Top Rankings
Plain Local School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Ohio for:
Category
Attribute
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 871 students in Plain Local School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in Ohio.
Public Middle School in Plain Local School District have an average math proficiency score of 68% (versus the Ohio public middle school average of 47%), and reading proficiency score of 67% (versus the 55% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 30% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Ohio public middle school average of 39% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (OH)
# Schools
9 Schools
1,244 Schools
# Students
5,917 Students
562,575 Students
# Teachers
272 Teachers
34,195 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
22:1
22:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Plain Local School District, which is ranked within the top 20% of all 918 school districts in Ohio (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 91% has decreased from 94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#186 out of 929 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
68%
52%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
71%
60%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
76%
63%
Graduation Rate
91%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.48
0.57
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
2%
% Hispanic
3%
9%
% Black
15%
22%
% White
70%
61%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
11%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,674 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,287. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,474 is less than the state median of $17,235. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$75 MM
$28,879 MM
Spending
$74 MM
$28,792 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,674
$17,287
Spending / Student
$12,474
$17,235
Best Plain Local School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Oakwood Middle School
(Math: 68% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
2300 Schneider St Ne
Canton, OH 44721
(330) 491-3790
Canton, OH 44721
(330) 491-3790
Grades: 7-8
| 871 students
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