.7% −$322,582 |
29.4% | 22.0% |
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 every district here. 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.