CPS spending per pupil discussed during a Cincinnati Public Schools Board of Education meeting as members review district financial information and budget data.

CPS Spends $21,511 Per Student. Voters Are Asking What They’re Getting.

Hamilton County homeowners will decide in November whether Cincinnati Public Schools deserves another tax increase. Before they vote, the state says the district already spends $21,511 per student each year. The CPS spending per pupil figure comes directly from the Ohio Department of Education's FY25 District Profile Report, the same document the state uses to…

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CPS budget deficit

Cincinnati Public Schools approves $325M amid looming CPS budget deficit

District officials warn that the growing CPS budget deficit requires immediate financial restructuring. Parents and teachers must prepare for difficult conversations as the CPS budget deficit threatens future operating funds. Mandated spending eats into district resources The Cincinnati Board of Education recently approved roughly $329 million in expenditures during their April meeting. This massive spending…

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