Benchmarking Presentation - Indian Hill School District

Indian Hill Exempted Village 

School District 

Board of Education 

Benchmarking Forum 

February 28, 2011

Purpose of Forum 

• Share what we benchmarked and with 

whom 

• Share highlights and actions taken as a 

result of benchmarking exercise 

• Cautions about data and need for limited 

interpretations

Benchmarking Task Force 

A group representing residents, parents, School 

Board members, teachers and administrators 

assisted in this work. 

The Task Force identified the peer group with 

attention to local, state and national 

representation. 

Academic and fiscal measures were identified as 

well.

Benchmarking 

is typically defined as the measuring of 

an organization’s policies, products, 

programs, costs, etc. and their 

comparison with standard or similar 

measurements to what is considered to 

be best-in-class.

Benchmarking Objectives 

• To identify opportunities for improvement 

• To use this information to improve our 

performance in terms of student achievement 

• To use this information to contain or reduce 

costs where possible

What We Benchmarked and With Whom 

• Peer group limited to a manageable number 

(not inclusive of all high performing districts) 

• Metrics limited to accessible data for this 

exercise 

• Practical limitation to data collection

National & State Comparative Districts 

Ohio Districts 

County 

National Districts 

State 

Beachwood City 

Cuyahoga 

Fountain Hills 

Arizona 

Bexley City 

Chagrin Falls Expt Vill 

Forest Hills Local 

Madeira City 

Mariemont Expt Vill 

Franklin 

Cuyahoga 

Hamilton 

Hamilton 

Hamilton 

Granby 

Hamilton-Wenham 

Lynnefield 

Falmouth 

Connecticut 

Massachusetts 

Massachusetts 

Maine 

Orange City 

Cuyahoga 

Kinnelon Borough 

New Jersey 

Ottawa Hills Local 

Revere Local 

Solon City 

Lucas 

Summit 

Cuyahoga 

New Providence 

Locust Valley Central 

New Jersey 

New York 

Sycamore Community 

Upper Arlington City 

Wyoming City 

Hamilton 

Franklin 

Hamilton 

Springfield Township 

Arrowhead Union 

Pennsylvania 

Wisconsin

Cautions About Data – Need for Limited 

Interpretations 

• Accuracy of ODE data was not confirmed by 

each district 

• Limitations of time period benchmarked 

• Importance of triangulating data 

• Important data not available across all districts 

• “Excellence” is more than one set of numbers

District Mission 

The essence of the District’s mission is: 

• to develop each student’s maximum potential; 

• To prepare students to successfully compete on a 

global stage with a command of 21 st century 

skills; 

• To facilitate students’ growth on their path to 

responsible citizenship, leadership, and service to 

others.

District Vision 

The vision for the District is to be the model of 

educational excellence by providing: 

• Consistent world-class student achievement. 

• A superior faculty and staff with a common commitment 

to excellence. 

• An exemplary, self-renewing school climate. 

• Up-to-date, competitive facilities that foster learning, 

student development and pursuit of individual interests 

and talents. 

• Diligent, responsible stewardship of the District’s 

resources.

