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Western Brown Local

Mount Orab, Ohio · Superintendent: Raegan White · #155 of 425 Ohio districts by enrollment

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2,604

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$12,735

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Ohio median

17.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Ohio median 16.8

Western Brown Local is a public school district based in Mount Orab, Ohio, serving 2,604 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #155 of the 425 Ohio districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 64% of them. Its schools average 651 students each, more than the Ohio median of 491. Its superintendent is Raegan White. It spends about $12,735 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 17.2 students per teacher.

How Western Brown Local compares

Western Brown LocalOhio median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$12,735

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

Instruction spending per student$7,641

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

Students per school651

Ohio median 491 · 33% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher17.2

Ohio median 16.8 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor521

Ohio median 385 · 35% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$39.4 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 9%State 68%Local 23%

Measure	Western Brown Local	Ohio median	Year
Current spending per student	$12,735	$12,669	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,641	$7,848	FY2020-21
Total spending	$39.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$39.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	151	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	401	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	17.2	16.8	2024-25
Students per counselor	521	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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Raegan White

Superintendent, Western Brown 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
Ross LocalHamilton	2,607	5	$10,594	19.9	#153
Rocky River CityRocky River	2,606	5	$15,619	15.8	#154
Western Brown LocalMount Orab · this district	2,604	4	$12,735	17.2	#155
Franklin CityFranklin	2,602	6	$14,949	20.7	#156
Chillicothe CityChillicothe	2,589	5	$12,678	17.3	#157

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Flint School District of the City ofFlint, MI	2,605	$20,637	20.4
Trenton Public SchoolsTrenton, MI	2,604	$14,726	14.5
Freetown-LakevilleLakeville, MA	2,603	$16,091	12.2
Sayville Union Free School DistrictSayville, NY	2,603	$31,608	11.4

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-western-brown-local