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Northwood Local Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Ohio for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 385 students in Northwood Local Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Ohio.
Public Middle Schools in Northwood Local Schools School District have an average math proficiency score of 50% (versus the Ohio public middle school average of 47%), and reading proficiency score of 54% (versus the 55% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 22% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Ohio public middle school average of 39% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (OH)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,244 Schools
# Students
837 Students
562,575 Students
# Teachers
46 Teachers
34,195 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Northwood Local Schools School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 918 school districts in Ohio (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 95% has increased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#482 out of 929 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)53%
54%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
52%
60%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
67%
63%
Graduation Rate
≥95%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.40
0.57
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
2%
% Hispanic
17%
9%
% Black
3%
22%
% White
76%
61%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,792 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,287. The school district revenue/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,164 is less than the state median of $17,235. The school district spending/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$14 MM
$28,879 MM
Spending
$14 MM
$28,792 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,792
$17,287
Spending / Student
$16,164
$17,235
Best Northwood Local Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Northwood High School
(Math: 50% | Reading: 54%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
600 Lemoyne Rd
Northwood, OH 43619
(419) 691-4651
Northwood, OH 43619
(419) 691-4651
Grades: 7-12
| 373 students
Rank: n/an/a
700 Lemoyne Rd
Northwood, OH 43619
(419) 691-3888
Northwood, OH 43619
(419) 691-3888
Grades: 8-12
| 12 students
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