Elementary School: State Peer Group Comparison 

School 

Year 

Per 

Index 

% 

Adv/Accel VA- Comp State Rate Enroll 


Beachwood 

Hilltop 09-10 105 65.5 Met Excellent 281 

Grades 3-5 08-09 107.2 70.4 Above Excel w/Dist 311 

07-08 106.5 67.9 Above Excel w/Dist 293 

Bexley 

Cassingham 09-10 106 62.5 Above Excel w/ Dist 362 

Grade K-6 08-09 105.4 63.1 Above Excellent 359 

07-08 104.4 62.8 Met Excellent 344 

Montrose 09-10 100.2 52.2 Below Excellent 367 

Grades K-6 08-09 100.6 55 Above Excellent 368 

07-08 102.4 52.7 Met Excellent 363 

Indian Hill 

Indian Hill ES 09-10 107.3 67 Above Excel w/ Dist 459 

Grades 3-5 08-09 108.8 74.2 Above Excel w/ Dist 468 

07-08 106.8 64.9 Above Excel w/ Dist 481

Elementary School: State Peer Group Comparison 

School 

Year 

Per 

Index 

% 

Adv/Accel VA- Comp State Rate Enroll 


Madeira 

Madeira ES 09-10 113 83.3 Met Excellent 489 

Grades K-4 08-09 112.6 82.9 Above Excellent 486 

07-08 107.4 64.6 Met Excellent 478 

Mariemont 

Mariemont ES 09-10 106 77 Met Excellent 435 

Grades K-6 08-09 105 65.5 Above Excellent 443 

07-08 103.9 63.8 Below Excellent 440 

Terrace Park 09-10 111.6 79.3 Above Excellent w/ Dist 333 

Grades K-6 08-09 111.3 78.7 Above Excellent 330 

07-08 109.1 73.7 Met Excellent 327 

Indian Hill 

Indian Hill ES 09-10 107.3 67 Above Excel w/ Dist 459 

Grades 3-5 08-09 108.8 74.2 Above Excel w/ Dist 468 

07-08 106.8 64.9 Above Excel w/ Dist 481

Middle School : State Peer Group Comparison 

MS-1 


Year 

Per 

Index 

% 

Adv/Accel 

Value A 

Comp State Rating Enroll 

Beachwood MS 09-10 107 66.3 Met Excellent 316 

Grades 6-8 08-09 106.2 63.3 Above Excel w/Dist. 

Bexley MS 09-10 103.7 62.9 Above Excellent 294 

Grades 7 & 8 08-09 102.3 63.4 Met Excellent 

Chagrin Falls MS 09-10 107.4 64.4 Above Excellent 278 


Forest Hills- Nagel 09-10 105.3 63.5 Below Excellent 1175 

Grades 7 & 8 08-09 103.4 57.2 Below Excellent 

Madeira MS 09-10 108.6 71.4 Below Excellent 430 


Indian Hill MS 09-10 108.9 73.8 Below Excellent 563 

Grades 6-8 08-09 107.9 72 Above Excel w/Dist.

MS-2 


School District Year 

Per 

Index 

% 

Adv/Accel 

Value A 

Comp State Rate Enroll 

Mariemont - Jr. Hi 09-10 108 69.8 Above Excellent 236 


Orange- Brady MS 09-10 105.4 65.5 Above Excellent 496 

Grades 6-8 08-09 104.9 61.9 Met Excellent 

Ottawa Hills- JR/SR 09-10 109.7 74 Above Excellent 488 

Grades 7-12 08-09 108.9 73.4 Below Excellent 

Revere MS 09-10 106.8 65.6 Below Excellent 663 


Sycamore Jr. Hi 09-10 107 67.5 Above Excellent 880 




MS-3 


School District Year 

Per 

Index 

% 

Adv/Accel 

VA- 

Comp State Rate Enroll 

Solon- Orchard MS 09-10 108.3 69.6 Above Excel w/ Dist 824 


Solon - Solon MS 09-10 110.5 75.9 Above Excellent 780 

Grades 7 & 8 08-09 108.9 72.6 Below Excellent 

Upper Arlington- Hastings 09-10 106.3 65.3 Met Excellent 638 


Upper Arlington- Jones 09-10 106.4 66 Above Excel w/ Dist 625 


Wyoming MS 09-10 110.7 76.3 Above Excel w/ Dist 652 




Academic Summary – Targeted 

Improvements in Grades 3-8 

Need to increase student achievement in: 

• acquisition of vocabulary (grades 3-5) 

• informational and literary text (grades 4-6) 

• data analysis and probability (grade 4 and 8) 

• patterns, functions and algebra (grade 7) 

• extended responses in math and reading 

(grades 6-8)

