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'''Steve Taylor''' was a [[minor league baseball]] player and a [[Delaware]] politician. |
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|established = 1860<ref name=wardle>{{cite book |last= Wardle|first= Michelle|authorlink= |coauthors= |title= Images of America: Kent|year= 2005|pages= 53|publisher= Arcadia Publishing|location= Charleston, South Carolina, USA|isbn= 0-7358-3381-5}}</ref> |
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|grades = Pre-K through 12 |
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|superintendent = Dr. Joseph Giancola |
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|students = 3,638<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ode.state.oh.us/reportcardfiles/2007-2008/DIST/044164.PDF|title= Kent City School District 2007-2008 School Year Report Card|accessdate=2008-10-13 |format= PDF|work= Ohio Department of Education Local Report Card Files|Publisher= Ohio Department of Education}}</ref> |
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The '''Kent City School District''' is a secondary school district headquartered in [[Kent, Ohio|Kent]], [[Ohio]], [[United States of America|United States]]. It serves just over 3,500 students living in Kent, [[Franklin Township, Portage County, Ohio|Franklin Township]], [[Brady Lake, Ohio|Brady Lake]], and [[Sugar Bush Knolls, Ohio|Sugar Bush Knolls]], as well as a small portion of southern [[Streetsboro, Ohio|Streetsboro]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.cleveland.com/pdgraphics/interactive/propertytax2007|title= Property Tax 2007|accessdate=2008-05-12 |author= |date= 2008|work= www.cleveland.com Business|publisher= Cleveland Plain Dealer}}</ref> The district has seven schools including five elementary schools (Davey, Franklin, Holden, Longcoy, and Walls) housing grades K-5 (Davey Elementary also houses the district's pre-school program); [[Stanton Middle School (Kent, Ohio)|Stanton Middle School]], which houses grades 6-8; and [[Theodore Roosevelt High School (Kent, Ohio)|Theodore Roosevelt High School]], which houses grades 9-12. The current superintendent is Dr. Joseph Giancola who began serving in the Fall of [[2007]] after serving several years as assistant superintendent. The district offices are located in the historic and former DePeyster School on North DePeyster Street in Kent. |
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A native of Delaware, Taylor played baseball for the [[University of Delaware]]. He then played for the [[Columbus Clippers]] until he had an arm injury that removed him from baseball. |
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== History == |
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He then moved back to Delaware. He was then involved in banking. He was later elected to the Delaware State legislature. He was also a long time supporter of bringing a minor league baseball team to Delaware and worked tirelessly to accomplish this goal. |
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The district was formed in 1860<ref name=wardle/> by merging several smaller one-room school house districts into one centralized district for the village. As Kent was still known as Franklin Mills, the district was originally known as the "Franklin Union School District".<ref>{{cite book |title= History of Portage County Ohio|last= Brown|first= R.C |authorlink= |coauthors= Norris, J.E.|year= 1885, 1972 revision|publisher= Warner, Beers, and Company|location= [[Chicago, Illinois]]|isbn= |pages= 441}} It is not clear when the district's name was changed to the current "Kent City School District." It was still being referred to as "Franklin Union" in this book, 21 years after the name change to "Kent".</ref> The district would continue to be known as a "Franklin Union" district even after residents voted to change the name of the village from Franklin Mills to Kent in 1864. During the 1860's, the district began to divide the students in the school houses by grade level. As a result of the curriculum and management changes, the district elected to close the schoolhouses and erect a centralized building for all grades. Although initially planned for 1868, construction delays prevented the building from opening until Spring 1869. During the school year leading up to the opening of the new building, which would initially be known as the "Union School" and later as "Central School," students in the high school grades were housed at the Franklin Township Hall<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.franklintownshipohio.org/about_franklin_township.htm |title= About Franklin Township|accessdate=2008-05-26|publisher= Franklin Township|date= 2006}}</ref> in Kent while all other grades remained at their respective school house. The building would serve as the home of all students until growth in the community necessitated the construction of two additional elementary schools: South School in 1880 and DePeyster School in 1888 <ref name=wardle/>. Even with the new schools, the original Union/Central building would be the home of Kent High School until 1922. |
