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B+

Rootstown Local School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Rootstown Township.

Rootstown Township’s School Grade B+ better than 65% of Ohio school districts

Students
917
Schools
3
Spent per student
$14,924
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
40%
The gist

What stands out about Rootstown Local School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 65% of Ohio districts
  • Graduation rate 11 pts above the state
  • Spends 10% less per student than the OH average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.4% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 65% 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
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B+Rootstown Township 8,691

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Rootstown Township. Grade by grade →

K–5Rootstown Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Rootstown/Mabel Schnee Bldg Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. OH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency53%
State average 52.2% · 544 students tested
Reading / language arts64%
State average 59.5% · 541 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 86.2% · 105 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
$14,924 per student · 10% below OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 35%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 59%State 35%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
990’20
983’21
976’22
936’23
917’24

Down 7.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 91%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 3%Black 2%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <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.

Rootstown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rootstown
B+
406 students19:1
Rootstown/Mabel Schnee Bldg Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rootstown
B−
229 students14:1
Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Rootstown
B−
282 students14:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Southeast Local School DistrictCharlestown Township, Edinburg Township
$17,089per student
Field Local School DistrictBrimfield Township
$13,134per student
Ravenna City School DistrictRavenna Township
$17,225per student
Waterloo Local School DistrictRandolph Township
$14,800per 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.