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Stark County
17 districts · 50,087 pupils · 11 on the guarantee · 3 at the 20-mill floor · richest 3.2× 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 Stark County
Jackson Local stands on 3.2× Canton City's tax base per pupil: $328,459 against $102,388. 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
- Canton City: $102,388 per pupil, $11,042 state aid per pupil
- Alliance City: $123,152 per pupil, $10,234 state aid per pupil
- Massillon City: $138,718 per pupil, $9,339 state aid per pupil
- Osnaburg Local: $160,612 per pupil, $8,820 state aid per pupil
- Louisville City: $182,405 per pupil, $5,261 state aid per pupil
- Minerva Local: $190,225 per pupil, $6,576 state aid per pupil
- Lake Local: $198,663 per pupil, $4,633 state aid per pupil
- Sandy Valley Local: $205,497 per pupil, $7,665 state aid per pupil
- Perry Local: $212,562 per pupil, $4,790 state aid per pupil
- North Canton City: $233,085 per pupil, $3,512 state aid per pupil
- Plain Local: $233,623 per pupil, $3,435 state aid per pupil
- Tuslaw Local: $249,836 per pupil, $4,296 state aid per pupil
- Northwest Local: $261,135 per pupil, $5,091 state aid per pupil
- Marlington Local: $287,513 per pupil, $5,022 state aid per pupil
- Canton Local: $297,997 per pupil, $5,113 state aid per pupil
- Fairless Local: $328,457 per pupil, $6,142 state aid per pupil
- Jackson Local: $328,459 per pupil, $968 state aid per pupil
| District | Valuation per pupil | State aid per pupil | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Local The most property wealth per pupil here |
$328,459 | $968 | 5,708 |
| Canton City The least |
$102,388 | $11,042 | 7,089 |
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 Stark 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, 3.2 times apart on the tax base each pupil stands on — $226,071 per pupil of assessed valuation. Every mill Canton City levies raises 0.31 of what the same mill raises in Jackson 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: Canton City receives $10,073 more state aid per pupil than Jackson Local. Whether that closes the gap is a different question from whether it points the right way — $226,071 of valuation per pupil is not repaired by $10,073 of aid. Statewide, 294 districts are held above their formula amount.
17 districts
| District | Pupils | Valuation per pupil, FY2024 | State aid per pupil | Spending per pupil, FY2024 | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance City | 2,589 | $123,152 | $10,234 | $18,565 | on formula |
| Canton City | 7,089 | $102,388 | $11,042 | $21,751 | on formula |
| Canton Local | 1,600 | $297,997 | $5,113 | $19,320 | on the guarantee · at the 20-mill floor |
| Fairless Local | 1,230 | $328,457 | $6,142 | $15,774 | on the guarantee |
| Jackson Local | 5,708 | $328,459 | $968 | $12,570 | at the minimum state share |
| Lake Local | 3,240 | $198,663 | $4,633 | $12,489 | on the guarantee |
| Louisville City | 2,654 | $182,405 | $5,261 | $12,880 | on formula |
| Marlington Local | 1,812 | $287,513 | $5,022 | $15,472 | on the guarantee · at the 20-mill floor |
| Massillon City | 3,900 | $138,718 | $9,339 | $14,669 | on formula |
| Minerva Local | 1,615 | $190,225 | $6,576 | $14,459 | on the guarantee |
| North Canton City | 4,093 | $233,085 | $3,512 | $14,225 | on the guarantee |
| Northwest Local | 1,626 | $261,135 | $5,091 | $13,678 | on the guarantee |
| Osnaburg Local | 846 | $160,612 | $8,820 | $13,399 | at the 20-mill floor |
| Perry Local | 3,965 | $212,562 | $4,790 | $13,491 | on the guarantee |
| Plain Local | 5,653 | $233,623 | $3,435 | $12,454 | on the guarantee |
| Sandy Valley Local | 1,222 | $205,497 | $7,665 | $15,187 | on the guarantee |
| Tuslaw Local | 1,247 | $249,836 | $4,296 | $12,642 | on the guarantee |
50,087 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 $5,113 per pupil, against $5,910 statewide. 11 of 17 are on the guarantee, against 48% of the state. 3 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, 8 of the 17 districts here rose and 9 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 17, 9 rose, 8 fell.
- FY2026 to FY2027: of 17, 10 rose, 7 fell.
- FY2025 to FY2027: of 17, 8 rose, 9 fell.
