2.1 COST PER STUDENT efficiency comparisons
2008-2009 school year:
What does it cost to produce an “Excellent with Distinction” Ohio school district?
The cost to produce an “Excellent with Distinction” school district ranged from a low of $5,447 to a high of $20,038 per pupil in 2008-2009 school year with an average of $10,035 and a $9,461 median.
Sycamore spents more dollars per student than 107 of these 116 top rated “Excellent with Distinction”districts.
| Lake Local | $5,447 | ||
| Jonathan Alder Local | $7,403 | ||
| Anthony Wayne Local | $7,523 | ||
| Chippewa Local | $7,574 | ||
| Wauseon Exempted Village | $7,689 | ||
| Louisville City | $7,704 | ||
| North Central Local | $7,870 | ||
| Avon Local | $8,001 | ||
| Shawnee Local | $8,006 | ||
| Bluffton Exempted Village | $8,008 | ||
| Ayersville Local | $8,157 | ||
| Springfield Local | $8,203 | ||
| Wayne Local | $8,251 | ||
| Canfield Local | $8,306 | ||
| Spencerville Local | $8,327 | ||
| Ross Local | $8,338 | ||
| Versailles Exempted Village | $8,414 | ||
| Dover City | $8,429 | ||
| Springboro Community City | $8,435 | ||
| Amherst Exempted Village | $8,436 | ||
| Dalton Local | $8,440 | ||
| Milford Exempted Village | $8,441 | ||
| Norwalk City | $8,454 | ||
| Highland Local | $8,525 | ||
| Manchester Local | $8,570 | ||
| Jennings Local | $8,578 | ||
| Van Buren Local | $8,589 | ||
| Central Local | $8,627 | ||
| Marion Local | $8,651 | ||
| Archbold-Area Local | $8,688 | ||
| Teays Valley Local | $8,695 | ||
| Northeastern Local | $8,721 | ||
| Osnaburg Local | $8,736 | ||
| Wadsworth City | $8,742 | ||
| Ottawa-Glandorf Local | $8,753 | ||
| Norton City | $8,803 | ||
| Northwestern Local | $8,906 | ||
| Brunswick City | $8,944 | ||
| Miller City-New Cleveland Local | $8,951 | ||
| Lexington Local | $8,969 | ||
| Fort Loramie Local | $9,066 | ||
| Minster Local | $9,119 | ||
| Oak Hills Local | $9,121 | ||
| Miami East Local | $9,126 | ||
| North Royalton City | $9,137 | ||
| Stow-Munroe Falls City | $9,205 | ||
| North Canton City | $9,208 | ||
| Sugarcreek Local | $9,214 | ||
| St Henry Consolidated Local | $9,215 | ||
| Eastwood Local | $9,235 | ||
| Buckeye Local | $9,246 | ||
| Champion Local | $9,280 | ||
| Beavercreek City | $9,347 | ||
| East Holmes Local | $9,379 | ||
| Liberty-Benton Local | $9,391 | ||
| Edon-Northwest Local | $9,398 | ||
| Green Local | $9,398 | ||
| Loveland City | $9,445 | ||
| Olentangy Local | $9,461 | ||
| Brookville Local | $9,475 | ||
| Pandora-Gilboa Local | $9,477 | ||
| Copley-Fairlawn City | $9,479 | ||
| Lakota Local | $9,503 | ||
| Granville Exempted Village | $9,531 | ||
| Pickerington Local | $9,623 | ||
| Coldwater Exempted Village | $9,632 | ||
| Twinsburg City | $9,703 | ||
| Aurora City | $9,734 | ||
| Fort Recovery Local | $9,745 | ||
| Evergreen Local | $9,749 | ||
| Tallmadge City | $9,762 | ||
| Howland Local | $9,839 | ||
| Northmont City | $9,862 | ||
| Perrysburg Exempted Village | $9,877 | ||
| Willoughby-Eastlake City | $10,019 | ||
| Columbia Local | $10,055 | ||
| Olmsted Falls City | $10,281 | ||
| Avon Lake City | $10,334 | ||
| Oakwood City | $10,362 | ||
| Medina City | $10,428 | ||
| Forest Hills Local | $10,464 | ||
| Mason City | $10,528 | ||
| Bowling Green City | $10,563 | ||
| Hilliard City | $10,697 | ||
| Wyoming City | $10,705 | ||
| Kings Local | $10,765 | ||
| Centerville City | $10,800 | ||
| Huron City | $10,821 | ||
| New Albany-Plain Local | $10,821 | ||
| Bay Village City | $10,868 | ||
| Madeira City | $10,961 | ||
| Revere Local | $11,135 | ||
| West Geauga Local | $11,164 | ||
| Sylvania City | $11,204 | ||
| Newbury Local | $11,221 | ||
| Woodridge Local | $11,258 | ||
| Chagrin Falls Exempted Village | $11,332 | ||
| Brecksville-Broadview Heights City | $11,545 | ||
| Mentor Exempted Village | $11,731 | ||
| Rocky River City | $11,928 | ||
| Dublin City | $12,127 | ||
| North Olmsted City | $12,226 | ||
| Worthington City | $12,534 | ||
| Westlake City | $12,538 | ||
| Solon City | $12,647 | ||
| Hudson City | $12,740 | ||