State High School Peer Group Comparison: 2010 Test Data 

School District Per Index- OGT ACT Composite SAT Mean 

Beachwood 107.8 25.0* 1230 

Bexley 110.0 24.0* 1128 

Chagrin Falls 110.0 25.8 1150 

Anderson-Forest Hills 109.3 24.4 1090 

Turpin- Forest Hills 109.4 24.7 1106 

Indian Hill 111.1 25.9 1164 

Madeira 109.3 24.4 1108 

Mariemont 111.0 26.2 1160 

Orange 109.5 24.0* 1100 

Ottawa Hills 109.7 26.4 1148 

Revere 108.6 24.4 1156 

Solon 112.9 24.9 1118 

Sycamore 109.2 25.9 1132 

Upper Arlington 110.6 25.4 1132 

Wyoming 109.0 25.2 1122 

IHHS Ranking 2 3 2 

* Represents 2008 ACT Score

State High School Peer Group Comparison: Advanced Placement (AP) 


2009-10 

HS Enroll 

2010-11 

# AP Courses 

2009-10 

AP Passage % 

Beachwood 595 14 91.0 

Bexley 706 19 74.0 

Chagrin Falls 638 15 74.0 

Forest Hills -Anderson 1302 14 88.0 

Forest Hills-Turpin 1181 12 88.1 

Indian Hill 728 23 91.3 

Madeira 485 13 82.0 

Mariemont 488 11 93.0 

Orange 713 13 86.0 

Ottawa Hills 488 12 88.0 

Revere 938 15 85.0 

Solon 1772 16 81.4 

Sycamore 1805 23 90.0 

Upper Arlington 1704 17 82.0 

Wyoming 673 17 78.0 

IHHS Rank 7 1 2

National School Match Comparison: Advanced Placement (AP) 


