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Clark-Shawnee Local School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Springfield and Springfield Township.

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

Students
1,650
Schools
2
Spent per student
$14,585
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
53%
The gist

What stands out about Clark-Shawnee Local School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 63% of Ohio districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 12% less per student than the OH average
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 118% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 63% 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 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
CSpringfield 58,281BSpringfield Township 12,262

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Springfield. Grade by grade →

K–69 schoolsSpringfield City School District
7–83 middle schoolsSpringfield City School District
9–122 high schoolsSpringfield City School District

Test scores vs. OH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency61%
State average 52.2% · 987 students tested
Reading / language arts63%
State average 59.5% · 987 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 86.2% · 120 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
$14,585 per student · 12% below OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 38%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 60%State 29%Federal 11%

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

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

Enrollment over time
757’20
1,706’21
1,697’22
1,700’23
1,650’24

Up 118% since 2020–21.

Students
White 79%Two or more races 9%Black 7%Hispanic 5%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Shawnee Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Springfield
C+
983 students18:1
Shawnee Middle School/High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Springfield
B
667 students16:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Greenon Local School DistrictGreen Township, Mad River Township
$13,207per student
Northeastern Local School DistrictHarmony Township, Moorefield Township
$13,536per student
Northwestern Local School DistrictGerman Township
$13,337per student
Southeastern Local School DistrictGreen Township, Harmony Township
$17,493per 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.