Southern Local

Public school district · Columbiana County · Ohio · NCES district ID 3904644

Southern Local spent $18,695 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 78% of the other Ohio districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $15,201). Its 3 schools enrolled 790 students in 2024-25; 50.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $20,155 per student, up 7.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (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 Southern Local in enrollment (809 to 824 students) and Southern Local itself.

Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Southern Local, FY23Cuyahoga Heights Local $22,265; Richmond Heights Local Schools $19,710; Southern Local $18,695; Apollo $17,302; Bloom-Vernon Local $15,476; Triad Local Schools $15,171; Lincolnview Local $15,010; Waterloo Local $14,265; Toronto City Schools $13,131; Gibsonburg Exempted Village $13,079; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.10k15k20k25kCuyahoga Heights Local$22,265Richmond Heights Local Schools$19,710Southern Local$18,695Apollo$17,302Bloom-Vernon Local$15,476Triad Local Schools$15,171Lincolnview Local$15,010Waterloo Local$14,265Toronto City Schools$13,131Gibsonburg Exempted Village$13,079State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Southern Local, FY23Cuyahoga Heights Local $22,265; Richmond Heights Local Schools $19,710; Southern Local $18,695; Apollo $17,302; Bloom-Vernon Local $15,476; Triad Local Schools $15,171; Lincolnview Local $15,010; Waterloo Local $14,265; Toronto City Schools $13,131; Gibsonburg Exempted Village $13,079; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.10k15k20k25kCuyahoga Heights Local$22,265Richmond Heights Local Schools$19,710Southern Local$18,695Apollo$17,302Bloom-Vernon Local$15,476Triad Local Schools$15,171Lincolnview Local$15,010Waterloo Local$14,265Toronto City Schools$13,131Gibsonburg Exempted Village$13,079State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Southern Local, FY23Cuyahoga Heights Local $22,265; Richmond Heights Local Schools $19,710; Southern Local $18,695; Apollo $17,302; Bloom-Vernon Local $15,476; Triad Local Schools $15,171; Lincolnview Local $15,010; Waterloo Local $14,265; Toronto City Schools $13,131; Gibsonburg Exempted Village $13,079; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.10k15k20k25kCuyahoga Heights Local$22,265Richmond Heights Local Schools$19,710Southern Local$18,695Apollo$17,302Bloom-Vernon Local$15,476Triad Local Schools$15,171Lincolnview Local$15,010Waterloo Local$14,265Toronto City Schools$13,131Gibsonburg Exempted Village$13,079State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Southern Local, FY23Cuyahoga Heights Local $22,265; Richmond Heights Local Schools $19,710; Southern Local $18,695; Apollo $17,302; Bloom-Vernon Local $15,476; Triad Local Schools $15,171; Lincolnview Local $15,010; Waterloo Local $14,265; Toronto City Schools $13,131; Gibsonburg Exempted Village $13,079; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.10k15k20k25kCuyahoga Heights Local$22,265Richmond Heights Local Schools$19,710Southern Local$18,695Apollo$17,302Bloom-Vernon Local$15,476Triad Local Schools$15,171Lincolnview Local$15,010Waterloo Local$14,265Toronto City Schools$13,131Gibsonburg Exempted Village$13,079State median, under 1,000 students $15,201

Where the money came from

$18,658,000 in revenue: 50.9% state, 36.3% local and 12.8% federal. Total spending including $875,000 of capital outlay was $17,252,000, or $21,116 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Southern Local revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $9,492,000; Local $6,778,000; Federal $2,388,000; total $18,658,000.
  • State$9,492,000 51%
  • Local$6,778,000 36%
  • Federal$2,388,000 13%

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 529 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

