Big Walnut Local
A public school district in Sunbury, Ohio, with 8 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 4,298
- Students enrolled
- 231.7
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 681.2
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,454
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 4,298 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,258th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 81st of 1,004 in Ohio. Larger than 87% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,454 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 20% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Big Walnut Local spent $12,454 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,836 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $12,454 | $52.0 million | 4,172 |
| FY2022 | $11,810 | $48.9 million | 4,140 |
| FY2021 | $11,768 | $45.9 million | 3,903 |
| FY2020 | $11,558 | $45.2 million | 3,912 |
| FY2019 | $11,553 | $43.5 million | 3,768 |
| FY2018 | $11,372 | $41.4 million | 3,640 |
| FY2017 | $10,528 | $37.7 million | 3,579 |
| FY2016 | $10,070 | $34.5 million | 3,426 |
| FY2015 | $9,762 | $31.9 million | 3,271 |
| FY2014 | $9,563 | $29.8 million | 3,111 |
| FY2013 | $9,541 | $29.1 million | 3,045 |
| FY2012 | $9,293 | $27.6 million | 2,970 |
| FY2011 | $9,089 | $26.5 million | 2,919 |
| FY2010 | $9,213 | $27.2 million | 2,957 |
| FY2009 | $9,066 | $26.8 million | 2,956 |
| FY2008 | $9,025 | $25.5 million | 2,821 |
| FY2007 | $8,311 | $23.1 million | 2,779 |
| FY2006 | $8,161 | $22.3 million | 2,732 |
| FY2005 | $7,836 | $20.5 million | 2,621 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $3.4 million | 4.7% |
| State | $11.6 million | 16.3% |
| Local | $56.3 million | 79.0% |
| Total | $71.3 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
8 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Big Walnut Early Learning Center at Harrison Street | 131 |
| Big Walnut Elementary School | 295 |
| Big Walnut High School | 1,299 |
| Big Walnut Intermediate School | 663 |
| Big Walnut Middle School | 973 |
| General Rosecrans Elementary | 296 |
| Hylen Souders Elementary School | 289 |
| Prairie Run Elementary School | 352 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 3904674
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Ohio — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Ohio — A to Z, each with its page.
- Ohio on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved