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C+

Sidney City School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Sidney, Clinton Township, Salem Township, Orange Township and Port Jefferson, and parts of Franklin Township and Bloomfield Township.

Sidney’s School Grade C+ better than 38% of Ohio school districts

Students
3,149
Schools
7
Spent per student
$13,861
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
73%
Debt
$7.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Sidney City School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 38% of Ohio districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 5 pts below the state
  • Spends 17% less per student than the OH average
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Debt of $7.7M, about $2,445 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 38% 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 well below the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Sidney 20,124C+Clinton Township 19,781C+Salem Township 2,112C+Orange Township 1,127Port Jefferson 338

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Sidney. Grade by grade →

K–22 elementary schoolsThis district
3–4Northwood Intermediate SchoolThis district
5–8Sidney Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Sidney High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. OH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency45%
State average 52.2% · 1,563 students tested
Reading / language arts53%
State average 59.5% · 1,560 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)81%
State average 86.2% · 273 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
$13,861 per student · 17% below OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 34%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 47%State 41%Federal 12%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,246’20
3,234’21
3,158’22
3,123’23
3,149’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 74%Two or more races 14%Black 5%Hispanic 5%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

7 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Ohio’s other public schools.

Whittier Early Childhood Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Sidney
306 students28:1
Emerson Primary School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Sidney
340 students20:1
Longfellow Primary School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Sidney
303 students19:1
Northwood Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 3–4 · Sidney
B−
438 students16:1
Jacket Virtual Academy
Other · Grades 4–12 · Sidney
131 students
Sidney Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Sidney
C+
840 students18:1
Sidney High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sidney
C+
791 students17:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Fairlawn Local School DistrictGreen Township, Perry Township
$14,137per student
Hardin-Houston Local School DistrictTurtle Creek Township, Washington Township
$15,680per student
Indian Lake Local School DistrictStokes Township, Washington Township
$15,145per student
Jackson Center Local School DistrictJackson Township
$14,096per 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.