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B+

Field Local School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Brimfield Township and Suffield Township, and parts of Kent and Tallmadge.

Brimfield Township’s School Grade B+ better than 67% of Ohio school districts

Students
1,916
Schools
4
Spent per student
$13,134
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
Debt
$14M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Field Local School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 67% of Ohio districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 21% less per student than the OH average
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Debt of $14M, about $7,291 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 67% of the 910 Ohio school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Brimfield Township 11,511B+Suffield Township 6,016

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Brimfield Township. Grade by grade →

K–5Brimfield Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Field Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Field High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. OH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency60%
State average 52.2% · 1,029 students tested
Reading / language arts67%
State average 59.5% · 1,037 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 86.2% · 151 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$13,134 per student · 21% below OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 39%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 66%State 25%Federal 8%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,856’20
1,876’21
1,886’22
1,915’23
1,916’24

Up 3.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 86%Black 5%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 3%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Ohio’s other public schools.

Brimfield Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kent
B+
529 students18:1
Suffield Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Mogadore
A−
421 students16:1
Field Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mogadore
B+
442 students15:1
Field High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mogadore
B
524 students20:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Stow-Munroe Falls City School DistrictMunroe Falls, Stow
$14,744per student
Kent City School DistrictFranklin Township
$17,697per student
Mogadore Local School DistrictMogadore
$18,050per student
Akron City School DistrictAkron
$22,438per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Ohio.