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Van Wert City School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Van Wert, Pleasant Township, Liberty Township and Ohio City, and parts of Ridge Township.

Van Wert’s School Grade B better than 55% of Ohio school districts

Students
1,943
Schools
4
Spent per student
$13,397
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
65%
Debt
$15.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Van Wert City School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 55% of Ohio districts
  • Graduation rate 11 pts above the state
  • Spends 19% less per student than the OH average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $15.3M, about $7,868 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 55% 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 below the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BVan Wert 11,200BPleasant Township 10,983BLiberty Township 1,437Ohio City 645

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Van Wert. Grade by grade →

PK–KVan Wert Early Childhood CenterThis district
1–5Van Wert Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Van Wert Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Van Wert High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. OH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency49%
State average 52.2% · 989 students tested
Reading / language arts56%
State average 59.5% · 1,007 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 86.2% · 150 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
$13,397 per student · 19% below OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 34%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 45%State 42%Federal 13%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,966’20
2,026’21
2,024’22
2,038’23
1,943’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 88%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 3%Black 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

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

Van Wert Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Van Wert
343 students21:1
Van Wert Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Van Wert
B
692 students16:1
Van Wert Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Van Wert
C
399 students14:1
Van Wert High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Van Wert
C+
509 students17:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Lincolnview Local School DistrictHoaglin Township, Washington Township, York Township
$15,981per student
Crestview Local School DistrictHarrison Township, Union Township, Willshire Township
$15,038per student
Parkway Local School DistrictDublin Township, Willshire Township
$14,039per student
Delphos City School DistrictWashington Township
$12,782per 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.