The values
- Jackson Local: +14.3% (+$1,122,051) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Massillon City: +5.6% (+$2,098,357) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- North Canton City: +4.7% (+$755,032) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Tuslaw Local: +4.5% (+$266,656) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Northwest Local: +4.1% (+$369,958) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Alliance City: +2.3% (+$658,134) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Marlington Local: +0.9% (+$92,056) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Fairless Local: +0.7% (+$64,415) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Osnaburg Local: −0.3% (−$21,901) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Lake Local: −0.6% (−$102,993) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Sandy Valley Local: −3.1% (−$341,301) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Perry Local: −4.5% (−$1,041,479) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Minerva Local: −4.8% (−$625,127) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Canton City: −5.4% (−$4,980,631) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Plain Local: −6.0% (−$1,528,557) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Canton Local: −7.5% (−$759,091) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
- Louisville City: −10.5% (−$1,840,159) in total state support, FY2025 to FY2027
| Jackson Local | $7,856,611 | $8,763,448 | $8,978,663 | +11.5% +$906,836 | +2.5% +$215,215 | +14.3% +$1,122,051 |
10.0% | 10.0% the minimum |
Transportation +$503,818 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massillon City | $37,187,924 | $38,028,847 | $39,286,281 | +2.3% +$840,923 | +3.3% +$1,257,433 | +5.6% +$2,098,357 |
67.3% | 64.8% | Foundation aid +$1,908,594 |
| North Canton City | $16,037,623 | $16,632,917 | $16,792,654 | +3.7% +$595,295 | +1.0% +$159,737 | +4.7% +$755,032 |
24.9% | 18.6% | Transportation +$337,644 |
| Tuslaw Local | $5,955,639 | $6,145,782 | $6,222,294 | +3.2% +$190,143 | +1.2% +$76,512 | +4.5% +$266,656 |
24.6% | 15.6% | Transportation +$115,519 |
| Northwest Local | $9,101,202 | $9,364,942 | $9,471,160 | +2.9% +$263,740 | +1.1% +$106,218 | +4.1% +$369,958 |
24.5% | 16.7% | Transportation +$189,376 |
| Alliance City | $28,125,583 | $28,520,096 | $28,783,717 | +1.4% +$394,514 | +0.9% +$263,621 | +2.3% +$658,134 |
72.5% | 69.8% | Foundation aid +$472,026 |
| Marlington Local | $10,769,157 | $10,886,817 | $10,861,212 | +1.1% +$117,661 | −0.2% −$25,605 | +0.9% +$92,056 |
23.6% | 16.3% | Transportation +$174,968 |
| Fairless Local | $8,601,357 | $8,663,874 | $8,665,773 | +0.7% +$62,517 | +<0.1% +$1,898 | +0.7% +$64,415 |
20.0% | 12.0% | Formula transition supplement −$113,502 |
| Osnaburg Local | $8,165,715 | $8,193,253 | $8,143,814 | +0.3% +$27,538 | −0.6% −$49,439 | −0.3% −$21,901 |
53.2% | 47.7% | Transportation −$48,590 |
| Lake Local | $17,329,127 | $17,151,614 | $17,226,134 | −1.0% −$177,513 | +0.4% +$74,520 | −0.6% −$102,993 |
36.4% | 30.7% | Foundation aid −$847,318 |
| Sandy Valley Local | $11,068,337 | $10,754,518 | $10,727,035 | −2.8% −$313,818 | −0.3% −$27,483 | −3.1% −$341,301 |
50.3% | 45.8% | Foundation aid −$462,839 |
| Perry Local | $22,919,287 | $22,392,636 | $21,877,808 | −2.3% −$526,651 | −2.3% −$514,828 | −4.5% −$1,041,479 |
41.9% | 35.6% | Foundation aid −$1,713,407 |
| Minerva Local | $13,050,930 | $12,728,250 | $12,425,803 | −2.5% −$322,680 | −2.4% −$302,447 | −4.8% −$625,127 |
51.6% | 46.2% | Foundation aid −$1,223,323 |
| Canton City | $92,242,569 | $87,999,609 | $87,261,939 | −4.6% −$4,242,960 | −0.8% −$737,670 | −5.4% −$4,980,631 |
79.8% | 77.1% | Supplemental targeted assistance (repealed by H.B. 96) −$4,365,481 |
| Plain Local | $25,574,191 | $23,865,365 | $24,045,634 | −6.7% −$1,708,826 | +0.8% +$180,269 | −6.0% −$1,528,557 |
29.8% | 22.6% | Foundation aid −$3,622,862 |
| Canton Local | $10,148,226 | $9,348,644 | $9,389,135 | −7.9% −$799,582 | +0.4% +$40,490 | −7.5% −$759,091 |
34.4% | 27.9% | Foundation aid −$1,046,548 |
| Louisville City | $17,453,635 | $16,745,186 | $15,613,477 | −4.1% −$708,449 | −6.8% −$1,131,710 | −10.5% −$1,840,159 |
42.3% | 37.6% | Foundation aid −$2,259,970 |
On foundation aid:
- FY2025 to FY2026: of 17, 3 rose, 9 fell, 5 did not move. The 3 that rose: Alliance City, Jackson Local and Massillon City.
