School district · Ohio

Garfield Heights City Schools

Garfield Heights City Schools in Ohio: 5 public schools with 2,581 students and 14.3 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $20,880 per student in FY2024.

Schools
5
Students
2,581
Students per teacher
14.3
OH 16.7 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$20,880
OH $16.4K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
181
Counselors (FTE)
10.0
Students per counselor
258
OH 376 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
2.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Ohio's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Ohio: 61%

29%proficient

Unchanged from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 99% of school districts in Ohio

Median 67% · 607 school districts compared

999 students tested, grades 3–8 · Ohio's State Tests (OST); proficient means Levels 3-5

Math

Ohio: 57%

24%proficient

+5.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 98% of school districts in Ohio

Median 65% · 607 school districts compared

994 students tested, grades 3–8 · Ohio's State Tests (OST); proficient means Levels 3-5

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$10.5K15
$12.0K16
$12.8K17
$13.3K18
$13.8K19
$14.0K20
$14.7K21
$14.9K22
$16.8K23
$20.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
25% · $17.7M
State
41% · $28.7M
Local
34% · $24.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$10,821
Support services
$9,441
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.2M
Long-term debt
$15.8M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Elmwood Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
1–337417.037%37%
4–532615.536%35%
Pre-K–139815.9——
6–854110.421%12%
9–1294215.7——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
5640 Briarcliff Dr, Garfield Heights, OH 44125
Phone
(216)475-8100
Website