Olentangy Local School District

Listed by NCES as Olentangy Local (district ID 3904676)

Public school district · Delaware County · Ohio · NCES district ID 3904676

Olentangy Local School District spent $13,848 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 57% of the other Ohio districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $14,273). Its 27 schools enrolled 22,599 students in 2024-25; 12.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,172 per student, up 9.6% 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%).

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's largest districts

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. Among the 10 districts shown, Olentangy Local ranks 9.

Current spending per student, largest Ohio districts, FY23Cleveland Metropolitan $24,161; Columbus City Schools $22,307; Akron Public Schools $20,491; Toledo Public Schools $20,477; Cincinnati Public Schools $19,413; Dublin City Schools $16,843; Hilliard City $15,050; South Western City Schools $14,393; Olentangy Local $13,848; Lakota Local $12,053; State median, 1,000+ students $14,273.10k15k20k25kCleveland Metropolitan$24,161Columbus City Schools$22,307Akron Public Schools$20,491Toledo Public Schools$20,477Cincinnati Public Schools$19,413Dublin City Schools$16,843Hilliard City$15,050South Western City Schools$14,393Olentangy Local$13,848Lakota Local$12,053State median, 1,000+ students $14,273
Current spending per student, largest Ohio districts, FY23Cleveland Metropolitan $24,161; Columbus City Schools $22,307; Akron Public Schools $20,491; Toledo Public Schools $20,477; Cincinnati Public Schools $19,413; Dublin City Schools $16,843; Hilliard City $15,050; South Western City Schools $14,393; Olentangy Local $13,848; Lakota Local $12,053; State median, 1,000+ students $14,273.10k15k20k25kCleveland Metropolitan$24,161Columbus City Schools$22,307Akron Public Schools$20,491Toledo Public Schools$20,477Cincinnati Public Schools$19,413Dublin City Schools$16,843Hilliard City$15,050South Western City Schools$14,393Olentangy Local$13,848Lakota Local$12,053State median, 1,000+ students $14,273
Current spending per student, largest Ohio districts, FY23Cleveland Metropolitan $24,161; Columbus City Schools $22,307; Akron Public Schools $20,491; Toledo Public Schools $20,477; Cincinnati Public Schools $19,413; Dublin City Schools $16,843; Hilliard City $15,050; South Western City Schools $14,393; Olentangy Local $13,848; Lakota Local $12,053; State median, 1,000+ students $14,273.10k15k20k25kCleveland Metropolitan$24,161Columbus City Schools$22,307Akron Public Schools$20,491Toledo Public Schools$20,477Cincinnati Public Schools$19,413Dublin City Schools$16,843Hilliard City$15,050South Western City Schools$14,393Olentangy Local$13,848Lakota Local$12,053State median, 1,000+ students $14,273
Current spending per student, largest Ohio districts, FY23Cleveland Metropolitan $24,161; Columbus City Schools $22,307; Akron Public Schools $20,491; Toledo Public Schools $20,477; Cincinnati Public Schools $19,413; Dublin City Schools $16,843; Hilliard City $15,050; South Western City Schools $14,393; Olentangy Local $13,848; Lakota Local $12,053; State median, 1,000+ students $14,273.10k15k20k25kCleveland Metropolitan$24,161Columbus City Schools$22,307Akron Public Schools$20,491Toledo Public Schools$20,477Cincinnati Public Schools$19,413Dublin City Schools$16,843Hilliard City$15,050South Western City Schools$14,393Olentangy Local$13,848Lakota Local$12,053State median, 1,000+ students $14,273

Where the money came from

$400,030,000 in revenue: 12.9% state, 84.2% local and 3.0% federal. Total spending including $38,113,000 of capital outlay was $379,142,000, or $16,285 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Olentangy Local School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $51,535,000; Local $336,626,000; Federal $11,869,000; total $400,030,000.
  • State$51,535,000 13%
  • Local$336,626,000 84%
  • Federal$11,869,000 3%

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

23,281 students in 2022-23, 22,999 students in 2023-24, 22,599 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Olentangy Local School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 23,281, 2023-24: 22,999, 2024-25: 22,599010k20k30k2022-2323,2812023-2422,9992024-2522,599
Olentangy Local School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 23,281, 2023-24: 22,999, 2024-25: 22,599010k20k30k2022-2323,2812023-2422,9992024-2522,599
Olentangy Local School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 23,281, 2023-24: 22,999, 2024-25: 22,599010k20k30k2022-2323,2812023-2422,9992024-2522,599
Olentangy Local School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 23,281, 2023-24: 22,999, 2024-25: 22,599010k20k30k2022-2323,2812023-2422,9992024-2522,599

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2323,2811120.220.8
2023-2422,9991117.320.6
2024-2522,5991122.920.1

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

$126,264,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,423 per student

Olentangy Local School District booked $126,264,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 1,173 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 $107,614 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 96 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$98,497,00078.0%
Special education$26,841,00021.3%
Vocational$926,0000.7%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,389 in 2018-19, $4,648 in 2019-20, $4,980 in 2020-21, $5,955 in 2021-22, $5,423 in 2022-23.

