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Canal Winchester Local School District, Ohio

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Canal Winchester Local School District
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Franklin County, Ohio
District details
Superintendent: Kiya Hunt
# of school board members: 5
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Canal Winchester Local School District is a school district in Ohio.

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Superintendent

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Kiya Hunt is the superintendent of the Canal Winchester Local School District. She was nominated on July 7, confirmed on July 18, and started serving in this role on August 1, 2022. Her last term ended on July 25, 2025. Her previous experience includes serving as the assistant superintendent for the district since 2014.[1]

Past superintendents

  • James Sotlar is the superintendent of the Canal Winchester Local School District from January 2013 until August 1, 2022.[1] Sotlar's previous career experience includes working as the assistant superintendent of the Pickerington Local School District, a principal, and an assistant principal.[2][3]

School board

The Canal Winchester Local School District Board of Education consists of five members elected to four-year terms. Members are elected at-large.


Elections

See also: Canal Winchester Local School District, Ohio, elections

Members of the Canal Winchester Local School District Board of Education are elected to four-year terms. Elections are held in November.

Three seats on the board are up for general election on November 4, 2025. The filing deadline for this election was August 6, 2025.

Ballotpedia covered school board elections in 367 school districts in 29 states in 2024. Those school districts had a total student enrollment of 12,203,404 students. Click here to read an analysis of those elections.


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Public participation in board meetings

The Canal Winchester Local School District Board of Education maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[4]

District map

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $4,461,000 $1,163 7%
Local: $31,450,000 $8,201 51%
State: $26,128,000 $6,813 42%
Total: $62,039,000 $16,177
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $54,075,000 $14,100
Total Current Expenditures: $45,452,000 $11,851
Instructional Expenditures: $27,090,000 $7,063 50%
Student and Staff Support: $3,571,000 $931 7%
Administration: $6,424,000 $1,675 12%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $8,367,000 $2,181 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $5,150,000 $1,342
Construction: $4,771,000 $1,244
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $1,170,000 $305


Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year Minimum Maximum
2024-2025[6] $50,100 $116,232
2023-2024[6] $45,135 $99,975
2022-2023[6] $43,820 $97,062
2021-2022[6] $42,544 $94,235
2020-2021[7] $40,896 $90,585

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[8]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 50 55-59 28 40-44 PS 45-49 62
2018-2019 66 70-79 45 60-64 PS 65-69 76
2017-2018 68 70-79 44 60-64 PS 65-69 78
2016-2017 71 70-79 54 60-64 PS 70-74 78
2015-2016 70 50-59 52 55-59 PS 65-69 77
2014-2015 78 80-89 59 60-64 PS 75-79 84
2013-2014 85 >=90 69 70-79 PS 80-84 89
2012-2013 83 80-89 66 60-69 PS 75-79 88
2011-2012 82 70-79 69 70-79 PS 70-74 86
2010-2011 83 >=80 69 60-79 PS 80-84 86

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 63 60-64 44 55-59 PS 60-64 72
2018-2019 68 60-69 48 65-69 PS 70-74 76
2017-2018 68 60-69 50 65-69 PS 65-69 76
2016-2017 68 60-69 51 60-64 PS 70-74 75
2015-2016 62 50-59 41 45-49 PS 60-64 69
2014-2015 85 >=90 71 70-74 PS 80-84 89
2013-2014 90 80-89 81 80-89 PS 85-89 93
2012-2013 89 80-89 72 80-89 PS 85-89 93
2011-2012 87 >=90 76 80-89 PS 75-79 91
2010-2011 89 >=80 79 80-89 PS 80-84 92

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 94 >=50 85-89 >=50 PS >=80 >=95
2018-2019 91 PS 85-89 >=50 >=50 90-94
2017-2018 95 PS 80-89 >=50 >=80 >=95
2016-2017 93 >=50 80-89 >=50 >=80 >=95
2015-2016 97 PS >=90 PS PS >=80 >=95
2014-2015 96 PS >=90 >=50 >=80 >=95
2013-2014 95 PS >=90 PS PS >=50 >=95
2012-2013 94 PS >=90 PS >=80 >=95
2011-2012 91 PS 80-89 >=50 >=50 90-94
2010-2011 96 >=50 >=80 PS >=50 >=95


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 3,801 0.2
2021-2022 3,793 -1.1
2020-2021 3,835 -2.1
2019-2020 3,916 0.7
2018-2019 3,887 2.6
2017-2018 3,787 1.5
2016-2017 3,732 0.1
2015-2016 3,729 1.1
2014-2015 3,687 2.0
2013-2014 3,613 0.7
2012-2013 3,589 1.0
2011-2012 3,553 -1.0
2010-2011 3,590 -0.4
2009-2010 3,605 2.6
2008-2009 3,510 1.4
2007-2008 3,462 4.8
2006-2007 3,295 6.6
2005-2006 3,076 8.0
2004-2005 2,829 7.3
2003-2004 2,622 5.8
2002-2003 2,469 4.3
2001-2002 2,362 17.7
2000-2001 1,945 6.3
1999-2000 1,823 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Canal Winchester Local School District (%) Ohio K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 5.7 2.8
Black 29.4 16.8
Hispanic 5.2 7.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 6.4 6.2
White 53.1 66.6

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Canal Winchester Local School District had 241.08 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.77.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 6.00
Kindergarten: 8.50
Elementary: 107.10
Secondary: 118.46
Total: 241.08

Canal Winchester Local School District employed 2.00 district administrators and 15.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.00
District Administrative Support: 23.00
School Administrators: 15.00
School Administrative Support: 11.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 45.80
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 11.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 3.90
Library/Media Support: 4.52
Student Support Services: 60.18
Other Support Services: 190.50


Schools

The Canal Winchester Local School District operates five schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Canal Winchester High School1,1819-12
Canal Winchester Middle School9226-8
Canal Winchester Virtual Learning Academy0PK-12
Indian Trail Elementary School779KG-2
Winchester Trail Elementary9183-5

Contact information

Canal Winchester Local School District
100 Washington St.
Canal Winchester, OH 43110
Phone: 614-837-4533


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Columbus Dispatch, "Canal Winchester Schools: New superintendent Kiya Hunt 'excited for the opportunity,'" accessed September 7, 2023
  2. ↑ ThisWeek Community News, "Sotlar will start Jan. 1 as new superintendent," November 6, 2012
  3. ↑ LinkedIn, "Jim Sotlar," accessed June 2, 2021
  4. ↑ Canal Winchester Local School District, "PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AT BOARD MEETINGS," accessed January 23, 2024
  5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 State Employment Relations Board, "COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CANAL WINCHESTER LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE CANAL WINCHESTER EDUCATION ASSOCIATION," accessed April 18, 2025 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "salary2125" defined multiple times with different content
  7. ↑ Ohio State Employment Relations Board, "COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CANAL WINCHESTER LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE CANAL WINCHESTER EDUCATION ASSOCIATION July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2021," September 6, 2018
  8. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
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