Northern Local School District

Listed by NCES as Northern Local (district ID 3904905)

Public school district · Perry County · Ohio · NCES district ID 3904905

Northern Local School District spent $11,226 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 96% of the other Ohio districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $14,273). Its 5 schools enrolled 2,162 students in 2024-25; 43.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,291 per student, up 9.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 85-89% (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 Northern Local in enrollment (2,188 to 2,265 students) and Northern Local itself.

Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Northern Local, FY23Indian Hill Exempted Village $19,748; Cloverleaf Local Schools $15,570; Gallia County Local $15,027; Bellefontaine City Schools $14,845; Hillsboro City $14,553; Wilmington City $13,856; Jonathan Alder Local $11,999; Bloom-Carroll Local $11,554; Buckeye Local $11,491; Northern Local $11,226; State median, 1,000+ students $14,273.10k15k20k25kIndian Hill Exempted Village$19,748Cloverleaf Local Schools$15,570Gallia County Local$15,027Bellefontaine City Schools$14,845Hillsboro City$14,553Wilmington City$13,856Jonathan Alder Local$11,999Bloom-Carroll Local$11,554Buckeye Local$11,491Northern Local$11,226State median, 1,000+ students $14,273
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Northern Local, FY23Indian Hill Exempted Village $19,748; Cloverleaf Local Schools $15,570; Gallia County Local $15,027; Bellefontaine City Schools $14,845; Hillsboro City $14,553; Wilmington City $13,856; Jonathan Alder Local $11,999; Bloom-Carroll Local $11,554; Buckeye Local $11,491; Northern Local $11,226; State median, 1,000+ students $14,273.10k15k20k25kIndian Hill Exempted Village$19,748Cloverleaf Local Schools$15,570Gallia County Local$15,027Bellefontaine City Schools$14,845Hillsboro City$14,553Wilmington City$13,856Jonathan Alder Local$11,999Bloom-Carroll Local$11,554Buckeye Local$11,491Northern Local$11,226State median, 1,000+ students $14,273
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Northern Local, FY23Indian Hill Exempted Village $19,748; Cloverleaf Local Schools $15,570; Gallia County Local $15,027; Bellefontaine City Schools $14,845; Hillsboro City $14,553; Wilmington City $13,856; Jonathan Alder Local $11,999; Bloom-Carroll Local $11,554; Buckeye Local $11,491; Northern Local $11,226; State median, 1,000+ students $14,273.10k15k20k25kIndian Hill Exempted Village$19,748Cloverleaf Local Schools$15,570Gallia County Local$15,027Bellefontaine City Schools$14,845Hillsboro City$14,553Wilmington City$13,856Jonathan Alder Local$11,999Bloom-Carroll Local$11,554Buckeye Local$11,491Northern Local$11,226State median, 1,000+ students $14,273
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Northern Local, FY23Indian Hill Exempted Village $19,748; Cloverleaf Local Schools $15,570; Gallia County Local $15,027; Bellefontaine City Schools $14,845; Hillsboro City $14,553; Wilmington City $13,856; Jonathan Alder Local $11,999; Bloom-Carroll Local $11,554; Buckeye Local $11,491; Northern Local $11,226; State median, 1,000+ students $14,273.10k15k20k25kIndian Hill Exempted Village$19,748Cloverleaf Local Schools$15,570Gallia County Local$15,027Bellefontaine City Schools$14,845Hillsboro City$14,553Wilmington City$13,856Jonathan Alder Local$11,999Bloom-Carroll Local$11,554Buckeye Local$11,491Northern Local$11,226State median, 1,000+ students $14,273

Where the money came from

$32,838,000 in revenue: 43.8% state, 45.0% local and 11.2% federal. Total spending including $570,000 of capital outlay was $26,469,000, or $11,891 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Northern Local School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $14,376,000; Local $14,782,000; Federal $3,680,000; total $32,838,000.
  • State$14,376,000 44%
  • Local$14,782,000 45%
  • Federal$3,680,000 11%

