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Western Reserve Local School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns

Serves Norwalk Township, Wakeman Township, Bronson Township, Townsend Township, Hartland Township and Wakeman, and parts of Norwalk and Clarksfield Township.

Norwalk Township’s School Grade B+ better than 70% of Ohio school districts

Students
944
Schools
3
Spent per student
$15,722
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
59%
The gist

What stands out about Western Reserve Local School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 49% of Ohio districts
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 5% less per student than the OH average
  • 20 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 49% 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 below 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+Norwalk Township 3,429B−Wakeman Township 2,806BBronson Township 1,967B−Townsend Township 1,542B−Hartland Township 1,035B−Wakeman 1,019

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Norwalk Township. Grade by grade →

PK–53 elementary schoolsEdison Local (formerly Berlin-Milan) School District
6–83 middle schoolsEdison Local (formerly Berlin-Milan) School District
9–123 high schoolsNorwalk City School District

Test scores vs. OH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency48%
State average 52.2% · 545 students tested
Reading / language arts57%
State average 59.5% · 543 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 86.2% · 89 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
$15,722 per student · 5% below OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 41%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 44%State 47%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
950’20
961’21
1,003’22
979’23
944’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 94%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 2%Black <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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.

Western Reserve Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Collins
B+
460 students22:1
Western Reserve Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Collins
C+
193 students21:1
Western Reserve High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Collins
C+
291 students17:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Firelands Local School DistrictCamden Township, Florence Township
$13,985per student
Monroeville Local School DistrictPeru Township, Ridgefield Township
$16,590per student
Edison Local (formerly Berlin-Milan) School DistrictBerlin Township, Milan Township
$13,692per student
New London Local School DistrictFitchville Township, New London Township
$17,325per 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.