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Schools in Liberty Township · Colonel Crawford Local School District, Wynford Local School District

Liberty Township’s public schools outscore 59% of Ohio districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Liberty Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Ohio, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Ohio state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
66%
▲ 6 pts vs OH 60%
2021–22
Math proficiency
54%
▲ 1 pts vs OH 52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 1–3 pts vs OH 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.0K
▼ 16% vs OH $16.6K
FY2024 · Wynford Local
Students per teacher
17.2
OH 16.9
Schools in town
0
1,810 students on the public path
In brief

Liberty Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1415 Ohio towns with household incomes within a quarter of Liberty Township’s, its schools beat 38%, lower than their 59% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 66% and math 54% across both districts in spring 2022, against 60% and 52% statewide; 85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Colonel Crawford Local spends $13,855 per student and Wynford Local $14,003, against $16,610 across Ohio (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Liberty Township’s grade

B Test scoresC− Graduation

B: better than 59% of Ohio school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Ohio average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Ohio school districts we grade (910)Better than 59%
Lower resultsHigher results
Ohio towns with similar household incomes (1415)Better than 38%
Towns in Crawford County (16)Better than 44%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,150 test results and a graduating class of 84 could put Liberty Township anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Liberty Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,135 in math, 1,164 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Liberty Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+

Liberty Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Colonel Crawford Local School District). From grade PK, students attend the Wynford Local School District, shared with Antrim, Bucyrus, Bucyrus, Dallas, Eden, Holmes, Lykens, Nevada, Texas and Tod. Its elementary school is in Bucyrus. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Liberty Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Colonel Crawford Local School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 960 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 17.8 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$13,855OH $16,610 · FY2024
B+
Wynford Local School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,079 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 16.6 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$14,003OH $16,610 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Colonel Crawford Local School District71%
State average 59.5% · 535 students tested
Math · PK–12, Colonel Crawford Local School District51%
State average 52.2% · 528 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Wynford Local School District61%
State average 59.5% · 629 students tested
Math · PK–12, Wynford Local School District56%
State average 52.2% · 607 students tested

Liberty Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Ohio towns that share Liberty Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Liberty TownshipBColonel Crawford Local PK–12 · Wynford Local PK–12
BucyrusB−Bucyrus City PK–12 · Wynford Local PK–12
HolmesB−Wynford Local
WhetstoneB+Colonel Crawford Local
Sandusky—Colonel Crawford Local

2 of the 4 neighbors share Wynford Local with Liberty Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Liberty Township

6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Ohio’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Liberty Townshipin other towns
Wynford Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bucyrus
B
569 students17:1Rate it →
Hannah Crawford Elementary School PreK-Grade 2
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Crestline
240 students22:1Rate it →
Wynford Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bucyrus
B
252 students17:1Rate it →
William Crawford Intermediate Schools
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Crestline
B+
241 students20:1Rate it →
Wynford High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bucyrus
B−
258 students16:1Rate it →
Col Crawford High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Crestline
B+
250 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Liberty Township’s schools

Are Liberty Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Ohio: the public schools Liberty Township children attend outscore 59% of Ohio’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 38%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Liberty Township in?

Two districts: Colonel Crawford Local School District runs grades PK–12, and Wynford Local School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Antrim, Bucyrus, Bucyrus, Dallas, Eden, Holmes, Lykens, Nevada, Texas and Tod.

Where do Liberty Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Wynford High School and Col Crawford High School.

What is Liberty Township’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Wynford Local School District graduated in four years, against 86% across Ohio.

How much does Liberty Township spend per student?

$13,855 in Colonel Crawford Local School District and $14,003 in Wynford Local School District (FY2024), against $16,610 across Ohio. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Ohio. Stars are from neighbors.