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Big Walnut Local

Sunbury, Ohio · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

4,298
Students enrolled
8
Public schools
232
Classroom teachers (FTE)
18.5:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 131
  • Kindergarten 298
  • Grade 1 280
  • Grade 2 329
  • Grade 3 324
  • Grade 4 320
  • Grade 5 345
  • Grade 6 346
  • Grade 7 313
  • Grade 8 313
  • Grade 9 318
  • Grade 10 337
  • Grade 11 340
  • Grade 12 304

By race/ethnicity

  • White 86%
  • Hispanic/Latino 5%
  • Two or more races 5%
  • Asian 2%
  • Black or African American 2%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Free and reduced-price lunch

20% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 828 of 4,167 students in the 7 of its 8 schools that report
  • Free lunch 17%
  • Reduced-price lunch 3%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$12,906 spent per student on day-to-day operations Ohio median: $15,259 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $7,818
  • Support services $4,658
  • Other (food service, etc.) $430

Where the money comes from

  • Local 80%
  • State 16%
  • Federal 4%

Total revenue $76.9 milliontotal spending $64.0 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

PK to 12

Locale (NCES)

Town: FringeStudents: 93% town, 7% rural

Total staff (FTE)

681

District office

110 Tippett Ct, Sunbury OH 43074

County

Delaware County

Official website

NCES District ID

3904674

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About Big Walnut Local

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

The mission of the Big Walnut Local Schools is to inspire and guide each student to his or her maximum potential. In order to accomplish our mission, the Big Walnut Schools will strive to achieve our vision of: • Student-focused, professional, collaborative staff • Student-focused, challenging and current curriculum • Supportive, involved and informed community • Safe, respectful and welcoming environment. Located approximately 25 minutes northeast of downtown Columbus, Ohio, Big Walnut Local Schools provides instructional services for children who live in the greater Galena and Sunbury communities, including parts of Porter, Kingston, Trenton, Harlem, Genoa and Berkshire townships. Big Walnut is located in Delaware County – the fastest growing county in Ohio. With three elementary schools, a middle school, high school, and a partnership with the Delaware Area Career Center, the district serves over 3,000 students and employs more than 300 staff.
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