Olentangy Local School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,389, 2019-20: $4,648, 2020-21: $4,980, 2021-22: $5,955, 2022-23: $5,42302k4k6k2018-19$4,3892019-20$4,6482020-21$4,9802021-22$5,9552022-23$5,423
Olentangy Local School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,389, 2019-20: $4,648, 2020-21: $4,980, 2021-22: $5,955, 2022-23: $5,42302k4k6k2018-19$4,3892019-20$4,6482020-21$4,9802021-22$5,9552022-23$5,423
Olentangy Local School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,389, 2019-20: $4,648, 2020-21: $4,980, 2021-22: $5,955, 2022-23: $5,42302k4k6k2018-19$4,3892019-20$4,6482020-21$4,9802021-22$5,9552022-23$5,423
Olentangy Local School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,389, 2019-20: $4,648, 2020-21: $4,980, 2021-22: $5,955, 2022-23: $5,42302k4k6k2018-19$4,3892019-20$4,6482020-21$4,9802021-22$5,9552022-23$5,423

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 Olentangy Local School District scored proficient or above: 86% in reading and 85% 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 arts86%59%10,375
Math85%54%10,507

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 1,852 students in Olentangy 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 rate97%86.2%
Students in the class1,852132,008

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.

16 elementary schools, 10,204 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Wyandot Run Elementary School73321.14.9%Not Title I
Liberty Tree Elementary School72721.48.3%Not Title I
Shale Meadows Elementary School72422.17.6%Not Title I
Indian Springs Elementary72119.87.2%Not Title I
Alum Creek Elementary School66422.418.1%Not Title I
Glen Oak Elementary School65420.012.8%Schoolwide program
Oak Creek Elementary School64920.215.4%Schoolwide program
Arrowhead Elementary School64820.915.0%Schoolwide program
Scioto Ridge Elementary School64219.65.9%Not Title I
Johnnycake Corners Elementary School61117.55.4%Not Title I
Tyler Run Elementary School60617.24.3%Not Title I
Freedom Trail Elementary60518.012.2%Eligible, no program
The other 4 elementary schools
SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Heritage Elementary School59221.94.7%Not Title I
Olentangy Meadows Elementary School57418.424.6%Schoolwide program
Walnut Creek Elementary54617.57.1%Not Title I
Cheshire Elementary50816.69.3%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.

5 middle schools, 4,808 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Olentangy Orange Middle School1,05616.818.8%Eligible, no program
Olentangy Shanahan Middle School1,02921.011.1%Eligible, no program
Olentangy Liberty Middle School1,00521.95.3%Not Title I
Berkshire Middle School88317.39.2%Not Title I
Hyatts Middle School83517.38.5%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.

4 high schools, 7,366 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Orange High School1,93620.915.8%Eligible, no program
Olentangy Liberty High School1,84721.37.2%Not Title I
Olentangy Berlin High School1,82322.88.8%Not Title I
Olentangy High School1,76020.49.5%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 other schools, 221 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Olentangy Shanahan Preschool188not reportednot reportedNot Title I
Olentangy Preschool at DACC33not 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.

2 more schools 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.

Olentangy Shanahan Preschool

School in Lewis Center; open in 2024-25; 188 students.

Olentangy Preschool at DACC

School in Delaware; open in 2024-25; 33 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 Olentangy 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 Olentangy Local School District

  1. Ohio districts by spending per studentOlentangy Local School District ranks 257 of 452 Ohio districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,848).#257 of 452
  2. Every school district in OhioOlentangy Local School District is the number 4 by size of 999 Ohio districts, with 23,281 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#4 of 999
  3. Cleveland Metropolitan School DistrictThe next larger Ohio district: 33,998 students in fall 2022, $24,161 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$24,161
  4. Toledo Public SchoolsThe next smaller Ohio district: 21,814 students in fall 2022, $20,477 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,477
  5. Compare Olentangy Local School District with Cleveland Metropolitan School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Orange High School, its largest high school1,936 students in 2024-25, 20.9 per teacher.1,936
  7. Teacher salary spending across OhioOlentangy Local School District spent $107,614 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $78,983); spending, not a salary.$107,614
  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 Olentangy Local School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Olentangy Local School District?
    27 schools were open in 2024-25 (16 elementary, 5 middle, 4 high, 2 other), enrolling 22,599 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Olentangy Local School District spend per student?
    $13,848 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 $15,172 per student, up 9.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Olentangy Local School District's money come from?
    $400,030,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 12.9% state, 84.2% local and 3.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Olentangy Local School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 598 of the 23,389 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 2.6%, 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 Olentangy Local School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $126,264,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,423 per student. Divided by the 1,173 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $107,614 per teacher, more than 96 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 Olentangy Local School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Olentangy Local School District scored proficient or above: 86% in reading and 85% 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 Olentangy Local School District?
    97% of the 1,852 students in Olentangy 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 Olentangy Local School District's NCES district ID?
    3904676. 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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