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  • 37%

    Ohio Residents Think K–12 Education in Ohio Is Headed

2020 Ohio K–12 & School Choice Survey

Top Reasons Ohio Parents Choose Schools

Public District School

  1. Socialization
  2. Diversity/Variety
  3. Better Education/Quality

Charter School

  1. Better Education/Quality
  2. Class Size/ Student-Teacher Ratio
  3. Academics/Curriculum/Standards/Results

 

Private School

  1. Better Education/Quality
  2. Class Size/ Student-Teacher Ratio
  3. Academics/Curriculum/Standards/Results

 

Homeschool

  1. Safety/Less Drugs, Violence, Bullying
  2. Individual Attention/One-on-One/Customized
  3. Better Education/Quality

Ohio K–12 & School Choice Survey

Ohio Private School Fast Facts

  • 36,000

    estimated open seats in private schools

  • 77%

    provide some form of financial assistance to students

Exploring Ohio’s Private Education Sector

Ohio K–12 Education Spending

$26.4 Billion

Total Ohio Public Education Revenue

U.S. Department of Education, NCES, Common Core of Data (CCD)

Data last updated 6/2022.

Ohio Student Transportation

  • $1,193

    Avg. District Busing Expenditure Per Pupil

  • 7.4%

    Total Spending Per Pupil

U.S. Department of Education, NCES, Common Core of Data (CCD)

Data last updated 6/2022.

Inter-District

Districts must provide transportation for same-year transfer students and students with incarcerated parents.

Charter School

The school district must provide transportation to resident students attending a charter school within the school district, unless the charter school and school district have an agreement requiring the charter school to provide transportation or the charter school accepts responsibility for transportation.

Private School

Districts have the option to distribute transportation funds to private school parents.

State Student Transportation Statutes

Inter-District: Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §§ 3313.97 and 3313.64, § 3313.98, 3313.981, 3327.05

Charter Schools: Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § § 3314.09, 3314.091 and 3327.02

Private Schools: ORC §3327.01

Transporting School Choice Students, 2020