817 students in 2022-23, 834 students in 2023-24, 790 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Southern Local enrollment by school year2022-23: 817, 2023-24: 834, 2024-25: 79002505007501k2022-238172023-248342024-25790
Southern Local enrollment by school year2022-23: 817, 2023-24: 834, 2024-25: 79002505007501k2022-238172023-248342024-25790
Southern Local enrollment by school year2022-23: 817, 2023-24: 834, 2024-25: 79002505007501k2022-238172023-248342024-25790
Southern Local enrollment by school year2022-23: 817, 2023-24: 834, 2024-25: 79002505007501k2022-238172023-248342024-25790

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2381745.318.0
2023-2483443.319.3
2024-2579047.116.8

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

$3,739,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,576 per student

Southern Local booked $3,739,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 48 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 $77,188 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 45 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$2,686,00071.8%
Special education$906,00024.2%
Vocational$147,0003.9%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,796 in 2018-19, $3,898 in 2019-20, $3,911 in 2020-21, $4,583 in 2021-22, $4,576 in 2022-23.

Southern Local teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,796, 2019-20: $3,898, 2020-21: $3,911, 2021-22: $4,583, 2022-23: $4,57602k4k6k2018-19$3,7962019-20$3,8982020-21$3,9112021-22$4,5832022-23$4,576
Southern Local teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,796, 2019-20: $3,898, 2020-21: $3,911, 2021-22: $4,583, 2022-23: $4,57602k4k6k2018-19$3,7962019-20$3,8982020-21$3,9112021-22$4,5832022-23$4,576
Southern Local teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,796, 2019-20: $3,898, 2020-21: $3,911, 2021-22: $4,583, 2022-23: $4,57602k4k6k2018-19$3,7962019-20$3,8982020-21$3,9112021-22$4,5832022-23$4,576
Southern Local teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,796, 2019-20: $3,898, 2020-21: $3,911, 2021-22: $4,583, 2022-23: $4,57602k4k6k2018-19$3,7962019-20$3,8982020-21$3,9112021-22$4,5832022-23$4,576

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 Southern Local scored proficient or above: 40-47% in reading and 30-37% 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 arts40-47%59%359
Math30-37%54%358

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

95% or more of the 65 students in Southern 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 rate95% or more86.2%
Students in the class65132,008

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.

1 elementary school, 389 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Southern Local Elementary School38915.6not reportedSchoolwide 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, 391 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Southern Local Jr/Sr High School39117.7All free (CEP)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 other school, 10 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Southern Online Academy10not reportednot reportedNot 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.

One more school on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory

These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.

Southern Online Academy

School in Salineville; open in 2024-25; 10 students.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.

Contact Southern 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 Southern Local

  1. Ohio districts by spending per studentSouthern Local ranks 116 of 529 Ohio districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($18,695).#116 of 529
  2. Every school district in OhioSouthern Local is the number 518 by size of 999 Ohio districts, with 817 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#518 of 999
  3. Lincolnview LocalThe next larger Ohio district: 822 students in fall 2022, $15,010 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,010
  4. Toronto City SchoolsThe next smaller Ohio district: 814 students in fall 2022, $13,131 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,131
  5. Compare Southern Local with Lincolnview LocalEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Southern Local Jr/Sr High School, its largest high school391 students in 2024-25, 17.7 per teacher.391
  7. Teacher salary spending across OhioSouthern Local spent $77,188 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $78,983); spending, not a salary.$77,188
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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 Southern Local

  1. How many schools and students are in Southern Local?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high, 1 other), enrolling 790 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Southern Local spend per student?
    $18,695 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 fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $15,201 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $20,155 per student, up 7.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Southern Local's money come from?
    $18,658,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 50.9% state, 36.3% local and 12.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Southern Local live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 183 of the 825 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 22.2%, 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 Southern Local spend on teacher salaries?
    $3,739,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,576 per student. Divided by the 48 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $77,188 per teacher, more than 45 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 Southern Local do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Southern Local scored proficient or above: 40-47% in reading and 30-37% 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 Southern Local?
    95% or more of the 65 students in Southern 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.
  8. What is Southern Local's NCES district ID?
    3904644. 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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