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B+

Minerva Local School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Brown Township, Paris Township, Minerva and West Township, and parts of Osnaburg Township and Augusta Township.

Brown Township’s School Grade B better than 62% of Ohio school districts

Students
1,626
Schools
3
Spent per student
$16,060
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
18:1
Debt
$4.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Minerva Local School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 70% of Ohio districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 11 pts above the state
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $4.6M, about $2,808 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 70% 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
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BBrown Township 7,280B+Paris Township 5,712B+Minerva 3,697B+West Township 3,100

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Brown Township. Grade by grade →

K–5Malvern Elementary SchoolBrown Local School District
6–8Malvern Middle SchoolBrown Local School District
9–12Malvern High SchoolBrown Local School District

Test scores vs. OH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency60%
State average 52.2% · 985 students tested
Reading / language arts63%
State average 59.5% · 999 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 86.2% · 142 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
$16,060 per student · 3% below OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 30%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 36%State 51%Federal 14%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,768’20
1,711’21
1,687’22
1,643’23
1,626’24

Down 8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 94%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 2%Black <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

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

Minerva Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Minerva
B+
741 students18:1
Minerva Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Minerva
B−
461 students22:1
Minerva High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Minerva
B−
424 students16:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Carrollton Exempted Village School DistrictEast Township, Harrison Township, Rose Township
$16,002per student
Sandy Valley Local School DistrictRose Township, Sandy Township
$17,167per student
Canton City School DistrictCanton
$20,727per student
Canton Local School DistrictCanton Township
$16,479per 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.