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B+

Northmor Local School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns

Serves Congress Township, Perry Township, North Bloomfield Township, Perry Township, Washington Township and Troy Township, and parts of Franklin Township and Canaan Township.

Congress Township’s School Grade B− better than 54% of Ohio school districts

Students
991
Schools
2
Spent per student
$14,944
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
92%
Debt
$8.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Northmor Local School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 69% of Ohio districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 11 pts above the state
  • Spends 10% less per student than the OH average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $8.9M, about $9,026 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 69% 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
B−Congress Township 3,006B+Perry Township 2,014B+North Bloomfield Township 1,876B+Perry Township 1,459B+Washington Township 1,268A−Troy Township 1,240

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Congress Township. Grade by grade →

PK–62 schoolsThis district
7–122 schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. OH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency59%
State average 52.2% · 607 students tested
Reading / language arts63%
State average 59.5% · 601 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 86.2% · 74 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
$14,944 per student · 10% below OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 37%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 53%State 36%Federal 11%

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

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

Enrollment over time
983’20
1,016’21
1,038’22
1,017’23
991’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 96%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

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

Northmor Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Galion
B
541 students15:1
Northmor High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Galion
B
450 students14:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Mount Gilead Exempted Village School DistrictGilead Township, Harmony Township
$16,050per student
Fredericktown Local School DistrictMiddlebury Township
$12,558per student
Galion City School DistrictGalion, Polk Township, Sandusky Township
$15,769per student
River Valley Local School DistrictClaridon Township, Tully Township
$13,040per 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.