Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Rev. Code § 3314.01 (2026)

Creation of community school - general powers

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(A)(1) A board of education may permit all or part of any of the schools under its control, upon request of a proposing person or group and provided the person or group meets the requirements of this chapter, to become a community school.

(2) Any person or group of individuals may propose the creation of a community school pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. No nonpublic chartered or nonchartered school in existence on January 1, 1997, is eligible to become a community school under this chapter.

(B) A community school created under this chapter is a public school, independent of any school district, and is part of the state's program of education. A community school may sue and be sued, acquire facilities as needed, contract for any services necessary for the operation of the school, and enter into contracts with a sponsor pursuant to this chapter. The governing authority of a community school may carry out any act and ensure the performance of any function that is in compliance with the Ohio Constitution, this chapter, other statutes applicable to community schools, and the contract entered into under this chapter establishing the school.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 16 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2000–2026 · leading case: Hope Academy Broadway Campus v. White Hat Mgt., L.L.C. (Slip Opinion), 2015-Ohio-3716, 46 N.E.3d 665.
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Hope Academy Broadway Campus v. White Hat Mgt., L.L.C. (Slip Opinion), 2015-Ohio-3716, 46 N.E.3d 665. · cites it 12× “Yet, as this case shows, many aspects remain unchanged.”
State ex rel. Ohio Cong. of Parents & Teachers v. State Bd. of Educ., 857 N.E.2d 1148 (Ohio 2006). · cites it 7× “08(D), but each is privately run, R.C. 3314.01 and 3314.02(B) and (C)(1). Each community school must be formed as either a nonprofit corporation or a public-benefit corporation.”
Elec. Classroom of Tomorrow v. Ohio Dept. of Edn. (Slip Opinion), 2018-Ohio-3126, 118 N.E.3d 907. · cites it 4× “08(C)(1) first states that ODE is obligated to pay a community school “on a full-time equivalency basis, for each student enrolled.” {¶ 13} R.C. 3314.08(H) then states that ODE “shall adjust the amounts subtracted and paid under division (C) of this section to reflect any…”
Anderson/Maltbie P'ship v. Levin, 2010-Ohio-4904, 127 Ohio St. 3d 178. · cites it 4× “, a for-profit partnership. Analysis {¶ 13} This case presents a significant issue that arises in the context of Ohio’s community schools.”
Cincinnati City Sch. Dist. Bd. of Educ. v. Conners, 2012-Ohio-2447, 132 Ohio St. 3d 468. · cites it 4× “Chapter 3314, the General Assembly declared that its purposes included “providing parents a choice of academic environments for their children and providing the education community with the opportunity to establish limited experimental educational programs in a deregulated…”
Alternatives Unlimited-Special, Inc. v. Ohio Dep't of Educ., 861 N.E.2d 163 (Ohio Ct. App. 10th Dist. 2006). · cites it 5× “R.C. 3314.01. A community school is funded by state revenues pursuant to a complex calculation set forth in R.”
Riester v. Riverside Cmty. Sch., 257 F. Supp. 2d 968 (S.D. Ohio 2002). · cites it 5× “The language of O.R.C. § 3314.01, “[a] community school created under this chapter is a public school” could not be more clear.”
State Ex Rel. Elec. Classroom of Tomorrow v. Cuyahoga Cnty. Court of Common Pleas, 2011-Ohio-626, 129 Ohio St. 3d 30. “Chapter 3314, constitutes a political subdivision so as to be entitled under Civ.”
Cordray v. Int'l Preparatory Sch., 2010-Ohio-6136, 128 Ohio St. 3d 50. “” {¶ 24} The General Assembly made clear in R.C. 3314.01(B) that community schools are public schools: “A community school created under this chapter is a public school, independent of any school district, and is part of the state’s program of education.”
Bd. of Trs. SABIS Int'l Sch. v. Montgomery, 205 F. Supp. 2d 835 (S.D. Ohio 2002). · cites it 2× “1 Pursuant to Ohio Rev.Code § 3314.01(B): A community school created under this chapter is a public school, independent of any school district, and is part of the state’s program of education.”
Elec. Classroom of Tomorrow v. State Bd. of Edn. (Slip Opinion), 2021-Ohio-3445, 182 N.E.3d 1170. “” R.C. 3314.01(B). This opinion uses the terms interchangeably.”
Sun Bldg. Ltd. P'ship v. Value Learning & Teaching Academy, Inc., 2021-Ohio-2008, 175 N.E.3d 10. · cites it 2× “In 1997, the General Assembly passed charter-school legislation, known as the Community Schools Act and codified under R.”
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Ohio Rev. Code § 3314.01(B): 14 cases
Hope Academy Broadway Campus v. White Hat Mgt., L.L.C. (Slip Opinion), 2015-Ohio-3716, 46 N.E.3d 665. “Yet, as this case shows, many aspects remain unchanged.”
State ex rel. Ohio Cong. of Parents & Teachers v. State Bd. of Educ., 857 N.E.2d 1148 (Ohio 2006). “08(D), but each is privately run, R.C. 3314.01 and 3314.02(B) and (C)(1). Each community school must be formed as either a nonprofit corporation or a public-benefit corporation.”
Elec. Classroom of Tomorrow v. Ohio Dept. of Edn. (Slip Opinion), 2018-Ohio-3126, 118 N.E.3d 907. “08(C)(1) first states that ODE is obligated to pay a community school “on a full-time equivalency basis, for each student enrolled.” {¶ 13} R.C. 3314.08(H) then states that ODE “shall adjust the amounts subtracted and paid under division (C) of this section to reflect any…”
Anderson/Maltbie P'ship v. Levin, 2010-Ohio-4904, 127 Ohio St. 3d 178. “, a for-profit partnership. Analysis {¶ 13} This case presents a significant issue that arises in the context of Ohio’s community schools.”
Cincinnati City Sch. Dist. Bd. of Educ. v. Conners, 2012-Ohio-2447, 132 Ohio St. 3d 468. “Chapter 3314, the General Assembly declared that its purposes included “providing parents a choice of academic environments for their children and providing the education community with the opportunity to establish limited experimental educational programs in a deregulated…”
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