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As Kent continued to grow throughout the twentieth century, new schools and changes became necessary. A new high school was built in 1922 and was named in honor of [[Theodore Roosevelt]]. The original Union School would continue to be used as a K-8 building known as Central School until 1953 when a new Central Elementary School was constructed on its predecessor's front yard. Following the completion of the new school, the Union School building was torn down. Additional elementary schools followed first with the construction of Longcoy Elementary School on the city's west side. By 1958 the high school had outgrown its facility, so a new high school building was built on the north side of the city. It retained the name of Theodore Roosevelt and the former high school building was rechristened as Davey Junior High School in the fall of 1959 when the new high school opened. 1959 also saw the merging of the [[Franklin Township, Portage County, Ohio|Franklin]] Local School District and the [[Brady Lake, Ohio|Brady Lake]] School District into the Kent City Schools,<ref>{{cite news |first= Roger|last= Di Paolo|title= New chapter for old school|url= |work= [[Record-Courier]]|publisher= Record Publishing|location= [[Kent, Ohio|Kent]] and [[Ravenna, Ohio]]|pages= A5|date= 2006-03-19|accessdate=2008-08-04}}</ref> which added two more elementary schools: Franklin Elementary and Willard (Brady Lake) Elementary. The 1960's saw the last elementary schools built in Kent with the opening of Holden Elementary in 1965 on the city's south side and Walls Elementary on the east side in 1966.<ref>{{cite book |title= Kent Ohio: The Dynamic Decades|coauthors= Kent Historical Society Book Committee|editor= Darrow, Ralph (ed.)|year= 1999|publisher= Kent Historical Society|location= [[Kent, Ohio]]|isbn= |pages= 14}}</ref> Most of South School was razed following the completion of Holden except for the building's gym which currently serves as the home of the Kent Recreation Department. |
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Taylor was a member of the [[Church of Latter-day Saints]]. |
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Taylor was inducted into the [[Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame]] in 2003. |
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==Sources== |
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*[http://www.delawarestadiumcorp.com/history_of_dsc_stadium.php history of Delaware minor league stadium] |
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*[http://www.desports.org/inductees-2003.html Delaware Sports Hall of Fame 2003 inductees list] |
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*''LDS Church News'', November 26th, 1988 |
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*http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE1D71738F933A15756C0A966958260 |
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!School |
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!Grades |
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!Location |
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!Principal |
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!Staff |
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!Enrollment |
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! colspan="6" style="background:#097A19;" | Elementary Schools |
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|Davey Elementary School |
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|Pre K-5 |
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|196 N. Prospect St. |
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|Linda Walker |
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|33<ref name=OEDSDES>{{cite web |url= http://webapp2.ode.state.oh.us/oeds-r/maintainorg/default.asp|title= General Information - Davey Elementary School |accessdate=2008-08-04 |work= Ohio Department of Education online directory|publisher= Ohio Department of Education|date= 2007-08-03}} Total enrollment and staff includes the pre-school, which serves the entire school district</ref> |
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|506*<ref name=OEDSDES/> |
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|Franklin Elementary School |
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|K-5 |
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|6662 SR 43 |
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|Denice Gore |
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|15<ref name=OEDSFES>{{cite web |url= http://webapp2.ode.state.oh.us/oeds-r/maintainorg/default.asp|title= General Information - Franklin Elementary School |accessdate=2008-08-04 |work= Ohio Department of Education online directory|publisher= Ohio Department of Education|date= 2008-06-30}}</ref> |
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|272<ref name=OEDSFES/> |
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|Holden Elementary |
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|K-5 |
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|132 W. School St. |
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|Joan Hogrefe |
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|13<ref name=OEDSHES>{{cite web |url= http://webapp2.ode.state.oh.us/oeds-r/maintainorg/default.asp|title= General Information - Holden Elementary School |accessdate=2008-08-04 |work= Ohio Department of Education online directory|publisher= Ohio Department of Education|date= 2007-08-03}}</ref> |
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|212<ref name=OEDSHES/> |
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|Longcoy Elementary |
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|K-5 |
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|1069 Elno Ave. |
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|Janice Dewey |
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|23<ref name=OEDSLES>{{cite web |url= http://webapp2.ode.state.oh.us/oeds-r/maintainorg/default.asp|title= General Information - Longcoy Elementary School |accessdate=2008-08-04 |work= Ohio Department of Education online directory|publisher= Ohio Department of Education|date= 2008-06-30}}</ref> |
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|320<ref name=OEDSLES/> |
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|Walls Elementary School |
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|K-5 |
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|900 Doramor St. |
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|Sandra Goodrich |
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|25<ref name=OEDSWES>{{cite web |url= http://webapp2.ode.state.oh.us/oeds-r/maintainorg/default.asp|title= General Information - Walls Elementary School |accessdate=2008-08-04 |work= Ohio Department of Education online directory|publisher= Ohio Department of Education|date= 2007-08-03}}</ref> |