| Mayfield City | $13,425 | ||
| Sycamore Community City | $13,523 | ||
| Grandview Heights City | $14,130 | ||
| Ottawa Hills Local | $14,324 | ||
| Bexley City | $14,539 | ||
| Independence Local | $14,594 | ||
| Upper Arlington City | $14,676 | ||
| Indian Hill Exempted Village | $14,771 | ||
| Orange City | $19,917 | ||
| Beachwood City | $20,038 | ||
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The following chart shows the spending per pupil for each of Ohio’s 116 school districts rated “excellent with distinction” for the 2008-2009 school year, except two. Some local districts are noted. For example, Loveland’s cost per student is $9,445. That is near the $9461 median – the point at which half of the districts spend more and half spend less. Sycamore’s $13,523 cost per student is $4,062 more than the median.
If Sycamore’s bloated cost structure were reduced to the median of excellent with distinction districts, taxes would be reduced by $22 million annually, i.e. 5413 students times $4,062 equals $21,987,606.
Sycamore $13,523; Median $9,461; Milford $8,441; Loveland $9,445; Lakota $9,503; Mason $10,528; Wyoming $10,705; Kings $10,765; Madeira $10,961.
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Gerber Analytics LLC ranks public and private school test scores on the Ohio Graduation Test in 2009. Top 1%, ordered by expenditure per pupil < Sycamore is listed below. (Only Public schools listed).
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Rank School Cost per Student
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| 107 | Anthony Wayne | $7,523 | ||
| 112 | Van Buren local | $8,589 | ||
| 90 | North Royalton city | $9,137 | ||
| 100 | St Henry consolidated | $9,215 | ||
| 113 | Eastwood local | $9,235 | ||
| 43 | Aurora city | $9,734 | ||
| 61 | Avon Lake | $10,334 | ||
| 15 | Oakwood city | $10,362 | ||
| 63 | Mason | $10,528 | ||
| 39 | Wyoming | $10,705 | ||
| 82 | Centerville city | $10,800 | ||
| 70 | Bay village | $10,868 | ||
| 66 | Madeira | $10,961 | ||
| 71 | Revere local | $11,135 | ||
| 28 | chagrin Falls | $11,332 | ||
| 59 | Rocky River city | $11,928 | ||
| 81 | Dublin city | $12,127 | ||
| 46 | Mariemont | $12,592 | ||
| 23 | Solon city | $12,647 | ||
| 30 | Hudson city | $12,740 | ||
| 56 | Sycamore | $13,523 | ||
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The preponderance of the evidence on the relationship between school spending and student achievement has reached the same conclusion. More money does not equal better schools. The issue is no longer how much money is spent on schools, but how schools use the funding.
———————————————————————————————————–The education establishment and politicians tell us that we need to spend more for higher teacher pay and smaller class size.
The fact of business is higher teacher salaries and smaller class sizes mean little or nothing in terms of academic achievement. Washington, D. C., for example spends over $15,000 per student, has class sizes smaller than the nation’s average and, with an average annual salary of $61,195, its teachers are the most highly paid in the nation.
Excerpts from THE ENQUIRER, December 27, 2009 article, Black education won’t improve without facing certain realities, by
Professor Walter E. Williams, George Mason University, Department of Economics
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“One of the most destructive myths of our time is the notion that the problems in America’s schools are primarily a result of inadequate spending. For years, through its annual Report Card, ALEC has performed a noble service for our nation by putting forth the hard facts that challenge this myth, and providing data that prove the positive impact of reforms rooted in accountability, transparency, and parental choice. As a former state legislator and ALEC member, I’m proud of the contribution ALEC continues to make in the effort to ensure every student in America has the opportunity for a quality education.”
- Rep. John Boehner (R-OH), Minority Leader, U.S. House of Representatives
