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Schools in Plain Township · Bowling Green City School District, Otsego Local School District

Plain Township’s public schools outscore 58% of Ohio districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Plain 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
63%
▲ 3 pts vs OH 60%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
▲ 0 pts vs OH 52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
94%
▲ 8 pts vs OH 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.2K
▼ 2% vs OH $16.6K
FY2024 · Bowling Green City
Students per teacher
17.6
OH 16.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
4,076 students on the public path
In brief

Plain Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1439 Ohio towns with household incomes within a quarter of Plain Township’s, its schools beat 38%, lower than their 58% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 63% and math 52% across both districts in spring 2022, against 60% and 52% statewide; 94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Bowling Green City spends $16,220 per student and Otsego Local $12,712, 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 Plain Township’s grade

B Test scoresB Graduation

B: better than 58% of Ohio school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Ohio average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Ohio school districts we grade (910)Better than 58%
Lower resultsHigher results
Ohio towns with similar household incomes (1439)Better than 38%
Towns in Wood County (19)Better than 21%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,290 test results and a graduating class of 234 could put Plain Township anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Plain Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,323 in math, 2,257 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+

Plain Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Bowling Green City School District). From grade PK, students attend the Otsego Local School District, shared with Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids, Haskins, Middleton, Providence, Tontogany, Washington, Weston and Weston. Its elementary school is in Tontogany. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Plain Township

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

Bowling Green City School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 2,537 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 16.5 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$16,220OH $16,610 · FY2024
B
Otsego Local School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,637 students · 19.5 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$12,712OH $16,610 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Bowling Green City School District61%
State average 59.5% · 1390 students tested
Math · PK–12, Bowling Green City School District52%
State average 52.2% · 1358 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Otsego Local School District66%
State average 59.5% · 867 students tested
Math · PK–12, Otsego Local School District53%
State average 52.2% · 965 students tested

Plain Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Plain TownshipBBowling Green City PK–12 · Otsego Local PK–12
Bowling GreenBBowling Green City
MiddletonB+Otsego Local PK–12 · Eastwood Local PK–12
CenterB+Bowling Green City PK–12 · Eastwood Local PK–12
WashingtonBOtsego Local
LibertyBBowling Green City
WestonBOtsego Local

3 of the 6 neighbors share Bowling Green City with Plain Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Plain Township

8 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 Plain Townshipin other towns
Otsego Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tontogany
B+
788 students20:1Rate it →
Conneaut Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bowling Green
B−
414 students17:1Rate it →
Crim Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bowling Green
C+
344 students16:1Rate it →
Kenwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bowling Green
B
293 students15:1Rate it →
Bowling Green Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bowling Green
C+
589 students15:1Rate it →
Otsego Junior High
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bowling Green
B
375 students19:1Rate it →
Bowling Green High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bowling Green
C+
799 students18:1Rate it →
Otsego High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bowling Green
C
474 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Plain Township’s schools

Are Plain Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Ohio: the public schools Plain Township children attend outscore 58% 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 Plain Township in?

Two districts: Bowling Green City School District runs grades PK–12, and Otsego Local School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids, Haskins, Middleton, Providence, Tontogany, Washington, Weston and Weston.

Where do Plain Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Bowling Green High School and Otsego High School.

What is Plain Township’s graduation rate?

94% of the class of 2023 in Bowling Green City School District graduated in four years, against 86% across Ohio.

How much does Plain Township spend per student?

$16,220 in Bowling Green City School District and $12,712 in Otsego 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.