2009-10 

HS Enroll # AP Courses AP Passage % 

Arrowhead Union- Hartland, Wisconsin 2234 17 73.5 

Falmouth- Maine 700 11 72.0 

Fountain Hills- Arizona 756 13 68.0 

Granby- Connecticut 737 15 81.0 

Hamilton-Wenham: Massachusetts 690 6 81.0 

Indian Hill HS 728 23 91.3 

Kinnelon Borough- New Jersey 741 19 72.0 

Locust Valley Central- New York 719 IB Program NA 

Lynnefield – Massachusetts 646 10 85.0 

New Providence- New Jersey 640 19 90.0 

Springfield Township- Oreland, Pa. 775 16 71.0 

IHHS Ranking 6 1 1

National Merit Semi-Finalists: State Peer Group Comparison 

State 2009-10 Enrollment 2009 2010 

Beachwood 595 8 1 

Bexley 706 11 5 

Chagrin Falls 638 2 3 

Forest Hills: Anderson 1302 2 1 

Forest Hills : Turpin 1181 4 3 

Indian Hill 728 10 11 

Madeira 485 3 2 

Mariemont 488 4 5 

Orange 713 6 7 

Ottawa Hills 488 0 2 

Revere 938 1 4 

Solon 1772 17 21 

Sycamore 1805 25 17 

Upper Arlington 1704 17 17 

Wyoming 673 7 4 

IHHS Ranking 7 5 4

National Merit Semi-Finalist 2009: State Peer Group Comparison 


2008-2009 

Enrollment 

No. of Semi 

Finalists % of HS Enroll 


Bexley 706 11 1.56 


Forest Hills- Anderson 1311 2 0.15 

Forest Hills- Turpin 1150 4 0.35 


Madeira 478 3 0.63 


Orange 676 6 0.89 


Revere 958 1 0.10 

Solon 1764 17 0.96 

Sycamore 1920 25 1.30 


Wyoming 685 7 1.02 

IHHS Ranking 2

National Merit Semi-Finalist 2010: State Peer Group Comparison 


2009-10 

Enrollment 

No. of Semi 

Finalists % of HS Enroll 


Bexley 706 5 0.71 


Anderson 1302 1 0.08 

Turpin 1181 3 0.25 


Madeira 485 2 0.41 


Orange 713 7 0.98 


Revere 938 4 0.43 

Solon 1772 21 1.18 

Sycamore 1805 17 0.94 


Wyoming 673 4 0.59 

IHHS Ranking 1

National School Match Comparison: National Merit Semi-Finalists 

National 

2010-11 

Enrollment 2008 2009 2010 

Arrowhead Union- Hartland, Wisconsin 2234 4 4 6 

Falmouth- Maine 700 3 1 5 

Fountain Hills- Arizona 756 1 0 1 

Granby- Connecticut 737 2 2 1 

Hamilton-Wenham: Massachusetts 690 2 2 3 

Indian Hill HS 732 4 10 11 

Kinnelon Borough- New Jersey 741 1 1 1 

Locust Valley Central- New York 719 2 2 0 

Lynnefield – Massachusetts 646 0 0 1 

New Providence- New Jersey 640 3 5 4 

Springfield Township- Oreland, Pa. 775 1 2 0 

IHHS Rank 1 1 1

State Peer Group Comparison: District Programs 

School District District K-8 World Lang Offer 

HS World 

Lang Offer Orchestra 

Enrollment Beginning in Grade Gr. 9-12 Beginning 

Beachwood City 1510 Gr. 7 (S,C,H) 4 4th Gr. 

Bexley City 2016 Gr. 1 (S); Gr. 7 (F,L) 3 4th Gr. 

Chagrin Falls 1916 Gr. 1 (C,S); Gr. 7 (F) 4 4th Gr. 

Forest Hills 7433 Gr. 8 (F,G,L,S) 4 4th Gr. 

Indian Hill Ex Village 2082 Gr. 1 (S); Gr. 6 (F,L) 4 5th Gr. 

Madeira City 1404 Gr.8 (F,L,S) 3 None 

Mariemont 1577 Gr. 3 (S); Gr. 7 ( F) 4 5th Gr. 

Orange City 2175 K (S); Gr 6 (F); Gr 7 (C) 4 5th Gr 

Ottawa Hills Local 967 Gr 1 (F,S) 3 None 

Revere Local 2651 Gr. 7- (G,F,L,S) 4 None 

Solon City 5087 Gr. 7 (F, S) 4 5th Gr. 

Sycamore Community 5233 Gr. 7 (C,F,J,L,S) 5 5 th Gr. 

Upper Arlington 5521 Gr. 7 (F, G, S) 3 4th Gr. 

Wyoming City 1988 Gr. 7 (C, F, L, S) 4 4th Gr. 

*These numbers are based on data obtained from District and State websites as well as 

information requested through personal contacts with school district personnel. It 

represents our best attempt to secure factual information from each of the school districts 

listed above.

State High School Peer Group Comparisons: Clubs & Athletics 

School District HS Enroll Athl Teams 

Ath Part 

Rate Extr Curr 

2009-10 9th/JV/Var At least 1 Clubs 

Beachwood City 595 38 39% 35 

Bexley City 706 42 65% 11 

Chagrin Falls 638 44 65% 25 

Forest Hills –Anderson 1302 46 49% 45 

Forest Hills -Turpin 1181 43 --- 43 

Indian Hill 728 42 65% 30 

Madeira City 485 31 73% 17 

Mariemont 488 34 75% est 22 

Orange City 713 45 45% 45 

Ottawa Hills Local 488 27 81% 25 

Revere Local 938 45 35% 20 

Solon City 1772 49 54% 41 

Sycamore Community 1805 64 58% 34 

Upper Arlington 1704 81 60% est 53 

Wyoming City 673 42 65% est 20

Value Added Components 

• Low teacher-pupil ratios and small class sizes are 

valued by parents. 

• Extended Day KG Program is provided at no 

charge. 

• The study and acquisition of another language 

begins in grade 1; expands to 3 in grade 6 and 4 

at grade 9 (Spanish, French, Latin, Mandarin).


• Specialized classes for gifted students are 

provided in grades 1 through 8. 

• Fifty-seven percent of Middle School and 

seventy-one percent of High School students 

participated in 1 or more athletic and cocurricular 

programs in 2010.


• The Elementary School currently sponsors 

eight student clubs; 75 students participate in 

Primary Players in Grade 2. 

• The High School fielded 23 Varsity teams and 

19 JV/Freshman teams and sponsored 30 

clubs.


• Four counselors and a college and career 

center support students and their parents 

through the college application process. 

• Seventy-five percent of the Class of 2010 were 

accepted at Barron’s Most Competitive & 

Highly Competitive Colleges. Twenty percent 

were accepted at U.S. News & World Report’s 

Top 50 College/Universities.


