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North Fork Local

Utica, Ohio · Superintendent: Scott Hartley · #314 of 425 Ohio districts by enrollment

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1,454

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$12,493

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Ohio median

14.7

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Ohio median 16.8

North Fork Local is a public school district based in Utica, Ohio, serving 1,454 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #314 of the 425 Ohio districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 26% of them. Its schools average 364 students each, fewer than the Ohio median of 491. Its superintendent is Scott Hartley. It spends about $12,493 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.7 students per teacher.

How North Fork Local compares

North Fork LocalOhio median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$12,493

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

Instruction spending per student$7,597

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

Students per school364

Ohio median 491 · 26% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher14.7

Ohio median 16.8 · 13% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor291

Ohio median 385 · 24% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$22.6 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 9%State 42%Local 50%

Measure	North Fork Local	Ohio median	Year
Current spending per student	$12,493	$12,669	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,597	$7,848	FY2020-21
Total spending	$20.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$22.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	99	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	317	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	14.7	16.8	2024-25
Students per counselor	291	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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Scott Hartley

Superintendent, North Fork 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
Clear Fork Valley LocalBellville	1,472	5	$11,470	15.5	#310
Fairview Park CityFairview Park	1,471	4	$13,899	13.9	#311
Rolling Hills LocalCambridge	1,456	5	$12,865	19.2	#312
Sheffield-Sheffield Lake CitySheffield Village	1,455	5	$14,294	16.2	#313
North Fork LocalUtica · this district	1,454	4	$12,493	14.7	#314

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Clear Lake Community School DistrictClear Lake, IA	1,454	$10,661	14.4
Lone Grove Public SchoolsLone Grove, OK	1,454	$8,624	15.0
Umatilla School District 6RUmatilla, OR	1,454	$12,949	17.7
Whitney ISDWhitney, TX	1,454	$11,246	13.3

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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