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Washington-Nile Local

West Portsmouth, Ohio · Superintendent: Christopher Rapp · #371 of 425 Ohio districts by enrollment

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1,177

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$13,483

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 6% above the Ohio median

14.5

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Ohio median 16.8

Washington-Nile Local is a public school district based in West Portsmouth, Ohio, serving 1,177 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #371 of the 425 Ohio districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 13% of them. Its schools average 392 students each, fewer than the Ohio median of 491. Its superintendent is Christopher Rapp. It spends about $13,483 per student on day-to-day operations, 6% more than the Ohio median. It has roughly 14.5 students per teacher.

How Washington-Nile Local compares

Washington-Nile LocalOhio median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$13,483

Ohio median $12,669 · 6% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$8,003

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

Students per school392

Ohio median 491 · 20% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher14.5

Ohio median 16.8 · 14% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor294

Ohio median 385 · 24% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$22.2 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 10%State 72%Local 18%

Measure	Washington-Nile Local	Ohio median	Year
Current spending per student	$13,483	$12,669	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,003	$7,848	FY2020-21
Total spending	$20.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$22.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	81	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	213	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	14.5	16.8	2024-25
Students per counselor	294	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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Christopher Rapp

Superintendent, Washington-Nile 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
Willard CityWillard	1,183	3	$13,236	13.3	#368
East Clinton LocalSabina	1,179	4	$12,362	12.8	#369
Washington-Nile LocalWest Portsmouth · this district	1,177	3	$13,483	14.5	#371
East Cleveland City School DistrictEast Cleveland	1,177	6	$22,283	11.9	#370
Liberty Union-Thurston LocalBaltimore	1,175	3	$13,475	15.3	#372

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Mount GreylockWilliamstown, MA	1,177	$22,389	11.0
Mainland Regional High SchoolLinwood, NJ	1,177	$24,102	12.4
Locust Grove Public SchoolsLocust Grove, OK	1,177	$10,743	13.5
Cameron School DistrictCameron, WI	1,177	$12,001	14.2

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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