• Fifty-five percent of the Class of 2010 received 

some form of academic or athletic 

scholarship. 

• Visual and performing arts programs begin in 

the Primary School and expand with band and 

orchestra instruction at the Elementary 

School. 194 Middle and High School students 

are participating in band or orchestra this 

year.


• Students have the opportunity to perform in 

choral, grade level musicals, and/or theatre 

productions at each school. Thirty-two 

different K-12 productions are presented 

annually. 

• Special education faculty and staff support a 

wide range of students with disabilities from 

age 3 to 22 (pre-school, support /intervention 

classes).


• Extensive technology is available for all 

students and staff at each school. The 

effective integration of technology is used to 

increase students’ learning, engagement, and 

application of 21 st century skills. Teacher 

training, expertise and support staff are 

critical components of the District's effective 

use of technology.

Academic Highlights – State Peer Group 

• IHMS ranks 4th on ODE’s Performance Index 

and 4th on the percentage of students scoring 

in the top two levels on the Ohio math and 

reading assessments out of 16 middle schools 

in this peer group in 2010. 

• IHHS ranks 2nd on OGT Performance Index in 

this peer group in 2010.

Academic Highlights – State Peer Group 

• Highest number of AP courses offered; 2 nd 

highest percentage of students passing an AP 

course in 2010. 

• Highest percentage of National Merit Semi- 

Finalists in 2010; 2 nd highest in 2009. 

• SAT mean composite was 2 nd highest in peer 

group.

Academic Highlights 

• Highest AP offerings/highest passage rate in 

national group. 

• Highest number of National Merit Semi-Finalists 

in national group in 2008, 2009 and 2010.

Financial Comparative 

Data

State Peer Group Comparison: FY 2010 Expenditure Per Pupil 

School District Enrollment Total Rank 

Beachwood 1510 $19,508 2 

Bexley 2016 $14,785 5 

Chagrin Falls 1916 $11, 912 11 

Forest Hills 7433 $10,289 14 

Indian Hill 2082 $15,372 3 

Madeira 1404 $11,292 12 

Mariemont 1577 $12,856 9 

Orange 2175 $21,191 1 

Ottawa Hills 967 $14,530 7 

Revere 2651 $12,812 10 

Solon 5087 $13,169 8 

Sycamore 5223 $14,733 6 

Upper Arlington 5521 $14,840 4 

Wyoming 1988 $10,977 13 

State Average 1873 $10,512


School Operations Staff Pupil 

District Admin Support Support Support Instruction Total 

Beachwood $2,743 $4,172 $333 $2,018 $10,242 $19,508 

Bexley $1,588 $2,252 $338 $1,875 $8,732 $14,785 

Chagrin Falls $1,462 $2,234 $588 $1,001 $6,627 $11,912 

Forest Hills $996 $1,615 $588 $1,091 $5,999 $10,289 

Indian Hill $1,711 $2,878 $566 $2,278 $7,939 $15,372 

Madeira $1,492 $1,791 $109 $1,142 $6,758 $11,292 

Mariemont $1,517 $1,932 $174 $1,966 $7,267 $12,856 

Orange $2,157 $4,189 $1,138 $2,843 $10,864 $21,191 

Ottawa Hills $1,503 $1,482 $401 $1,528 $9,616 $14,530 

Revere $1,507 $3,159 $229 $1,277 $6,640 $12,812 

Solon $1,363 $2,452 $202 $1,263 $7,889 $13,169 

Sycamore $1,776 $2,866 $752 $1,401 $7,938 $14,733 

Upper Arlington $1,376 $1,784 $818 $1,432 $9,430 $14,840 

Wyoming $1,350 $1,523 $129 $1,543 $6,432 $10,977 

State Average $1,287 $1,980 $363 $1,051 $5,831 $10,512

State Peer Group Comparison: FY 2010 

Expenditure Per Pupil- Column Explanation 

Admin = Bldg Admin/AD; CO Admin; BOE; Treasurer; Communication 

Operations Support = Facilities; Transportation; Food Service 

Staff Support= Staff PD; Tuition Reimburse; Mentors; Instruct’l Teams; 