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|300<ref name=OEDSWES/> |
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! colspan="6" style="background:#097A19;" | Middle School |
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|[[Stanton Middle School (Kent, Ohio)|Stanton Middle School]] |
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|6-8 |
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|1175 Hudson Rd. |
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|Tom Larkin |
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|67<ref name=OEDSSMS>{{cite web |url= http://webapp2.ode.state.oh.us/oeds-r/maintainorg/default.asp|title= General Information - Stanton Middle School |accessdate=2008-08-04 |work= Ohio Department of Education online directory|publisher= Ohio Department of Education|date= 2008-06-30}}</ref> |
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|810<ref name=OEDSSMS/> |
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! colspan="6" style="background:#097A19;" | High School |
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|[[Theodore Roosevelt High School (Kent, Ohio)|Theodore Roosevelt High School]] |
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|9-12 |
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|1400 N. Mantua St. |
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|Roger Sidoti |
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|120<ref name=OEDSRHS>{{cite web |url= http://webapp2.ode.state.oh.us/oeds-r/maintainorg/default.asp|title= General Information - Theodore Roosevelt High School |accessdate=2008-08-04 |work= Ohio Department of Education online directory|publisher= Ohio Department of Education|date= 2008-07-14}} Total enrollment does not include close to 200 additional students who attend the school as part of the Six District Education Compact's vocational programs.</ref> |
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|1,380*<ref name=OEDSRHS/> |
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''*= see footnotes below for notes on enrollment numbers.'' |
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==See also== |
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[[Category:American Latter Day Saints]] |
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*[http://www.kentschools.net Kent City Schools] |
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[[Category:University of Delaware alumni]] |
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*[[Kent, Ohio]] |
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[[Category:Delaware politicians]] |
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*[[Theodore Roosevelt High School (Kent, Ohio)|Theodore Roosevelt High School]] |
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[[Category:Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame]] |
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==References== |
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[[Category:School districts in Ohio]] |
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[[Category:Portage County, Ohio]] |
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[[Category:Kent, Ohio]] |
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Revision as of 04:07, 13 October 2008
| Kent City School District | |
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| Location | |
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| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | District offices at former Depeyster School in Kent |
| Grades | Pre-K through 12 |
| Established | 1860[1] |
| Superintendent | Dr. Joseph Giancola |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 3,638[2] |
| Other information | |
| Website | http://www.kentschools.net |
The Kent City School District is a secondary school district headquartered in Kent, Ohio, United States. It serves just over 3,500 students living in Kent, Franklin Township, Brady Lake, and Sugar Bush Knolls, as well as a small portion of southern Streetsboro.[3] The district has seven schools including five elementary schools (Davey, Franklin, Holden, Longcoy, and Walls) housing grades K-5 (Davey Elementary also houses the district's pre-school program); Stanton Middle School, which houses grades 6-8; and Theodore Roosevelt High School, which houses grades 9-12. The current superintendent is Dr. Joseph Giancola who began serving in the Fall of 2007 after serving several years as assistant superintendent. The district offices are located in the historic and former DePeyster School on North DePeyster Street in Kent.
History
The district was formed in 1860[1] by merging several smaller one-room school house districts into one centralized district for the village. As Kent was still known as Franklin Mills, the district was originally known as the "Franklin Union School District".[4] The district would continue to be known as a "Franklin Union" district even after residents voted to change the name of the village from Franklin Mills to Kent in 1864. During the 1860's, the district began to divide the students in the school houses by grade level. As a result of the curriculum and management changes, the district elected to close the schoolhouses and erect a centralized building for all grades. Although initially planned for 1868, construction delays prevented the building from opening until Spring 1869. During the school year leading up to the opening of the new building, which would initially be known as the "Union School" and later as "Central School," students in the high school grades were housed at the Franklin Township Hall[5] in Kent while all other grades remained at their respective school house. The building would serve as the home of all students until growth in the community necessitated the construction of two additional elementary schools: South School in 1880 and DePeyster School in 1888 [1]. Even with the new schools, the original Union/Central building would be the home of Kent High School until 1922.
