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Sidney City School District

3,149 students · 7 schools · 18.8:1 ratio · grades PreK–12 · #126 of 1004 in Ohio

Students
3,149
Schools
7
Teachers (FTE)
168
Student–Teacher
18.8:1
County
Shelby
Grades
PreK–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Sidney City School District

Sidney City School District is a public school system serving Shelby County, Ohio, based in Sidney. It serves 3,149 students across 7 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a town: distant district. By enrollment it is the #126 largest of Ohio’s 1004 school systems.

Phone9374972200
Address750 S 4Th Ave, Sidney, OH 45365
CountyShelby County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Sidney City School District enrolls 3,149 students in 7 schools — an average of about 450 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #126 of 1004 statewide by enrollment.

Students
3,149
#126 of 1004 in Ohio
Schools
7
~450 students each
Grade span
PreK–12
Town: Distant
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Sidney City School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (3,149 students reported):

White
74%
Black
5%
Hispanic
5%
Asian
2%
Two or more
14%
Amer. Indian
0%
Pacific Isl.
0%

For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.

Staffing & support

Teachers & staff

Sidney City School District employs about 168 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 18.8:1 — above the Ohio average of about 16.8:1. Total district staff is roughly 443.

Student–teacher ratio
18.8:1
state avg ~16.8:1
Teachers (FTE)
168
classroom teachers
Total staff
443
all district employees

Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.

Funding

How Ohio funds schools

Ohio funds districts through the Fair School Funding Plan (the Cupp-Patterson plan), which builds a base cost per pupil from real inputs — staffing ratios, salaries, building operations and special education — then splits the cost between state and local shares using a capacity measure that weighs property valuation (60%) and resident income (40%). The FY2026–27 budget continued the formula but froze its cost inputs at FY2022 data, so the state share no longer tracks current costs.

District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Sidney City School District are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.

Accountability

Report card & state results

Ohio rates districts on the Ohio School Report Cards using a 1-to-5-star system across Achievement, Progress, Gap Closing, Graduation, Early Literacy and College/Career/Workforce Readiness. Look up Sidney City School District on the Ohio School Report Cards.

Accreditation

Accreditation status

Ohio does not use a private accreditor for its public districts; the state recognizes and holds districts accountable directly through the Department of Education and Workforce and the report-card system, while Cognia accreditation remains voluntary for individual schools. See the Ohio DEW.

How it compares

Sidney City School District vs. Ohio

Enrollment rank
#126
of 1004 districts
Ratio
18.8:1
state avg ~16.8:1
Locale
Town: Distant
Shelby County

See every Ohio district side by side in the Ohio directory.

Go deeper

Look up Sidney City School District’s full data

These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):

Data & sources

About this data

Enrollment, demographics, staffing, locale and contact details reflect the NCES Common Core of Data (2024–25); funding context from the Ohio General Assembly (the Fair School Funding Plan) and NEA Rankings & Estimates 2026. Figures are the latest available and may lag the current school year. This page is informational, not an official district record, and not affiliated with or endorsed by Sidney City School District. NCES District ID (LEAID): 3910003. Confirm current details with the district and the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce.