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C

Springfield City School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Springfield.

Springfield’s School Grade C better than 30% of Ohio school districts

Students
7,288
Schools
17
Spent per student
$16,946
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
14:1
Debt
$10.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Springfield City School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 25% of Ohio districts
  • Math proficiency 33 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 30 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts below the state
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $10.6M, about $1,450 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 25% 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
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Springfield. Grade by grade →

K–69 schoolsThis district
7–83 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. OH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency19%
State average 52.2% · 3,736 students tested
Reading / language arts30%
State average 59.5% · 3,798 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)79%
State average 86.2% · 465 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
$16,946 per student · 2% above OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 41%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 26%State 52%Federal 23%

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

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

Enrollment over time
7,024’20
7,267’21
7,099’22
7,217’23
7,288’24

Up 3.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 37%Black 35%Two or more races 14%Hispanic 13%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

17 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.