Bright Local
A public school district in Mowrystown, Ohio, with 3 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 719
- Students enrolled
- 49.4
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 126
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,609
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 719 in 2024–25
- Ranks 9,143rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 566th of 1,004 in Ohio. Larger than 48% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,609 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 41% 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
Bright Local spent $14,609 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,521 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 | $14,609 | $10.6 million | 727 |
| FY2022 | $14,558 | $10.4 million | 717 |
| FY2021 | $12,828 | $9.1 million | 710 |
| FY2020 | $12,063 | $8.8 million | 726 |
| FY2019 | $11,219 | $8.3 million | 740 |
| FY2018 | $11,704 | $8.1 million | 695 |
| FY2017 | $12,174 | $8.1 million | 666 |
| FY2016 | $11,053 | $7.3 million | 660 |
| FY2015 | $10,258 | $7.2 million | 702 |
| FY2014 | $9,905 | $7.2 million | 726 |
| FY2013 | $9,989 | $7.2 million | 720 |
| FY2012 | $9,866 | $7.2 million | 734 |
| FY2011 | $10,117 | $7.4 million | 734 |
| FY2010 | $9,992 | $7.3 million | 735 |
| FY2009 | $8,983 | $7.3 million | 811 |
| FY2008 | $8,835 | $7.4 million | 834 |
| FY2007 | $8,793 | $7.1 million | 810 |
| FY2006 | $8,047 | $6.8 million | 846 |
| FY2005 | $7,521 | $6.5 million | 860 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $1.9 million | 15.6% |
| State | $7.5 million | 60.5% |
| Local | $3.0 million | 23.9% |
| Total | $12.4 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
3 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Bright Elementary School | 432 |
| Whiteoak High School | 174 |
| Whiteoak Junior High School | 113 |
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
- 3904761
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