What is the Ohio school-based health center census?
The Ohio School-Based Health Alliance conducted a census of school-based health centers (SBHCs) in Ohio, last updated for the 2024-2025 school year. Census data includes location and operational information from SBHCs, such as populations served and services provided.
SBHCs are created through a partnership between a school/school district and a healthcare provider to increase access to, at minimum, primary healthcare services to students on a school campus. SBHCs remove barriers to accessing care, reducing disparities and improving health and education outcomes for Ohio's children. This collaborative health and education partnership is transformational in ensuring Ohio children are healthy and ready to learn.
Explore the census page
Links below
Ohio SBHC map
Map features
Census contact
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To view information about an SBHC on the map, click on a marker or use the search bar. You can also use the filters to find SBHCs that offer particular services.
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Information included for each SBHC site:
- Healthcare provider operator
- School building and district
- Services offered
- Populations served
If you have questions on the data or SBHC sites in Ohio, or want to ensure that your SBHC sites are included, please email Dr. Rachael Schilling (rachael@osbha.com).
Data highlights
This map reflects 138 SBHC sites in Ohio verified through the census, serving 89 school districts and 939 school buildings in the state. For the purposes of the census, SBHC sites are all co-located in a school building/on a school campus and provide, at minimum, primary care services to students.
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SBHCs are located in 40 of the 88 Ohio Counties.
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43% (N=58) of SBHCs were established within the last 5 years (2020 to 2025), with the earliest SBHC established in 1995.
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62% (N=85) of SBHCs are operated by a Federally Qualified Health Center or Look-Alike. 36% (N=49) are operated by a hospital/health system.
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Among the 138 SBHCs, 59% (N=82) provide behavioral health services, 28% (N=38) provide oral health services, and 17% (N=24) provide vision services.
The 2024-25 school year update of the Ohio SBHC census included utilization and performance metrics. Key data is below. Since not every SBHC site was able to report on every metric, the number of sites reporting is denoted in parentheses. SBHC operators were requested to provide data on the full 2023-2024 school year. All data is self-reported.
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There were 159,281 SBHC visits during the 2023-2024 school year (N=109)
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SBHCs served 70,245 patients, including 69,324 patients 0-18 years old (N=110)
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SBHCs completed 20,270 well child visits during the 2023-2024 school year (N=98)
Notes
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A school district or school building is considered to be served by an SBHC if students in that school have access to an SBHC either via telehealth services or transportation.
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SBHCs were not excluded from the census based on a minimum number of hours of operation. However, hours of operation ranged from 4 hours/week to 48 hours/week.
Other census resources
Ohio SBHC Census Report, 2024-25 school year update
Check out the report on the 2024-25 school year census update, including details on the methodology, geographic distribution, and more details about services, populations served, and metrics.
SBHCs improve healthcare access in areas that are underserved and lack resources. This link provides a series of maps that can be useful when planning for SBHC operations, showing where Ohio's SBHCs are located relative to areas of the state with primary care health professional shortage areas, food insecurity, children without health insurance coverage, and families living in deep poverty.
Ohio Legislative Districts and SBHCs
Click the link above to learn which SBHCs are located in each legislative district by House and Senate.
Last updated: August 2025
Contact: Rachael Schilling, rachael@osbha.com