Upper Arlington City

Public school district · Franklin County · Ohio · NCES district ID 3904493

Upper Arlington City spent $17,518 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 88% of the other Ohio districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $14,273). Its 10 schools enrolled 6,669 students in 2024-25; 10.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,952 per student, up 2.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 97% (Ohio: 86.2%).

Spending per student among Ohio districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Upper Arlington City in enrollment (5,977 to 6,877 students) and Upper Arlington City itself.

Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Upper Arlington City, FY23Upper Arlington City $17,518; Medina City Schools $15,116; Groveport Madison Local District $14,810; Middletown City Schools $14,554; Lancaster City Schools $14,319; Washington Local Schools $14,277; Milford Exempted Village Schools $13,352; Brunswick City Schools $13,139; Plain Local Schools $12,140; Springboro Community City $10,364; State median, 1,000+ students $14,273.7.5k10k12.5k15k17.5k20kUpper Arlington City$17,518Medina City Schools$15,116Groveport Madison Local Distri…$14,810Middletown City Schools$14,554Lancaster City Schools$14,319Washington Local Schools$14,277Milford Exempted Village Schoo…$13,352Brunswick City Schools$13,139Plain Local Schools$12,140Springboro Community City$10,364State median, 1,000+ students $14,273
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Upper Arlington City, FY23Upper Arlington City $17,518; Medina City Schools $15,116; Groveport Madison Local District $14,810; Middletown City Schools $14,554; Lancaster City Schools $14,319; Washington Local Schools $14,277; Milford Exempted Village Schools $13,352; Brunswick City Schools $13,139; Plain Local Schools $12,140; Springboro Community City $10,364; State median, 1,000+ students $14,273.7.5k10k12.5k15k17.5k20kUpper Arlington City$17,518Medina City Schools$15,116Groveport Madison Local District$14,810Middletown City Schools$14,554Lancaster City Schools$14,319Washington Local Schools$14,277Milford Exempted Village Schools$13,352Brunswick City Schools$13,139Plain Local Schools$12,140Springboro Community City$10,364State median, 1,000+ students $14,273
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Upper Arlington City, FY23Upper Arlington City $17,518; Medina City Schools $15,116; Groveport Madison Local District $14,810; Middletown City Schools $14,554; Lancaster City Schools $14,319; Washington Local Schools $14,277; Milford Exempted Village Schools $13,352; Brunswick City Schools $13,139; Plain Local Schools $12,140; Springboro Community City $10,364; State median, 1,000+ students $14,273.7.5k12.5k17.5k20kUpper Arlington City$17,518Medina City Schools$15,116Groveport Madison Local District$14,810Middletown City Schools$14,554Lancaster City Schools$14,319Washington Local Schools$14,277Milford Exempted Village Schools$13,352Brunswick City Schools$13,139Plain Local Schools$12,140Springboro Community City$10,364State median, 1,000+ students $14,273
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Upper Arlington City, FY23Upper Arlington City $17,518; Medina City Schools $15,116; Groveport Madison Local District $14,810; Middletown City Schools $14,554; Lancaster City Schools $14,319; Washington Local Schools $14,277; Milford Exempted Village Schools $13,352; Brunswick City Schools $13,139; Plain Local Schools $12,140; Springboro Community City $10,364; State median, 1,000+ students $14,273.7.5k12.5k17.5k20kUpper Arlington City$17,518Medina City Schools$15,116Groveport Madison Local District$14,810Middletown City Schools$14,554Lancaster City Schools$14,319Washington Local Schools$14,277Milford Exempted Village Schools$13,352Brunswick City Schools$13,139Plain Local Schools$12,140Springboro Community City$10,364State median, 1,000+ students $14,273

Where the money came from

$142,168,000 in revenue: 10.4% state, 85.7% local and 3.9% federal. Total spending including $12,093,000 of capital outlay was $134,433,000, or $20,826 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Upper Arlington City revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $14,773,000; Local $121,880,000; Federal $5,515,000; total $142,168,000.
  • State$14,773,000 10%
  • Local$121,880,000 86%
  • Federal$5,515,000 4%

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 rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

6,455 students in 2022-23, 6,658 students in 2023-24, 6,669 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Upper Arlington City enrollment by school year2022-23: 6,455, 2023-24: 6,658, 2024-25: 6,66902k4k6k8k2022-236,4552023-246,6582024-256,669
Upper Arlington City enrollment by school year2022-23: 6,455, 2023-24: 6,658, 2024-25: 6,66902k4k6k8k2022-236,4552023-246,6582024-256,669
Upper Arlington City enrollment by school year2022-23: 6,455, 2023-24: 6,658, 2024-25: 6,66902k4k6k8k2022-236,4552023-246,6582024-256,669
Upper Arlington City enrollment by school year2022-23: 6,455, 2023-24: 6,658, 2024-25: 6,66902k4k6k8k2022-236,4552023-246,6582024-256,669

