Southwest Local

Public school district · Hamilton County · Ohio · NCES district ID 3904738

Southwest Local spent $11,484 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 94% of the other Ohio districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $14,273). Its 5 schools enrolled 4,274 students in 2024-25; 30.3% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,512 per student, up 9.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 94% (Ohio: 86.2%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Ohio districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Southwest Local in enrollment (4,238 to 4,464 students) and Southwest Local itself.

Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Southwest Local, FY23Shaker Heights City $24,695; Lakewood City $19,070; Mayfield City Schools $18,914; Fairborn City $13,747; Wadsworth City Schools $13,131; Perry Local $13,035; North Canton City Schools $12,972; Teays Valley Local Schools $12,752; Riverside Local $12,555; Southwest Local $11,484; State median, 1,000+ students $14,273.10k15k20k25k30kShaker Heights City$24,695Lakewood City$19,070Mayfield City Schools$18,914Fairborn City$13,747Wadsworth City Schools$13,131Perry Local$13,035North Canton City Schools$12,972Teays Valley Local Schools$12,752Riverside Local$12,555Southwest Local$11,484State median, 1,000+ students $14,273
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Southwest Local, FY23Shaker Heights City $24,695; Lakewood City $19,070; Mayfield City Schools $18,914; Fairborn City $13,747; Wadsworth City Schools $13,131; Perry Local $13,035; North Canton City Schools $12,972; Teays Valley Local Schools $12,752; Riverside Local $12,555; Southwest Local $11,484; State median, 1,000+ students $14,273.10k15k20k25k30kShaker Heights City$24,695Lakewood City$19,070Mayfield City Schools$18,914Fairborn City$13,747Wadsworth City Schools$13,131Perry Local$13,035North Canton City Schools$12,972Teays Valley Local Schools$12,752Riverside Local$12,555Southwest Local$11,484State median, 1,000+ students $14,273
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Southwest Local, FY23Shaker Heights City $24,695; Lakewood City $19,070; Mayfield City Schools $18,914; Fairborn City $13,747; Wadsworth City Schools $13,131; Perry Local $13,035; North Canton City Schools $12,972; Teays Valley Local Schools $12,752; Riverside Local $12,555; Southwest Local $11,484; State median, 1,000+ students $14,273.10k20k30kShaker Heights City$24,695Lakewood City$19,070Mayfield City Schools$18,914Fairborn City$13,747Wadsworth City Schools$13,131Perry Local$13,035North Canton City Schools$12,972Teays Valley Local Schools$12,752Riverside Local$12,555Southwest Local$11,484State median, 1,000+ students $14,273
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Southwest Local, FY23Shaker Heights City $24,695; Lakewood City $19,070; Mayfield City Schools $18,914; Fairborn City $13,747; Wadsworth City Schools $13,131; Perry Local $13,035; North Canton City Schools $12,972; Teays Valley Local Schools $12,752; Riverside Local $12,555; Southwest Local $11,484; State median, 1,000+ students $14,273.10k20k30kShaker Heights City$24,695Lakewood City$19,070Mayfield City Schools$18,914Fairborn City$13,747Wadsworth City Schools$13,131Perry Local$13,035North Canton City Schools$12,972Teays Valley Local Schools$12,752Riverside Local$12,555Southwest Local$11,484State median, 1,000+ students $14,273

Where the money came from

$59,993,000 in revenue: 30.3% state, 55.6% local and 14.1% federal. Total spending including $3,101,000 of capital outlay was $57,048,000, or $13,069 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Southwest Local revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $18,173,000; Local $33,362,000; Federal $8,458,000; total $59,993,000.
  • State$18,173,000 30%
  • Local$33,362,000 56%
  • Federal$8,458,000 14%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 452 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

4,365 students in 2022-23, 4,382 students in 2023-24, 4,274 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Southwest Local enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,365, 2023-24: 4,382, 2024-25: 4,27402k4k6k2022-234,3652023-244,3822024-254,274
Southwest Local enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,365, 2023-24: 4,382, 2024-25: 4,27402k4k6k2022-234,3652023-244,3822024-254,274
Southwest Local enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,365, 2023-24: 4,382, 2024-25: 4,27402k4k6k2022-234,3652023-244,3822024-254,274
Southwest Local enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,365, 2023-24: 4,382, 2024-25: 4,27402k4k6k2022-234,3652023-244,3822024-254,274

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-234,365170.025.7
2023-244,382172.825.4
2024-254,274182.523.4

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Southwest Local scored proficient or above: 68% in reading and 66% in math, against 59% in reading and 54% in math across Ohio. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Ohio, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtOhioStudents tested
Reading and language arts68%59%2,103
Math66%54%2,097

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

94% of the 268 students in Southwest Local's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across Ohio. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtOhio
Four-year graduation rate94%86.2%
Students in the class268132,008

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

3 elementary schools, 2,083 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Crosby Elementary School80727.116.9%Not Title I
Miami Whitewater Elementary School67218.742.4%Schoolwide program
Harrison Elementary School60422.444.0%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 1,069 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Harrison Middle School1,06923.932.5%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 1,122 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
William Henry Harrison High School1,12224.932.0%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Southwest Local

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Southwest Local

  1. Ohio districts by spending per studentSouthwest Local ranks 426 of 452 Ohio districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,484).#426 of 452
  2. Every school district in OhioSouthwest Local is the number 80 by size of 999 Ohio districts, with 4,365 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#80 of 999
  3. Teays Valley Local SchoolsThe next larger Ohio district: 4,366 students in fall 2022, $12,752 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,752
  4. Lakewood City School DistrictThe next smaller Ohio district: 4,362 students in fall 2022, $19,070 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,070
  5. Compare Southwest Local with Teays Valley Local SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. William Henry Harrison High School, its largest high school1,122 students in 2024-25, 24.9 per teacher.1,122
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Southwest Local

  1. How many schools and students are in Southwest Local?
    5 schools were open in 2024-25 (3 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 4,274 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Southwest Local spend per student?
    $11,484 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Ohio median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $14,273 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,512 per student, up 9.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Southwest Local's money come from?
    $59,993,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 30.3% state, 55.6% local and 14.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Southwest Local live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 496 of the 5,235 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 9.5%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How do students in Southwest Local do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Southwest Local scored proficient or above: 68% in reading and 66% in math, against 59% in reading and 54% in math across Ohio. Ohio's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is the graduation rate in Southwest Local?
    94% of the 268 students in Southwest Local's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across Ohio. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  7. What is Southwest Local's NCES district ID?
    3904738. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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