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Fairfield Union Local

Lancaster, Ohio · Superintendent: Jon Belville · #220 of 425 Ohio districts by enrollment

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1,901

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$12,140

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Ohio median

17.8

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Ohio median 16.8

Fairfield Union Local is a public school district based in Lancaster, Ohio, serving 1,901 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #220 of the 425 Ohio districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 48% of them. Its schools average 475 students each, about the same as the Ohio median of 491. Its superintendent is Jon Belville. It spends about $12,140 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 17.8 students per teacher.

How Fairfield Union Local compares

Fairfield Union LocalOhio median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$12,140

Ohio median $12,669 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,460

Ohio median $7,848 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school475

Ohio median 491 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per teacher17.8

Ohio median 16.8 · 6% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor475

Ohio median 385 · 23% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$28.1 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 6%State 40%Local 55%

Measure	Fairfield Union Local	Ohio median	Year
Current spending per student	$12,140	$12,669	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,460	$7,848	FY2020-21
Total spending	$24.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$28.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	107	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	304	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	17.8	16.8	2024-25
Students per counselor	475	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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Jon Belville

Superintendent, Fairfield Union 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
Salem CitySalem	1,913	5	$11,300	16.5	#217
Streetsboro CityStreetsboro	1,905	5	$13,211	15.6	#218
Warrensville Heights CityWarrensville Heights	1,902	4	$19,886	13.2	#219
Fairfield Union LocalLancaster · this district	1,901	4	$12,140	17.8	#220
Indian Creek LocalWintersville	1,899	5	$10,890	15.8	#221

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Mosinee School DistrictMosinee, WI	1,902	$12,475	13.5
Gulf CountyPort St Joe, FL	1,901	$12,726	14.7
Spring Hill ISDLongview, TX	1,901	$9,621	13.5
Commerce CityCommerce, GA	1,900	$11,058	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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