Northwestern Local School District
Serves Congress Township, Chester Township, West Salem and Congress, and parts of Jackson Township, Plain Township and Perry Township.
Congress Township’s School Grade B+ better than 72% of Ohio school districts
What stands out about Northwestern Local School District
- Its letter, B+: results better than 72% of Ohio districts
- Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
- Reading proficiency 12 pts above the state
- Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
- Spends 14% less per student than the OH average
- 16 students per teacher
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
B+: better than 72% 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.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Congress Township. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. OH
2021–22 · class of 2023100% 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 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
About steady since 2020–21.
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.
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
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.