Outside of educating students, the Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local School District has only a handful of focuses.
One of those is how we use the money given to us by taxpayers. The District goes to great lengths to ensure every dollar is used wisely and we put as much into educating students as possible. In fact, the district spends less than the state average and similar districts when it comes to educating students.
And with two consecutive years of f ive-star report cards – as well as all the stellar report cards the district has received over the past decades – the evidence is clear that we both educate our students well and use the money we have to do it wisely. Since the 2018-19 school year, our district has spent less than other districts across the state on average spend on education per pupil and also less than similar districts.
But there’s a reason for that – beyond being fiscally responsible. We also receive less from the state in terms of funding than both the state average and the average of similar districts.
This past school year, the district spent $13,452 per pupil for education. Similar districts spent $15,848 and the state average was higher than that, at $16,311.