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B+

Colonel Crawford Local School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Whetstone Township, Jefferson Township, Liberty Township, Sandusky Township and North Robinson, and parts of Bucyrus, Crestline, Bucyrus Township, Vernon Township and Dallas Township.

Whetstone Township’s School Grade B+ better than 69% of Ohio school districts

Students
960
Schools
4
Spent per student
$13,855
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
32%
Debt
$5.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Colonel Crawford Local School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 69% of Ohio districts
  • Reading proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 11 pts above the state
  • Spends 17% less per student than the OH average
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Debt of $5.8M, about $6,057 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 69% 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
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Whetstone Township. Grade by grade →

Test scores vs. OH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency51%
State average 52.2% · 528 students tested
Reading / language arts71%
State average 59.5% · 535 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 86.2% · 75 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
$13,855 per student · 17% below OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 39%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 50%State 45%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
989’20
993’21
972’22
948’23
960’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 95%Two or more races 2%Hispanic 2%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.

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.