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Adams County Ohio Valley Local

West Union, Ohio · Superintendent: Larry Hook · #106 of 425 Ohio districts by enrollment

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3,435

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$13,555

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 7% above the Ohio median

16.6

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Ohio median 16.8

Adams County Ohio Valley Local is a public school district based in West Union, Ohio, serving 3,435 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #106 of the 425 Ohio districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 75% of them. Its schools average 491 students each, about the same as the Ohio median of 491. Its superintendent is Larry Hook. It spends about $13,555 per student on day-to-day operations, 7% more than the Ohio median. It has roughly 16.6 students per teacher.

How Adams County Ohio Valley Local compares

Adams County Ohio Valley LocalOhio median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$13,555

Ohio median $12,669 · 7% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$8,504

Ohio median $7,848 · 8% above · FY2020-21

Students per school491

Ohio median 491 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per teacher16.6

Ohio median 16.8 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor687

Ohio median 385 · 78% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$55.2 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 11%State 63%Local 27%

Measure	Adams County Ohio Valley Local	Ohio median	Year
Current spending per student	$13,555	$12,669	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,504	$7,848	FY2020-21
Total spending	$53.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$55.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	207	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	688	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	16.6	16.8	2024-25
Students per counselor	687	385	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Ohio median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Larry Hook

Superintendent, Adams County Ohio Valley Local

Source: Ohio Educational Directory System, checked 2026-10-05. Report a change

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Peer districts in Ohio

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Whitehall CityWhitehall	3,472	5	$13,117	17.4	#103
Barberton CityBarberton	3,448	6	$14,651	16.3	#104
Adams County Ohio Valley LocalWest Union · this district	3,435	7	$13,555	16.6	#106
Avon Lake CityAvon Lake	3,435	7	$12,679	16.8	#105
Nordonia Hills CityNorthfield	3,405	7	$15,005	16.4	#107

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Carroll County Public SchoolsHillsville, VA	3,437	$12,292	11.7
Rowan CountyMorehead, KY	3,435	$10,775	17.8
Neptune Township School DistrictNeptune Twp, NJ	3,434	$23,287	11.2
East China School DistrictEast China, MI	3,433	$11,404	16.1

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-oh-adams-county-ohio-valley-local