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Shelby County
8 districts · 7,064 pupils · 2 on the guarantee · 5 at the 20-mill floor · richest 1.8× 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 Shelby County
Fort Loramie Local stands on 1.8× Botkins Local's tax base per pupil: $270,531 against $152,033. 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
- Botkins Local: $152,033 per pupil, $11,688 state aid per pupil
- Fairlawn Local: $185,854 per pupil, $10,534 state aid per pupil
- Russia Local: $195,415 per pupil, $8,112 state aid per pupil
- Anna Local: $228,524 per pupil, $5,686 state aid per pupil
- Jackson Center Local: $238,093 per pupil, $7,985 state aid per pupil
- Hardin-Houston Local: $251,323 per pupil, $7,713 state aid per pupil
- Sidney City: $264,361 per pupil, $5,491 state aid per pupil
- Fort Loramie Local: $270,531 per pupil, $6,716 state aid per pupil
| District | Valuation per pupil | State aid per pupil | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Loramie Local The most property wealth per pupil here |
$270,531 | $6,716 | 674 |
| Botkins Local The least |
$152,033 | $11,688 | 598 |
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 Shelby 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, 1.8 times apart on the tax base each pupil stands on — $118,499 per pupil of assessed valuation. Every mill Botkins Local levies raises 0.56 of what the same mill raises in Fort Loramie 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: Botkins Local receives $4,972 more state aid per pupil than Fort Loramie Local. Whether that closes the gap is a different question from whether it points the right way — $118,499 of valuation per pupil is not repaired by $4,972 of aid. Statewide, 294 districts are held above their formula amount.
8 districts
| District | Pupils | Valuation per pupil, FY2024 | State aid per pupil | Spending per pupil, FY2024 | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Local | 1,065 | $228,524 | $5,686 | $13,465 | on the guarantee · at the 20-mill floor |
| Botkins Local | 598 | $152,033 | $11,688 | $13,750 | at the 20-mill floor |
| Fairlawn Local | 490 | $185,854 | $10,534 | $15,720 | on formula |
| Fort Loramie Local | 674 | $270,531 | $6,716 | $16,599 | at the 20-mill floor |
| Hardin-Houston Local | 674 | $251,323 | $7,713 | $16,465 | on formula |
| Jackson Center Local | 464 | $238,093 | $7,985 | $16,186 | at the 20-mill floor |
| Russia Local | 410 | $195,415 | $8,112 | $14,106 | at the 20-mill floor |
| Sidney City | 2,689 | $264,361 | $5,491 | $15,592 | on the guarantee |
7,064 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 $7,849 per pupil, against $5,910 statewide. 2 of 8 are on the guarantee, against 48% of the state. 5 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 8 districts here rose and 4 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 8, 4 rose, 4 fell. The 4 that fell: Anna Local, Hardin-Houston Local, Russia Local and Sidney City.
- FY2026 to FY2027: of 8, 5 rose, 3 fell. The 3 that fell: Anna Local, Hardin-Houston Local and Jackson Center Local.
- FY2025 to FY2027: of 8, 4 rose, 4 fell. The 4 that fell: Anna Local, Hardin-Houston Local, Jackson Center Local and Sidney City.
