School finances
Commentary on Reynoldsburg school finances, by Reynoldsburg parent Carl Haeger. It includes links to supporting files (Google Doc).
Five-year forecasts for Reynoldsburg, Gahanna and Groveport-Madison. The Reynoldsburg forecast has explanatory notes at the bottom (Excel file containing three forecasts).
Comparison of basic statistics for 2012-2013: Reynoldsburg, Gahanna, Groveport-Madison.This includes demographic, teacher, revenue and expenditure information (Excel file). These are the latest figures available from the Ohio Dept of Education website. This file also contains data for all 610 school districts in Ohio.
How did Reynoldsburg rank statewide in the 2012-13 school year, out of 610 school districts? Here are a few selected numbers (1 = highest, 610 = lowest). These figures need to be interpreted with caution, since they represent a snapshot of one year, and districts adopt widely varying strategies to address local needs and priorities.
Expenditure
Total expenditure per student: 249 (i.e. 249th highest expenditure per student out of 610 districts)
Instruction expenditure per student: 311
Administrative expenditure per student: 268
Building operation expenditure per student: 187
Revenue
Average income: 285
Property valuation per student: 485
Local tax effort (a measure of local tax raised in relation to what we can afford): 212
Overall capacity to finance locally (calculated by the Ohio School Facilities Commission): 317
Local revenue as a proportion of the budget: 281
State revenue as a proportion of the budget: 345
Demographic
Percentage of students living in poverty: 215
How did Reynoldsburg rank statewide in the 2012-13 school year, out of 610 school districts? Here are a few selected numbers (1 = highest, 610 = lowest). These figures need to be interpreted with caution, since they represent a snapshot of one year, and districts adopt widely varying strategies to address local needs and priorities.
Expenditure
Total expenditure per student: 249 (i.e. 249th highest expenditure per student out of 610 districts)
Instruction expenditure per student: 311
Administrative expenditure per student: 268
Building operation expenditure per student: 187
Revenue
Average income: 285
Property valuation per student: 485
Local tax effort (a measure of local tax raised in relation to what we can afford): 212
Overall capacity to finance locally (calculated by the Ohio School Facilities Commission): 317
Local revenue as a proportion of the budget: 281
State revenue as a proportion of the budget: 345
Demographic
Percentage of students living in poverty: 215
Or visit the Ohio Department of Education webpage to download data for 2013 and earlier years and customize the analysis for yourself (Excel files).