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Wickliffe City School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Wickliffe.

Wickliffe’s School Grade B better than 60% of Ohio school districts

Students
1,228
Schools
2
Spent per student
$15,176
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
53%
Debt
$54.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Wickliffe City School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 60% of Ohio districts
  • Graduation rate 11 pts above the state
  • Spends 9% less per student than the OH average
  • 21 students per teacher
  • Debt of $54.5M, about $44,381 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 60% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
BWickliffe 12,649

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Wickliffe. Grade by grade →

PK–6Wickliffe Lower SchoolThis district
7–12Wickliffe Upper SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. OH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency49%
State average 52.2% · 628 students tested
Reading / language arts63%
State average 59.5% · 646 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 86.2% · 112 in the class

97% 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
$15,176 per student · 9% below OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 37%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 68%State 22%Federal 10%

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

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

Enrollment over time
957’21
1,228’24

Up 28.3% since 2021–22.

Students
White 65%Black 18%Two or more races 12%Hispanic 5%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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.

Wickliffe Lower School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Wickliffe
B
642 students24:1
Wickliffe Upper School
High · Grades 7–12 · Wickliffe
B−
586 students19:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Willoughby-Eastlake City School DistrictWilloughby, Willoughby Hills, Willowick
$15,733per student
Euclid City School DistrictEuclid
$21,285per 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.