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-236,455330.919.5
2023-246,658357.118.6
2024-256,669363.718.3

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

$42,363,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $6,563 per student

Upper Arlington City booked $42,363,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 332 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 $127,672 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 99 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$34,257,00080.9%
Special education$8,106,00019.1%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $5,836 in 2018-19, $6,126 in 2019-20, $6,480 in 2020-21, $6,606 in 2021-22, $6,563 in 2022-23.

Upper Arlington City teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,836, 2019-20: $6,126, 2020-21: $6,480, 2021-22: $6,606, 2022-23: $6,56302k4k6k8k2018-19$5,8362019-20$6,1262020-21$6,4802021-22$6,6062022-23$6,563
Upper Arlington City teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,836, 2019-20: $6,126, 2020-21: $6,480, 2021-22: $6,606, 2022-23: $6,56302k4k6k8k2018-19$5,8362019-20$6,1262020-21$6,4802021-22$6,6062022-23$6,563
Upper Arlington City teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,836, 2019-20: $6,126, 2020-21: $6,480, 2021-22: $6,606, 2022-23: $6,56302k4k6k8k2018-19$5,8362019-20$6,1262020-21$6,4802021-22$6,6062022-23$6,563
Upper Arlington City teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,836, 2019-20: $6,126, 2020-21: $6,480, 2021-22: $6,606, 2022-23: $6,56302k4k6k8k2018-19$5,8362019-20$6,1262020-21$6,4802021-22$6,6062022-23$6,563

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 Upper Arlington City scored proficient or above: 84% in reading and 82% 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 arts84%59%2,790
Math82%54%2,810

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

97% of the 434 students in Upper Arlington City'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 rate97%86.2%
Students in the class434132,008

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.

5 elementary schools, 3,011 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Barrington Road Elementary School80016.52.5%Not Title I
Tremont Elementary School69418.55.8%Targeted program
Windermere Elementary School55526.93.4%Not Title I
Greensview Elementary School48316.86.6%Not Title I
Wickliffe Elementary School47915.87.3%Targeted 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.

2 middle schools, 1,486 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Hastings Middle School75325.76.0%Eligible, no program
Jones Middle School73313.44.6%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.

2 high schools, 1,955 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Upper Arlington High School1,90822.25.9%Eligible, no program
Upper Arlington Online Academy4711.8not reportedEligible, 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 other school, 217 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Burbank Early Childhood School2179.0not 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.

Burbank Early Childhood School

School in Upper; open in 2024-25; 217 students; 9.0 students per teacher.

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

Contact Upper Arlington City

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 Upper Arlington City

  1. Ohio districts by spending per studentUpper Arlington City ranks 54 of 452 Ohio districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($17,518).#54 of 452
  2. Every school district in OhioUpper Arlington City is the number 35 by size of 999 Ohio districts, with 6,455 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#35 of 999
  3. Washington Local SchoolsThe next larger Ohio district: 6,877 students in fall 2022, $14,277 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,277
  4. Milford Exempted Village SchoolsThe next smaller Ohio district: 6,321 students in fall 2022, $13,352 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,352
  5. Compare Upper Arlington City with Washington Local SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Upper Arlington High School, its largest high school1,908 students in 2024-25, 22.2 per teacher.1,908
  7. Teacher salary spending across OhioUpper Arlington City spent $127,672 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $78,983); spending, not a salary.$127,672
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

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 Upper Arlington City

  1. How many schools and students are in Upper Arlington City?
    10 schools were open in 2024-25 (5 elementary, 2 middle, 2 high, 1 other), enrolling 6,669 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Upper Arlington City spend per student?
    $17,518 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 $17,952 per student, up 2.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Upper Arlington City's money come from?
    $142,168,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 10.4% state, 85.7% local and 3.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Upper Arlington City live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 171 of the 7,861 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 2.2%, 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 Upper Arlington City spend on teacher salaries?
    $42,363,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $6,563 per student. Divided by the 332 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $127,672 per teacher, more than 99 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 Upper Arlington City do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Upper Arlington City scored proficient or above: 84% in reading and 82% 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 Upper Arlington City?
    97% of the 434 students in Upper Arlington City'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 Upper Arlington City's NCES district ID?
    3904493. 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