The Mason City School District receives $2,883 less per student than the state average, and $5,072 less per student than Ohio’s Top 10 average.
Based on residents' income and property values, the Mason City School District is considered affluent by the state and will continue to see flat or reduced state funding in the future. Mason was flat-funded in the last biennium budget.
Mason City Schools Treasurer Shaun Bevan
Six of Mason City Schools neighboring school districts receive more local property tax revenue per student than Mason, according to the FY 2018 Cupp Report.
If MCS received the average local property tax revenue per student of our neighbors, MCS would receive $25 million more per year.
The Ohio Department of Taxation’s Local Tax Effort Index reflects the extent of the effort school districts’ residents make in supporting public elementary and secondary education.
MCS residents are 29% below the average effort of neighboring district residents, according to the Ohio Department of Taxation's Local Tax Effort Index.