Individual Income Tax
Personal Income Tax
2002 Income Tax Returns By School District
Table Y-2 contains information from 2002 Ohio personal income
tax returns categorized by school district as indicated by
taxpayers on their returns. State law requires that Ohio
income tax returns include a line on which taxpayers indicate
their school district of residence.
A total of 5,304,856 Ohio personal income tax returns were
filed for tax year 2002 (April 15, 2004 filing deadline). Of
these, 5,191,481 (98 percent) indicated a school district of
residence.
The statewide average income (federal adjusted gross income)
reported on all 2002 tax returns was $48,380 per return, an
increase of 1.8 percent from the 2001 returns. The Indian
Hill Exempted Village School District in Hamilton County
reported the highest average income of all 613 school
districts, with $215,737 per return. The lowest average
income was reported in New Boston Local School District in
Scioto County, with $22,924 per return.
In addition to showing the number of returns filed by
residents of each school district, the average and median
income, and the income ranking, Table Y-2 indicates three
other items of information for each district. These include
the number of personal exemptions claimed on returns (for
taxpayer, spouse, and dependents), the total income and the
total income tax
liability.
Median Ohio adjusted gross income is used by the Department
of Education in calculating school aid. Olentangy Local
School District in Delaware County reported the highest
median income with $62,997 while the lowest median income was
reported in North Bass Local School District in Ottawa County
with $16,774.