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Medina City School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns
Serves Medina, Montville Township and Medina Township, and parts of Lafayette Township and Granger Township.
Students
5,867
Schools
10
Spent per student
$15,291
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
26%
Debt
$15.8M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Medina City School District
- School Grade A: better than 86% of Ohio districts
- Math proficiency 20 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 17 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 12 pts above the state
- Spends 8% less per student than the OH average
- 17 students per teacher
- Debt of $15.8M, about $2,690 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Mifflin.
PK–6Hillsdale PK-6Hillsdale Local School District
7–12Hillsdale 7-12Hillsdale Local School District
Test scores vs. OH
2020–21Math proficiency70%
State average 49.7%
Reading / language arts74%
State average 57.2%
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 85.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$15,291 per student · 8% below OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 32%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 69%State 25%Federal 6%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
5,595’20
5,684’21
5,614’22
5,548’23
5,867’24
Up 4.9% since 2020.
Students
White 85%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 5%Black 3%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
10 public schools.
Sidney Fenn Elementary School
A604 students19:1
Ralph E. Waite Elementary
A+500 students18:1
Ella Canavan Elementary School
B+475 students18:1
H G Blake Elementary School
A470 students17:1
Eliza Northrop Elementary
A−466 students18:1
Claggett Middle School
B+724 students16:1
A. I. Root Middle School
A690 students16:1
Medina High School
B+1,767 students17:1
Evolve Academy
12 students
Helping Hands Preschool
159 students18:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Cloverleaf Local School DistrictChatham Township, Guilford Township, Westfield Township
$16,476per student
Highland Local School DistrictHinckley Township, Sharon Township
$12,550per student
Buckeye Local School DistrictYork Township
$12,447per student
Brunswick City School DistrictBrunswick Hills Township
$14,127per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.