Instruct’l Aides 

Pupil Support = Guidance Counselors; Technology; Psychologists; 

Speech Path; Media; Extra Curricular 

Instruction = Regular Instruction; Special Ed Instruction; 

Voc Instruction; Other


School Operations Staff Pupil 

District Admin Support Support Support Instruction 

Beachwood 14.06% 21.39% 1.71% 10.34% 52.50% 

Bexley 10.74% 15.23% 2.29% 12.68% 59.06% 

Chagrin Falls 12.27% 18.75% 4.94% 8.40% 55.63% 

Forest Hills 9.68% 15.70% 5.71% 10.60% 58.30% 

Indian Hill 11.13% 18.72% 3.68% 14.82% 51.65% 

Madeira 13.21% 15.86% 0.97% 10.11% 59.85% 

Mariemont 11.80% 15.03% 1.35% 15.29% 56.53% 

Orange 10.18% 19.77% 5.37% 13.42% 51.27% 

Ottawa Hills 10.34% 10.20% 2.76% 10.52% 66.18% 

Revere 11.76% 24.66% 1.79% 9.97% 51.83% 

Solon 10.35% 18.62% 1.53% 9.59% 59.91% 

Sycamore 12.05% 19.45% 5.10% 9.51% 53.88% 

Upper Arlington 9.27% 12.02% 5.51% 9.65% 63.54% 

Wyoming 12.30% 13.87% 1.18% 14.06% 58.60% 

State Average 12.24% 18.84% 3.45% 10.00% 55.47%

State Peer Group Comparison: Unencumbered Balance FY 2010 


Enrollment 

June 2010 

UNENCUMBERED BAL 

2010 GF 

EXPEND 

Beachwood City * 1510 $13,923,620 $30,389,076 

Bexley City * 2016 $14,717,973 $29,534,104 

Chagrin Falls 1916 $6,141,622 $22,564,691 

Forest Hills 7433 $12,897,711 $72,968,274 

Indian Hill Ex V 2082 $24,967,803 $30,956,042 

Madeira City 1404 $5,027,764 $15,213,788 

Mariemont City * 1577 $5,864,368 $20,925,906 

Orange City * 2175 $28,138,426 $45,759,267 

Ottawa Hills * 967 $4,582,085 $13,569,369 

Revere Local * 2651 $13,296,543 $31,505,301 

Solon City * 5087 $7,509,268 $64,832,764 

Sycamore * 5223 $39,591,261 $75,187,133 

Upper Arlington 5521 $33,163,820 $75,055,006 

Wyoming 1988 $10,176,761 $21,261,920 

* Districts that placed levies on the ballot in 2010

Hamilton County School Districts 

Property Tax Rates- Tax Year 2010, Collection Year 2011 

District Rank Full Rate Rank Res/ Ag Effective 

Forest Hills 5 61.65 4 32.02 

Indian Hill* 6 45.72 6 24.05 

Madeira 2 94.02 2 43.76 

Mariemont 1 106.47 1 49.74 

Sycamore 4 66.38 5 31.21 

Wyoming 3 87.84 3 37.96 

* 2 nd lowest out of the 23 school districts in Hamilton County

State Peer Group Property Tax Rates 

Tax Year 2010, Collection Year 2011 

District Rank Full Rate Rank Res/Ag Effective 

Beachwood 5 86.40 7 41.02 

Bexley 2 114.75 2 54.23 

Chagrin Falls 3 107.70 4 47.33 

Indian Hill 9 45.72 9 24.05 

Orange ** 6 86.10 6 41.82 

Ottawa Hills 1 133.35 1 74.57 

Revere 8 57.29 8 37.01 

Solon 7 82.20 3 48.19 

Upper Arlington 4 102.08 5 47.11 

** Includes .95 mills, Recreational

2010 State Peer Group Comparison: Teacher Data 

