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Kettering City School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Kettering and Moraine.

Kettering’s School Grade A− better than 76% of Ohio school districts

Students
7,635
Schools
13
Spent per student
$16,522
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
48%
Debt
$62.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Kettering City School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 76% of Ohio districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Debt of $62.2M, about $8,150 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 76% of the 910 Ohio school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Kettering. Grade by grade →

PK–58 elementary schoolsThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. OH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency65%
State average 52.2% · 3,725 students tested
Reading / language arts72%
State average 59.5% · 3,950 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)94%
State average 86.2% · 605 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$16,522 per student · 1% below OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 36%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 69%State 27%Federal 5%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
7,655’20
7,718’21
7,766’22
7,761’23
7,635’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 74%Black 9%Two or more races 8%Hispanic 7%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

13 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Ohio’s other public schools.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Ohio.