The values
- Botkins Local: +17.5% (+$1,107,414) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Fairlawn Local: +8.1% (+$424,119) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Fort Loramie Local: +1.4% (+$70,926) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Russia Local: +0.9% (+$33,050) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Sidney City: −3.7% (−$648,848) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Hardin-Houston Local: −4.2% (−$260,909) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Anna Local: −4.3% (−$305,225) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Jackson Center Local: −10.8% (−$492,186) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
| Botkins Local | $6,321,640 | $6,859,973 | $7,429,054 | +8.5% +$538,333 | +8.3% +$569,081 | +17.5% +$1,107,414 |
66.2% | 62.7% | Foundation aid +$1,071,053 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairlawn Local | $5,267,323 | $5,471,269 | $5,691,443 | +3.9% +$203,946 | +4.0% +$220,174 | +8.1% +$424,119 |
67.6% | 63.9% | Foundation aid +$424,907 |
| Fort Loramie Local | $5,138,964 | $5,156,168 | $5,209,891 | +0.3% +$17,203 | +1.0% +$53,723 | +1.4% +$70,926 |
38.0% | 33.3% | Foundation aid −$67,252 |
| Russia Local | $3,529,727 | $3,485,399 | $3,562,777 | −1.3% −$44,328 | +2.2% +$77,379 | +0.9% +$33,050 |
59.9% | 55.7% | Performance supplement +$26,645 |
| Sidney City | $17,488,653 | $16,835,412 | $16,839,804 | −3.7% −$653,240 | +<0.1% +$4,392 | −3.7% −$648,848 |
39.2% | 33.6% | Foundation aid −$1,069,682 |
| Hardin-Houston Local | $6,256,424 | $6,197,636 | $5,995,515 | −0.9% −$58,788 | −3.3% −$202,121 | −4.2% −$260,909 |
46.2% | 40.3% | Foundation aid −$329,868 |
| Anna Local | $7,110,591 | $6,985,500 | $6,805,367 | −1.8% −$125,091 | −2.6% −$180,133 | −4.3% −$305,225 |
43.2% | 38.0% | Foundation aid −$512,372 |
| Jackson Center Local | $4,555,881 | $4,772,643 | $4,063,695 | +4.8% +$216,762 | −14.9% −$708,948 | −10.8% −$492,186 |
56.6% | 51.6% | Foundation aid −$521,750 |
On foundation aid:
- FY2025 to FY2026: of 8, 3 rose, 5 fell. The 3 that rose: Botkins Local, Fairlawn Local and Jackson Center Local.
- FY2026 to FY2027: of 8, 4 rose, 3 fell, 1 did not move. The 3 that fell: Anna Local, Hardin-Houston Local and Jackson Center Local.
- FY2025 to FY2027: of 8, 3 rose, 5 fell. The 3 that rose: Botkins Local, Fairlawn Local and Russia Local.
The values
- Botkins Local: +18.1% (+$1,071,053) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Fairlawn Local: +9.0% (+$424,907) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Russia Local: +0.2% (+$7,414) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Fort Loramie Local: −1.5% (−$67,252) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Hardin-Houston Local: −6.0% (−$329,868) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Sidney City: −6.8% (−$1,069,682) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Anna Local: −7.8% (−$512,372) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Jackson Center Local: −12.3% (−$521,750) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
| Botkins Local | $5,920,738 | $6,403,490 | $6,991,791 | +8.2% +$482,752 | +9.2% +$588,301 | +18.1% +$1,071,053 |
66.2% | 62.7% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairlawn Local | $4,740,192 | $4,920,754 | $5,165,099 | +3.8% +$180,563 | +5.0% +$244,345 | +9.0% +$424,907 |
67.6% | 63.9% |
| Russia Local | $3,317,718 | $3,235,590 | $3,325,132 | −2.5% −$82,129 | +2.8% +$89,542 | +0.2% +$7,414 |
59.9% | 55.7% |
| Fort Loramie Local | $4,595,173 | $4,500,027 | $4,527,922 | −2.1% −$95,146 | +0.6% +$27,894 | −1.5% −$67,252 |
38.0% | 33.3% |
| Hardin-Houston Local | $5,526,545 | $5,425,323 | $5,196,677 | −1.8% −$101,221 | −4.2% −$228,646 | −6.0% −$329,868 |
46.2% | 40.3% |
| Sidney City | $15,832,047 | $14,762,366 | $14,762,366 | −6.8% −$1,069,682 | 0.0% $0 | −6.8% −$1,069,682 |
39.2% | 33.6% |
| Anna Local | $6,567,410 | $6,327,747 | $6,055,038 | −3.6% −$239,663 | −4.3% −$272,709 | −7.8% −$512,372 |
43.2% | 38.0% |
| Jackson Center Local | $4,226,938 | $4,393,684 | $3,705,188 | +3.9% +$166,747 | −15.7% −$688,497 | −12.3% −$521,750 |
56.6% | 51.6% |
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.