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Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local

Bellbrook, Ohio · Superintendent: Douglas Cozad · #146 of 425 Ohio districts by enrollment

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2,725

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$11,095

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 12% below the Ohio median

20.0

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Ohio median 16.8

Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local is a public school district based in Bellbrook, Ohio, serving 2,725 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #146 of the 425 Ohio districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 66% of them. Its schools average 681 students each, more than the Ohio median of 491. Its superintendent is Douglas Cozad. It spends about $11,095 per student on day-to-day operations, 12% less than the Ohio median. It has roughly 20.0 students per teacher.

How Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local compares

Bellbrook-Sugarcreek LocalOhio median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$11,095

Ohio median $12,669 · 12% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,139

Ohio median $7,848 · 9% below · FY2020-21

Students per school681

Ohio median 491 · 39% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher20.0

Ohio median 16.8 · 19% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor341

Ohio median 385 · 11% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$37.0 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 6%State 24%Local 70%

Measure	Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local	Ohio median	Year
Current spending per student	$11,095	$12,669	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,139	$7,848	FY2020-21
Total spending	$32.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$37.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	136	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	331	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	20.0	16.8	2024-25
Students per counselor	341	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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Douglas Cozad

Superintendent, Bellbrook-Sugarcreek 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
Painesville City LocalPainesville	2,744	6	$13,802	16.9	#144
Copley-Fairlawn CityCopley	2,726	5	$14,675	15.2	#145
Bellbrook-Sugarcreek LocalBellbrook · this district	2,725	4	$11,095	20.0	#146
Mt Healthy CityCincinnati	2,704	5	$16,378	23.9	#147
Goshen LocalGoshen	2,695	4	$12,000	18.3	#148

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Detroit Lakes Public School Dist.Detroit Lakes, MN	2,728	$13,387	13.7
RSU 18Oakland, ME	2,725	$14,302	14.0
Bolivar R-IBolivar, MO	2,725	$9,547	13.2
Southern York County School DistrictGlen Rock, PA	2,724	$15,764	13.4

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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