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

2,226 students in 2022-23, 2,198 students in 2023-24, 2,162 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Northern Local School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,226, 2023-24: 2,198, 2024-25: 2,16201k2k3k2022-232,2262023-242,1982024-252,162
Northern Local School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,226, 2023-24: 2,198, 2024-25: 2,16201k2k3k2022-232,2262023-242,1982024-252,162
Northern Local School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,226, 2023-24: 2,198, 2024-25: 2,16201k2k3k2022-232,2262023-242,1982024-252,162
Northern Local School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,226, 2023-24: 2,198, 2024-25: 2,16201k2k3k2022-232,2262023-242,1982024-252,162

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,226121.518.3
2023-242,198122.817.9
2024-252,162118.018.3

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

$9,153,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,112 per student

Northern Local School District booked $9,153,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 122 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $75,253 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 38 in 100 Ohio districts with a figure (state median $78,983, 642 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Ohio teacher salary at $63,153 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$7,123,00077.8%
Special education$1,807,00019.7%
Vocational$223,0002.4%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,639 in 2018-19, $3,763 in 2019-20, $3,951 in 2020-21, $3,728 in 2021-22, $4,112 in 2022-23.

Northern Local School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,639, 2019-20: $3,763, 2020-21: $3,951, 2021-22: $3,728, 2022-23: $4,11202k4k6k2018-19$3,6392019-20$3,7632020-21$3,9512021-22$3,7282022-23$4,112
Northern Local School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,639, 2019-20: $3,763, 2020-21: $3,951, 2021-22: $3,728, 2022-23: $4,11202k4k6k2018-19$3,6392019-20$3,7632020-21$3,9512021-22$3,7282022-23$4,112
Northern Local School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,639, 2019-20: $3,763, 2020-21: $3,951, 2021-22: $3,728, 2022-23: $4,11202k4k6k2018-19$3,6392019-20$3,7632020-21$3,9512021-22$3,7282022-23$4,112
Northern Local School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,639, 2019-20: $3,763, 2020-21: $3,951, 2021-22: $3,728, 2022-23: $4,11202k4k6k2018-19$3,6392019-20$3,7632020-21$3,9512021-22$3,7282022-23$4,112

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Northern Local School District scored proficient or above: 67-71% in reading and 62-66% 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 arts67-71%59%1,079
Math62-66%54%1,074

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

85-89% of the 171 students in Northern Local School District'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 rate85‑89%86.2%
Students in the class171132,008

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, 935 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Thornville Elementary School35116.920.4%Not Title I
Glenford Elementary School32016.437.5%Schoolwide program
Somerset Elementary School26419.447.1%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, 516 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Sheridan Middle School51617.532.7%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, 711 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Sheridan High School71120.622.2%Not Title I

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 Northern Local School District

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 Northern Local School District

  1. Ohio districts by spending per studentNorthern Local School District ranks 433 of 452 Ohio districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,226).#433 of 452
  2. Every school district in OhioNorthern Local School District is the number 191 by size of 999 Ohio districts, with 2,226 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#191 of 999
  3. Buckeye LocalThe next larger Ohio district: 2,240 students in fall 2022, $11,491 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,491
  4. Wilmington CityThe next smaller Ohio district: 2,223 students in fall 2022, $13,856 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,856
  5. Compare Northern Local School District with Buckeye LocalEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Sheridan High School, its largest high school711 students in 2024-25, 20.6 per teacher.711
  7. Teacher salary spending across OhioNorthern Local School District spent $75,253 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $78,983); spending, not a salary.$75,253
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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 Northern Local School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Northern Local School District?
    5 schools were open in 2024-25 (3 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 2,162 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Northern Local School District spend per student?
    $11,226 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 $12,291 per student, up 9.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Northern Local School District's money come from?
    $32,838,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 43.8% state, 45.0% local and 11.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Northern Local School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 279 of the 2,592 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 10.8%, 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 much does Northern Local School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $9,153,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,112 per student. Divided by the 122 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $75,253 per teacher, more than 38 in 100 Ohio districts (state median $78,983). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Ohio teacher salary at $63,153 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Northern Local School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Northern Local School District scored proficient or above: 67-71% in reading and 62-66% 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.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Northern Local School District?
    85-89% of the 171 students in Northern Local School District'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.
  8. What is Northern Local School District's NCES district ID?
    3904905. 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
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.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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