Plain Local School District

Public Regional · 3 towns Grades K–12 B+School Grade

Public schools for Canton, Plain and Hills and Dales, and parts of Jackson, Lake and North Canton.

At a glance

5,874Students enrolled

9Schools

3Towns served

$13,074Spent per student

22:1Student–teacher ratio

47%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

PlainHills and Dales

Grades PK–4

6 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listNorth Canton City School District

Grades 5

6 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listNorth Canton City School District

Grades 6–8

North Canton Middle School or Oakwood Middle SchoolDepends on your addressNorth Canton City School District

Grades 9–12

GlenOak High School or Hoover High SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades K–4

6 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 7–8

Oakwood Middle School858 students · CantonThis district

Grades 9–12

GlenOak High School2,086 students · CantonThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs OH

Math proficiency61%

State average 49.7%

Reading / language arts69%

State average 57.2%

Graduation rate (4-year)89%

State average 85.3%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$13,074

per student each year · 21% below the OH average

Spending

Classroom instruction59%

Support & administration36%

Other5%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)52%

State36%

Federal12%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

6,051’20

6,186’21

5,977’22

5,917’23

5,874’24

Students

White · 69%4,067

Black · 16%911

Two or more races · 11%644

Hispanic · 3%171

Asian · 1%57

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%14

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Canton69,755 people

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Plain53,423 people · Grades PK–4 at North Canton Primary School or Middlebranch Elementary School and others

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Hills and Dales259 people

Also covers small parts of Jackson, Lake and North Canton.

Schools9 in district

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Middlebranch Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–4 · 534 students · Canton

APublic 📚

Robert A. Taft Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–4 · 410 students · Canton

BPublic 📚

Ransom H Barr Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–4 · 362 students · Canton

APublic 📚

Charles L Warstler Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–4 · 291 students · Canton

B+Public 📚

Frazer Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–4 · 259 students · Canton

APublic 📚

Avondale Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–4 · 257 students · Canton

A+Public 📚

Oakwood Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 858 students · Canton

BPublic 📚

Glenwood Intermediate SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–6 · 817 students · Canton

B+Public 🏫

GlenOak High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,086 students · Canton

C+Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Canton Local School DistrictCanton · $16,479 per student

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Green Local School DistrictGreen · $13,401 per student

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Louisville City School DistrictNimishillen · $13,028 per student

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Osnaburg Local School DistrictEast Canton · Osnaburg · $13,606 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.