As Kent continued to grow throughout the twentieth century, new schools and changes became necessary. A new high school was built in 1922 and was named in honor of Theodore Roosevelt. The original Union School would continue to be used as a K-8 building known as Central School until 1953 when a new Central Elementary School was constructed on its predecessor's front yard. Following the completion of the new school, the Union School building was torn down. Additional elementary schools followed first with the construction of Longcoy Elementary School on the city's west side. By 1958 the high school had outgrown its facility, so a new high school building was built on the north side of the city. It retained the name of Theodore Roosevelt and the former high school building was rechristened as Davey Junior High School in the fall of 1959 when the new high school opened. 1959 also saw the merging of the Franklin Local School District and the Brady Lake School District into the Kent City Schools,[6] which added two more elementary schools: Franklin Elementary and Willard (Brady Lake) Elementary. The 1960's saw the last elementary schools built in Kent with the opening of Holden Elementary in 1965 on the city's south side and Walls Elementary on the east side in 1966.[7] Most of South School was razed following the completion of Holden except for the building's gym which currently serves as the home of the Kent Recreation Department.
| School | Grades | Location | Principal | Staff | Enrollment |
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| Davey Elementary School | Pre K-5 | 196 N. Prospect St. | Linda Walker | 33[8] | 506*[8] |
| Franklin Elementary School | K-5 | 6662 SR 43 | Denice Gore | 15[9] | 272[9] |
| Holden Elementary | K-5 | 132 W. School St. | Joan Hogrefe | 13[10] | 212[10] |
| Longcoy Elementary | K-5 | 1069 Elno Ave. | Janice Dewey | 23[11] | 320[11] |
| Walls Elementary School | K-5 | 900 Doramor St. | Sandra Goodrich | 25[12] | 300[12] |
| Middle School | |||||
| Stanton Middle School | 6-8 | 1175 Hudson Rd. | Tom Larkin | 67[13] | 810[13] |
| High School | |||||
| Theodore Roosevelt High School | 9-12 | 1400 N. Mantua St. | Roger Sidoti | 120[14] | 1,380*[14] |
*= see footnotes below for notes on enrollment numbers.
See also
References
- ^ a b c Wardle, Michelle (2005). Images of America: Kent. Charleston, South Carolina, USA: Arcadia Publishing. p. 53. ISBN 0-7358-3381-5.
{{cite book}}: Check|isbn=value: checksum (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Kent City School District 2007-2008 School Year Report Card" (PDF). Ohio Department of Education Local Report Card Files. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|Publisher=ignored (|publisher=suggested) (help) - ^ "Property Tax 2007". www.cleveland.com Business. Cleveland Plain Dealer. 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
- ^ Brown, R.C (1885, 1972 revision). History of Portage County Ohio. Chicago, Illinois: Warner, Beers, and Company. p. 441.
{{cite book}}: Check date values in:|year=(help); Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) It is not clear when the district's name was changed to the current "Kent City School District." It was still being referred to as "Franklin Union" in this book, 21 years after the name change to "Kent". - ^ "About Franklin Township". Franklin Township. 2006. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
- ^ Di Paolo, Roger (2006-03-19). "New chapter for old school". Record-Courier. Kent and Ravenna, Ohio: Record Publishing. pp. A5.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Darrow, Ralph (ed.), ed. (1999). Kent Ohio: The Dynamic Decades. Kent, Ohio: Kent Historical Society. p. 14.
{{cite book}}:|editor=has generic name (help); Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "General Information - Davey Elementary School". Ohio Department of Education online directory. Ohio Department of Education. 2007-08-03. Retrieved 2008-08-04. Total enrollment and staff includes the pre-school, which serves the entire school district
- ^ a b "General Information - Franklin Elementary School". Ohio Department of Education online directory. Ohio Department of Education. 2008-06-30. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ^ a b "General Information - Holden Elementary School". Ohio Department of Education online directory. Ohio Department of Education. 2007-08-03. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ^ a b "General Information - Longcoy Elementary School". Ohio Department of Education online directory. Ohio Department of Education. 2008-06-30. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ^ a b "General Information - Walls Elementary School". Ohio Department of Education online directory. Ohio Department of Education. 2007-08-03. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ^ a b "General Information - Stanton Middle School". Ohio Department of Education online directory. Ohio Department of Education. 2008-06-30. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ^ a b "General Information - Theodore Roosevelt High School". Ohio Department of Education online directory. Ohio Department of Education. 2008-07-14. Retrieved 2008-08-04. Total enrollment does not include close to 200 additional students who attend the school as part of the Six District Education Compact's vocational programs.