Highest Spending Districts in Ohio
Per-pupil expenditure ranking. Districts with 500+ enrollment. Data from NCES F-33 Finance Survey.
$63,731
Top Spender
Hillsdale Local
$32,561
Avg Per-Pupil
50
Districts Listed
500+
Min Enrollment
| # | District | Per-Pupil $ |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hillsdale Local Jeromesville | $63,731 |
| 2. | Miami Valley Career Tech Englewood | $55,910 |
| 3. | Warren County Vocational School Lebanon | $44,244 |
| 4. | Gallia-Jackson-Vinton Rio Grande | $43,140 |
| 5. | Conotton Valley Union Local Bowerston | $42,336 |
| 6. | Warrensville Heights City Warrensville Heights | $41,278 |
| 7. | Great Oaks Career Campuses Cincinnati | $40,631 |
| 8. | EHOVE Career Center Milan | $38,359 |
| 9. | Grandview Heights Schools Columbus | $38,243 |
| 10. | Butler Technology & Career Development Schools Hamilton | $37,629 |
| 11. | Lawrence County Chesapeake | $36,825 |
| 12. | Pickaway-Ross County JVSD Chillicothe | $36,191 |
| 13. | Berkshire Local Burton | $35,826 |
| 14. | East Cleveland City School District East Cleveland | $35,708 |
| 15. | St Bernard-Elmwood Place City Saint Bernard | $35,182 |
| 16. | Youngstown City Youngstown | $34,449 |
| 17. | Green Local Franklin Furnace | $33,007 |
| 18. | Career and Technology Educational Centers Newark | $32,462 |
| 19. | Wickliffe City Wickliffe | $32,119 |
| 20. | Mid-East Career and Technology Centers Zanesville | $32,103 |
| 21. | Northeastern Local Springfield | $31,834 |
| 22. | Tri-Rivers Marion | $31,543 |
| 23. | Beachwood City Beachwood | $30,461 |
| 24. | Finneytown Local Cincinnati | $29,965 |
| 25. | Medina County Joint Vocational School District Medina | $29,918 |
| 26. | Apollo Lima | $29,494 |
| 27. | Wayne County JVSD Smithville | $29,481 |
| 28. | Shelby City Shelby | $29,412 |
| 29. | Fairless Local Navarre | $29,357 |
| 30. | Orange City Cleveland | $29,285 |
| 31. | Sycamore Community City Blue Ash | $29,139 |
| 32. | Eastland-Fairfield Career & Technical Schools Groveport | $28,898 |
| 33. | Ashtabula County Technical and Career Center Jefferson | $28,540 |
| 34. | Scioto County Joint Vocational School Lucasville | $28,444 |
| 35. | Pleasant Local Marion | $28,425 |
| 36. | Greene County Vocational School District Xenia | $28,407 |
| 37. | Oberlin City Schools Oberlin | $27,542 |
| 38. | Indian Creek Local Wintersville | $27,357 |
| 39. | Upper Arlington City Upper Arlington | $26,995 |
| 40. | Switzerland of Ohio Local Woodsfield | $26,955 |
| 41. | East Knox Local Howard | $26,497 |
| 42. | Lexington Local Lexington | $26,471 |
| 43. | Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr Canfield | $26,082 |
| 44. | Penta Career Center - District Perrysburg | $25,768 |
| 45. | Logan Elm Local Circleville | $25,593 |
| 46. | Norwood City Norwood | $25,543 |
| 47. | Upper Valley Career Center Piqua | $25,429 |
| 48. | Indian Hill Exempted Village Cincinnati | $25,398 |
| 49. | Athens City Chauncey | $25,244 |
| 50. | Berne Union Local Sugar Grove | $25,203 |
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Methodology
Per-pupil expenditure data comes from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Only districts with 500 or more students are included to ensure meaningful comparisons. Spending figures include all current operational expenditures divided by total enrollment.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.