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South-Western City Schools, Ohio

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South-Western City Schools
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Franklin County, Ohio
District details
Superintendent: Randy Banks
# of school board members: 5
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South-Western City Schools is a school district in Ohio.

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Superintendent

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Randy Banks is the superintendent of South-Western City Schools. Banks started the position on August 1, 2024. His previous career experience includes working as a principal, personnel director, director of human resources, and assistant superintendent.[1]

School board

The South-Western City Schools Board of Education consists of five members elected to four-year terms. Members are elected at-large.[2]

Elections

See also: South-Western City Schools, Ohio, elections

Members of the South-Western City Schools Board of Education are elected to four-year terms. Elections are held in November in odd-numbered years.

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

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Public participation in board meetings

The South-Western City Schools Board of Education maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[3]

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.[4]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $54,354,000 $2,505 14%
Local: $153,424,000 $7,071 39%
State: $187,354,000 $8,634 47%
Total: $395,132,000 $18,210
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $401,192,000 $18,488
Total Current Expenditures: $294,444,000 $13,569
Instructional Expenditures: $186,395,000 $8,590 46%
Student and Staff Support: $29,032,000 $1,337 7%
Administration: $30,746,000 $1,416 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $48,271,000 $2,224 12%
Total Capital Outlay: $93,898,000 $4,327
Construction: $90,258,000 $4,159
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $2,773,000 $127
Interest on Debt: $6,479,000 $298


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[5] $48,683 $110,315
2023-2024[5] $47,357 $107,310
2022-2023[5] $45,978 $104,186
2021-2022[6] $44,639 $101,152
2020-2021[6] $43,550 $98,684
2019-2020[6] $42,488 $96,277

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.[7]

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 40 50-54 23 29 21-39 33 49
2018-2019 58 68 42 50 >=50 56 65
2017-2018 57 65-69 40 49 >=50 56 64
2016-2017 58 65-69 42 49 >=50 56 64
2015-2016 56 60-64 38 49 >=50 53 61
2014-2015 67 70-74 52 59 PS 63 71
2013-2014 76 75-79 63 69 PS 74 80
2012-2013 74 70-74 59 65 >=50 70 79
2011-2012 77 70-74 61 71 60-79 74 81
2010-2011 76 75-79 59 70 60-79 73 80

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 48 59 32 36 40-59 45 57
2018-2019 58 67 45 46 <50 55 65
2017-2018 57 65-69 40 45 >=50 58 64
2016-2017 56 65-69 43 44 >=50 58 62
2015-2016 48 50-54 35 37 >=50 46 53
2014-2015 75 75-79 64 68 PS 75 79
2013-2014 81 75-79 72 72 PS 82 84
2012-2013 78 70-74 68 71 >=50 77 82
2011-2012 79 70-74 67 72 60-79 77 83
2010-2011 79 75-79 65 73 >=80 79 82

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 87 80-89 80-84 80-84 PS 85-89 88
2018-2019 87 80-89 85-89 85-89 PS 85-89 87
2017-2018 87 70-79 85-89 75-79 PS 85-89 88
2016-2017 87 80-89 80-84 75-79 PS 75-79 91
2015-2016 86 80-89 85-89 70-74 PS 80-89 89
2014-2015 84 60-69 75-79 75-79 PS 80-89 87
2013-2014 85 70-79 80-84 70-74 PS 70-79 89
2012-2013 86 60-79 75-79 70-74 PS >=80 90
2011-2012 85 >=80 80-84 65-69 PS 80-89 88
2010-2011 83 60-79 70-74 65-69 >=50 >=80 87


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 21,873 0.5
2022-2023 21,766 0.3
2021-2022 21,699 0.2
2020-2021 21,654 -5.0
2019-2020 22,727 -0.2
2018-2019 22,780 -0.3
2017-2018 22,840 2.1
2016-2017 22,362 2.2
2015-2016 21,866 2.7
2014-2015 21,275 0.8
2013-2014 21,107 1.0
2012-2013 20,906 0.1
2011-2012 20,895 0.8
2010-2011 20,725 0.7
2009-2010 20,573 -4.0
2008-2009 21,398 -1.0
2007-2008 21,607 0.6
2006-2007 21,476 -0.5
2005-2006 21,583 0.2
2004-2005 21,545 1.5
2003-2004 21,230 1.1
2002-2003 20,987 2.9
2001-2002 20,369 5.7
2000-2001 19,216 1.5
1999-2000 18,933 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE South-Western City Schools (%) Ohio K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 2.6 2.9
Black 17.2 17.0
Hispanic 20.7 7.8
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 7.7 6.3
White 51.8 65.8

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 2023-2024 school year, South-Western City Schools had 1,204.39 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 18.16.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 32.80
Kindergarten: 81.93
Elementary: 504.71
Secondary: 570.10
Total: 1,204.39

South-Western City Schools employed 7.00 district administrators and 54.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 7.00
District Administrative Support: 107.10
School Administrators: 54.00
School Administrative Support: 134.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 308.96
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 3.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 33.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 3.00
Library/Media Support: 24.54
Student Support Services: 393.23
Other Support Services: 1,292.13


Schools

South-Western City Schools operates 34 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Alton Hall Elementary School515PK-4
Beulah Park Middle School6937-8
Bolton Crossing Elementary717PK-4
Buckeye Woods Elementary School741KG-4
Central Crossing High School1,6609-12
Darbydale Elementary School388KG-4
Darby Woods Elementary School527KG-4
East Franklin Elementary School259PK-4
Finland Elementary School368KG-4
Finland Middle School6417-8
Franklin Heights High School1,3779-12
Franklin Woods Intermediate School6245-6
Galloway Ridge Intermediate School7145-6
Grove City High School1,8539-12
Hayes Intermediate School4765-6
Highland Park Elementary School467KG-4
Holt Crossing Intermediate School7295-6
Jackson Middle School6827-8
James A Harmon Elementary School598PK-4
Jc Sommer Elementary School550KG-4
Monterey Elementary School440KG-4
Norton Middle School6327-8
Park Street Intermediate School6965-6
Pleasant View Middle School6987-8
Prairie Lincoln Elementary School521KG-4
Prairie Norton Elementary School515PK-4
Richard Avenue Elementary School411KG-4
South-Western Career Academy09-12
South-Western Preschool Center286PK-PK
Stiles Elementary School555PK-4
Stiles Family Center14PK-PK
The Bostic Head Start Center118PK-PK
West Franklin Elementary School484KG-4
Westland High School1,8649-12

Contact information

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South-Western City Schools
3805 Marlane Dr.
Grove City, OH 43123
Phone: 614-801-3000


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ South-Western City Schools, "Superintendent of Schools," accessed April 23, 2025
  2. ↑ South-Western City Schools, "Board of Education: Board Policies," last revised April 13, 2020
  3. ↑ South-Western City Schools, "0169.1 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AT BOARD MEETINGS," accessed April 23, 2025
  4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 [https://dam.assets.ohio.gov/image/upload/serb.ohio.gov/PDF/Contracts/2022/22-MED-03-0344.pdf Ohio State Employment Relations Board, "Agreement," accessed April 23, 2025
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Ohio State Employment Relations Board, "AGREEMENT," accessed February 6, 2024
  7. ↑ 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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