District 

Enrollment 

# Full Time 

Teachers Avg Tchr Salary Rank 

Beachwood 1510 132 $77,984 2 

Bexley 2016 153 $73,851 5 

Chagrin Falls 1916 144 $60,095 13 

Forest Hills 7433 429 $65,484 11 

Indian Hill 2082 157 $72,193 6 

Madeira 1404 102 $63,702 12 

Mariemont 1577 113 $69,140 9 

Orange 2175 181 $79,656 1 

Ottawa Hills 967 75 $71,821 7 

Revere 2651 175 $68,303 10 

Solon 5087 327 $75,356 3 

Sycamore 5223 371 $71,137 8 

Upper Arlington 5521 447 $74,744 4 

Wyoming 1988 143 $57,434 14 

This data has been gathered from the Ohio Department of Education 

website. It has not been verified by each individual school district.

2010 State Peer Group Comparison: Teacher Data 

FY2010 

K-12 P/T 

RATIO 

TCHR 

FTE AVG TCHR BENFTS% OF 

DISTRICT Enrollment FY08 FY10 SALARY COMP 

Beachwood 1510 13.43 132.0 $77,984 28.0% 

Bexley 2016 16.13 153.4 $73,851 26.2% 

Chagrin Falls 1916 17.84 143.8 $60,095 23.8% 

Forest Hills 7433 19.97 429.2 $65,484 26.5% 

Indian Hill 2082 16.05 157.3 $72,193 25.6% 

Madeira 1404 16.72 102.1 $63,702 22.6% 

Mariemont 1577 16.32 112.7 $69,140 23.2% 

Orange 2175 14.94 180.8 $79,656 25.7% 

Ottawa Hills 967 15.57 75.2 $71,821 25.0% 

Revere 2651 17.94 174.7 $68,303 25.5% 

Solon 5087 17.85 327.2 $75,356 26.0% 

Sycamore 5223 17.29 371.2 $71,137 24.5% 

Upper Arlingtn 5521 14.59 446.8 $74,744 24.4% 

Wyoming 1988 18.21 142.9 $57,434 23.8% 

This data has been gathered from the ODE website, School District 

Benchmarking Report. It has not been verified by each individual district.

2010 Peer Group Comparison: Operations Data - Facilities 

DISTRICT 

FY2010 

Enrollmt 

# of 

BLDGS 

Sq Ft / 

PUPIL 

COSTS/ 

Sq Ft 

Utilities/ 

Sq Ft 

Maint $/ 

Sq Ft 

Beachwood 1510 4 308.0 $7.16 $1.86 $1.15 

Bexley 2016 5 193.0 $8.44 $2.05 $5.06 

Chagrin Falls 1916 4 189.8 $6.52 $1.66 $4.17 

Forest Hills 7433 9 131.2 $5.88 $1.33 $3.29 

Indian Hill 2082 4 242.1 $7.23 $2.37 $3.20 

Madeira 1404 3 189.6 $6.29 $1.97 $1.57 

Mariemont 1577 5 188.4 $6.64 $2.04 $2.41 

Orange 2175 3 225.0 $11.49 $4.09 $5.29 

Ottawa Hills 967 2 153.4 $9.34 $1.73 $5.38 

Revere 2651 4 167.5 $11.63 $1.44 $4.44 

Solon 5087 7 167.6 $7.76 $1.56 $3.62 

Sycamore 5223 7 200.9 $7.35 $2.43 $3.15 

Upper Arlington 5521 10 164.8 $7.31 $1.62 $5.05 

Wyoming 1988 5 165.4 $6.33 $1.43 $2.73 

This data has been gathered from the ODE website, School District Benchmarking 

Report. It has not been verified by each individual district.

2010 Peer Group Comparison: Transportation Level of Service 

DISTRICT 

Current 

Riders 

NP 

riders 

HS 

Srvc? 

