Alliance City
Alliance City is a public school district based in Alliance, Ohio, serving 3,019 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #129 of the 425 Ohio districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 70% of them. Its schools average 503 students each, about the same as the Ohio median of 491. Its superintendent is Robert Gress. It spends about $13,309 per student on day-to-day operations, 5% more than the Ohio median. It has roughly 20.0 students per teacher.
How Alliance City compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Alliance City | Ohio median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $13,309 | $12,669 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,644 | $7,848 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $42.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $48.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 151 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 551 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 20.0 | 16.8 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 302 | 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.
Leadership
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Source: Ohio Educational Directory System, checked 2026-10-05. Report a change
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Peer districts in Ohio
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zanesville CityZanesville | 3,061 | 6 | $14,014 | 18.2 | #126 |
| Aurora CityAurora | 3,049 | 5 | $13,857 | 17.3 | #127 |
| Maple Heights CityMaple Heights | 3,024 | 5 | $12,634 | 16.7 | #128 |
| Alliance CityAlliance · this district | 3,019 | 6 | $13,309 | 20.0 | #129 |
| Ashland CityAshland | 3,007 | 5 | $10,467 | 18.3 | #130 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redding ElementaryRedding, CA | 3,021 | $14,647 | 20.6 |
| Yankton School District 63-3Yankton, SD | 3,021 | $9,910 | 16.9 |
| Calloway CountyMurray, KY | 3,020 | $10,820 | 16.2 |
| Union CountyBlairsville, GA | 3,015 | $12,006 | 14.0 |
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.
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