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Waterloo Local School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Randolph Township and Atwater Township, and parts of Deerfield Township.

Randolph Township’s School Grade B better than 56% of Ohio school districts

Students
796
Schools
3
Spent per student
$14,800
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
60%
Debt
$0.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Waterloo Local School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 56% of Ohio districts
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 11% less per student than the OH average
  • 19 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.4M, about $548 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 56% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Randolph Township. Grade by grade →

PK–6Waterloo Elementary SchoolThis district
7–8Waterloo Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Waterloo High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. OH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency53%
State average 52.2% · 447 students tested
Reading / language arts62%
State average 59.5% · 461 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 86.2% · 71 in the class

98% 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
$14,800 per student · 11% below OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 41%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 48%State 43%Federal 10%

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

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

Enrollment over time
867’20
873’21
812’22
813’23
796’24

Down 8.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 92%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 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.

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.