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Pickerington Local

Pickerington, Ohio · Superintendent: Charles Smialek · #13 of 425 Ohio districts by enrollment

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11,729

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$12,542

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Ohio median

19.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Ohio median 16.8

Pickerington Local is a public school district based in Pickerington, Ohio, serving 11,729 students in 16 schools. By enrollment it ranks #13 of the 425 Ohio districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 97% of them. Its schools average 733 students each, more than the Ohio median of 491. Its superintendent is Charles Smialek. It spends about $12,542 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 19.1 students per teacher.

How Pickerington Local compares

Pickerington LocalOhio median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$12,542

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

Instruction spending per student$7,949

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

Students per school733

Ohio median 491 · 49% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher19.1

Ohio median 16.8 · 14% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor434

Ohio median 385 · 13% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$148.0 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 6%State 42%Local 52%

Measure	Pickerington Local	Ohio median	Year
Current spending per student	$12,542	$12,669	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,949	$7,848	FY2020-21
Total spending	$144.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$148.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	614	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,691	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	19.1	16.8	2024-25
Students per counselor	434	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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Charles Smialek

Superintendent, Pickerington 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
Dayton CityDayton	12,785	28	$18,792	17.1	#12
Pickerington LocalPickerington · this district	11,729	16	$12,542	19.1	#13
Worthington CityWorthington	10,874	19	$14,113	16.2	#14
Mason CityMason	10,155	4	$12,594	21.2	#15
Fairfield CityFairfield	9,591	10	$10,386	19.5	#16

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Elmore CountyWetumpka, AL	11,741	$9,371	18.3
GadsdenAnthony, NM	11,739	$12,536	13.5
St Charles CUSD 303Saint Charles, IL	11,731	$18,087	13.3
Tempe Union High School District (4287)Tempe, AZ	11,726	$9,009	21.1

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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