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Medina City School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns
Serves Medina, Montville and Medina, and parts of Lafayette and Granger.
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 Suffield.
K–52 elementary schoolsField Local School District
6–8Field Middle SchoolField Local School District
9–12Field High SchoolField 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.
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.