1 mile 

k-8 

riders 

# of 

Bus 

Riders / 

Bus 

# of NP 

Schools 

Transported 

Beachwood 706 203 yes yes 20 35 13 

Bexley 132 132 no no 4 33 5 

Chagrin Falls 917 61 yes yes 19 48 9 

Forest Hills 3935 591 yes yes 61 64 29 

Indian Hill 1622 204 yes yes 27 60 22 

Madeira 742 116 yes yes 10 74 12 

Mariemont 395 55 yes yes 9 43 4 

Orange 1378 96 yes yes 41 33 30 

Ottawa Hills 0 0 no no 0 0 0 

Revere 1933 219 yes yes 34 56 12 

Solon 2548 69 yes yes 44 57 n/a 

Sycamore 3961 344 yes yes 60 66 26 

Upper Arlington 711 188 no yes 20 35 8 

Wyoming 407 0 no no 6 67 0

Peer Group Comparison: Operations Data - Transportation 

DISTRICT SQ MI 

FY10 

Current 

Miles 

# of 

Buses 

FY2009 

Reported 

Bus Costs 

FY09 

Cost/Mile 

FY09 

Cost/Bus 

FY09 

Cost/ 

Rider 

Beachwood 5 185,220 20 $1,488,100 $8.79 $74,405 $1,764.87 

Bexley 2 45,900 4 $267,956 $5.22 $66,989 $1,861.02 

Chagrin Falls 12 167,940 19 $956,182 $5.34 $50,325 $780.40 

Forest Hills 33 732,600 61 $3,250,064 $4.22 $53,280 $663.65 

Indian Hill 23 248,220 27 $1,339,573 $5.21 $49,614 $709.79 

Madeira 3 97,380 10 $564,377 $6.21 $56,438 $624.31 

Mariemont 4 97,020 9 $508,810 $7.96 $56,534 $1,256.32 

Orange 25 355,860 41 $2,724,856 $8.25 $66,460 $1,223.22 

Ottawa Hills 2 0 0 $0 $0.00 $0.00 $162.67 

Revere 50 349,560 34 $1,645,917 $4.47 $48,409 $689.82 

Solon 23 393,480 44 $2,066,803 $4.72 $46,973 $633.24 

Sycamore 17 377,640 60 $3,296,892 $6.73 $54,948 $749.49 

Upper Arlingtn 10 182,340 20 $1,078,168 $5.21 $53,908 $1,217.26 

Wyoming 3 36,900 6 $260,736 $6.83 $43,456 $557.87

Instruction/Pupil Support Financial 

Highlights 

Per-pupil expenditure reflects/is a result of: 

• Low teacher-pupil ratios/small class sizes. 

• Extended Day KG Program provided at no charge. 

• Study of Spanish beginning in grade 1. 

• 4 language options in grades 9-12. 

• Specialized classes for gifted students, students 

with disabilities, and students needing 

intervention provided at each school.


Highlights 


• Large number of AP course offerings. 

• Four counselors support students and parents 

through the college application process. 

• Visual and performing arts programs at each 

school. 

• A multitude of co-curricular and athletic 

programs for students.


Highlights 


• Extensive technology available for all students 

and staff at each school. Teacher training, 

expertise, and support staff are critical to 

District’s effective use of technology. 

• Competitive compensation and benefits.

Operations Financial Highlights 

Operations per-pupil expenditure reflects/is a 

result of: 

• Up-to-date, competitive facilities designed to 

foster student learning, development, and 

pursuit of individual interests and talents. 

• Thirty-two different K-12 visual/performing 

arts productions are presented annually. 

• Transportation provided to 35 schools daily 

(22 non-public and 13 public schools).

Opportunities and Action Steps 

• Identified areas for improvement in student 

achievement at selected grade levels. 

• Continue to identify opportunities for greater 

efficiency/reduced costs in technology, 

operations, and instruction/pupil support 

without jeopardizing safety, student 

achievement, and quality of programming.


• Continue the ongoing realignment of staffing. 

• Continue to scrutinize, evaluate, and prioritize 

programs, and course offerings. 

• Energy audit initiated. 

• Review the scheduling of weekend activities 

and events to reduce overtime costs.


• Purchase of routing software to improve 

transportation efficiency 

• Identification and correction of data reported 

to Ohio Department of Education

Acknowledgements 

The task force assisting in this benchmarking 

work included residents Jim Troppmann, 

Susan Bierer, Dan Feigelson; District staff 

members Andrea Weis and Kyle Crowley; 

administrators and Board of Education 

members.

QUESTIONS

Thank you for your 

attendance this evening.

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