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Marlington Local

Alliance, Ohio · Superintendent: Kevin Haught · #229 of 425 Ohio districts by enrollment

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1,861

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$12,839

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Ohio median

17.4

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Ohio median 16.8

Marlington Local is a public school district based in Alliance, Ohio, serving 1,861 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #229 of the 425 Ohio districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 46% of them. Its schools average 372 students each, fewer than the Ohio median of 491. Its superintendent is Kevin Haught. It spends about $12,839 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 17.4 students per teacher.

How Marlington Local compares

Marlington LocalOhio median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$12,839

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

Instruction spending per student$7,969

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

Students per school372

Ohio median 491 · 24% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher17.4

Ohio median 16.8 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor372

Ohio median 385 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$31.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 15%State 35%Local 50%

Measure	Marlington Local	Ohio median	Year
Current spending per student	$12,839	$12,669	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,969	$7,848	FY2020-21
Total spending	$30.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$31.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	107	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	410	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	17.4	16.8	2024-25
Students per counselor	372	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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Kevin Haught

Superintendent, Marlington 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
Ravenna CityRavenna	1,874	6	$14,698	14.3	#227
Perkins LocalSandusky	1,868	4	$13,840	17.5	#228
Marlington LocalAlliance · this district	1,861	5	$12,839	17.4	#229
Gallipolis CityGallipolis	1,859	5	$10,959	16.3	#230
Kenton CityKenton	1,851	3	$12,898	16.0	#231

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
United Twp HSD 30East Moline, IL	1,862	$14,466	17.4
Saucon Valley School DistrictHellertown, PA	1,862	$20,237	13.2
Palisades Park School DistrictPalisades Park, NJ	1,861	$17,330	11.8
MiddletownMiddletown, RI	1,860	$19,515	11.8

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-marlington-local