District profile / Ohio

North Union Local School District

Richwood, Ohio · Superintendent: Justin Ufferman · #327 of 425 Ohio districts by enrollment

Compare with peers

1,364

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$13,004

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Ohio median

18.4

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Ohio median 16.8

North Union Local School District is a public school district based in Richwood, Ohio, serving 1,364 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #327 of the 425 Ohio districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 23% of them. Its schools average 455 students each, about the same as the Ohio median of 491. Its superintendent is Justin Ufferman. It spends about $13,004 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 18.4 students per teacher.

How North Union Local compares

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

Spending per student$13,004

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

Instruction spending per student$7,324

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

Students per school455

Ohio median 491 · 7% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher18.4

Ohio median 16.8 · 10% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor341

Ohio median 385 · 11% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$21.7 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 9%State 42%Local 49%

Measure	North Union Local	Ohio median	Year
Current spending per student	$13,004	$12,669	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,324	$7,848	FY2020-21
Total spending	$19.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$21.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	74	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	231	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	18.4	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.

Leadership

Moves tracker →

Justin Ufferman

Superintendent, North Union Local School District

Source: Ohio Educational Directory System, checked 2026-10-05. Report a change

In the news

0 stories matched

We haven't matched any stories to North Union Local School District yet. Recent Ohio coverage is on the Ohio page.

Peer districts in Ohio

Compare side by side →

District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Berkshire LocalBurton	1,372	4	$11,784	20.8	#324
Edison LocalHammondsville	1,372	4	$13,588	17.8	#325
North Union Local School DistrictRichwood · this district	1,364	3	$13,004	18.4	#327
Indian Lake LocalLewistown	1,364	3	$13,817	15.9	#326
Alexander LocalAlbany	1,362	2	$13,331	14.0	#328

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Tipton Community School CorporationTipton, IN	1,366	$10,651	13.8
Frankenmuth School DistrictFrankenmuth, MI	1,364	$10,021	20.7
Cazenovia Central School DistrictCazenovia, NY	1,364	$20,000	12.2
Huntingdon Special School DistrictHuntingdon, TN	1,364	$9,541	n/a

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-north-union-local-school-district