- FY2026 to FY2027: of 17, 3 rose, 6 fell, 8 did not move. The 3 that rose: Alliance City, Massillon City and Osnaburg Local.
- FY2025 to FY2027: of 17, 2 rose, 10 fell, 5 did not move. The 2 that rose: Alliance City and Massillon City.
The values
- Massillon City: +5.5% (+$1,908,594) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Alliance City: +1.8% (+$472,026) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Fairless Local: 0.0% ($0) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Marlington Local: 0.0% ($0) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- North Canton City: 0.0% ($0) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Northwest Local: 0.0% ($0) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Tuslaw Local: 0.0% ($0) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Osnaburg Local: −0.3% (−$26,010) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Jackson Local: −0.5% (−$25,095) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Canton City: −2.0% (−$1,613,511) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Sandy Valley Local: −4.7% (−$462,839) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Lake Local: −5.3% (−$847,318) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Perry Local: −8.3% (−$1,713,407) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Minerva Local: −10.3% (−$1,223,323) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Canton Local: −11.3% (−$1,046,548) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Louisville City: −13.9% (−$2,259,970) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
- Plain Local: −15.7% (−$3,622,862) in foundation aid, FY2025 to FY2027
| Massillon City | $34,510,875 | $35,210,149 | $36,419,469 | +2.0% +$699,274 | +3.4% +$1,209,320 | +5.5% +$1,908,594 |
67.3% | 64.8% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance City | $26,018,590 | $26,261,574 | $26,490,615 | +0.9% +$242,985 | +0.9% +$229,041 | +1.8% +$472,026 |
72.5% | 69.8% |
| Fairless Local | $7,554,963 | $7,554,963 | $7,554,963 | 0.0% $0 | 0.0% $0 | 0.0% $0 |
20.0% | 12.0% |
| Marlington Local | $9,101,754 | $9,101,754 | $9,101,754 | 0.0% $0 | 0.0% $0 | 0.0% $0 |
23.6% | 16.3% |
| North Canton City | $14,375,386 | $14,375,386 | $14,375,386 | 0.0% $0 | 0.0% $0 | 0.0% $0 |
24.9% | 18.6% |
| Northwest Local | $8,279,286 | $8,279,286 | $8,279,286 | 0.0% $0 | 0.0% $0 | 0.0% $0 |
24.5% | 16.7% |
| Tuslaw Local | $5,357,952 | $5,357,952 | $5,357,952 | 0.0% $0 | 0.0% $0 | 0.0% $0 |
24.6% | 15.6% |
| Osnaburg Local | $7,488,880 | $7,452,096 | $7,462,870 | −0.5% −$36,783 | +0.1% +$10,773 | −0.3% −$26,010 |
53.2% | 47.7% |
| Jackson Local | $5,552,363 | $5,574,496 | $5,527,268 | +0.4% +$22,133 | −0.8% −$47,228 | −0.5% −$25,095 |
10.0% | 10.0% the minimum |
| Canton City | $79,889,937 | $79,140,853 | $78,276,426 | −0.9% −$749,084 | −1.1% −$864,427 | −2.0% −$1,613,511 |
79.8% | 77.1% |
| Sandy Valley Local | $9,825,966 | $9,363,127 | $9,363,127 | −4.7% −$462,839 | 0.0% $0 | −4.7% −$462,839 |
50.3% | 45.8% |
| Lake Local | $15,857,023 | $15,009,705 | $15,009,705 | −5.3% −$847,318 | 0.0% $0 | −5.3% −$847,318 |
36.4% | 30.7% |
| Perry Local | $20,707,190 | $19,759,637 | $18,993,782 | −4.6% −$947,553 | −3.9% −$765,854 | −8.3% −$1,713,407 |
41.9% | 35.6% |
| Minerva Local | $11,840,660 | $11,380,474 | $10,617,337 | −3.9% −$460,186 | −6.7% −$763,138 | −10.3% −$1,223,323 |
51.6% | 46.2% |
| Canton Local | $9,225,706 | $8,179,159 | $8,179,159 | −11.3% −$1,046,548 | 0.0% $0 | −11.3% −$1,046,548 |
34.4% | 27.9% |
| Louisville City | $16,221,771 | $15,246,317 | $13,961,802 | −6.0% −$975,455 | −8.4% −$1,284,515 | −13.9% −$2,259,970 |
42.3% | 37.6% |
| Plain Local | $23,036,945 | $20,298,112 | $19,414,084 | −11.9% −$2,738,833 | −4.4% −$884,029 | −15.7% −$3,622,862 |
29.8% | 22.6% |
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.
Without supplemental targeted assistance, which H.B. 96 repealed after FY2025, total state support from FY2025 to FY2026 moved: Canton City +0.1% ($4,365,481 of it in FY2025). That district's 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 16 of the 17 districts here. Jackson 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.