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Sylvania City School District, Ohio

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Sylvania City School District
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Lucas County, Ohio
District details
Superintendent: Veronica Motley
# of school board members: 5
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Sylvania City School District is a school district in Ohio.

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Superintendent

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Veronica Motley is the superintendent of the Sylvania City School District. Motley was appointed superintendent on April 13, 2020. Motley's previous career experience includes working as an assistant superintendent with South Euclid Lyndhurst Schools in Cleveland, Ohio.[1][2]

Past superintendents

  • Jane Spurgeon was the interim superintendent of the Sylvania City School District from 2019 to 2020.[3] Spurgeon's previous career experience included working in the district as a counselor, principal, and director of human resources.[4]

School board

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

Elections

See also: Sylvania City School District, Ohio, elections

Members of the Sylvania City 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 Sylvania City School District Board of Education maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[5]

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.[6]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $5,412,000 $709 5%
Local: $76,028,000 $9,959 70%
State: $27,116,000 $3,552 25%
Total: $108,556,000 $14,220
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $105,632,000 $13,837
Total Current Expenditures: $94,692,000 $12,403
Instructional Expenditures: $57,852,000 $7,578 55%
Student and Staff Support: $9,364,000 $1,226 9%
Administration: $11,333,000 $1,484 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $16,143,000 $2,114 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $3,950,000 $517
Construction: $3,530,000 $462
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,622,000 $212
Interest on Debt: $1,518,000 $198


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
2022-2023[7] $41,989 $96,575
2021-2022[7] $41,166 $94,682
2020-2021[7] $40,359 $92,826
2019-2020[8] $40,359 $92,826

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.[9]

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 75-79 35-39 45-49 PS 52 67
2018-2019 75 85-89 45-49 55-59 >=50 60-64 79
2017-2018 75 85-89 45-49 60-64 PS 60-64 78
2016-2017 77 80-84 50-54 60-64 PS 65-69 80
2015-2016 75 85-89 45-49 60-64 PS 60-64 77
2014-2015 82 90-94 60-64 60-64 PS 65-69 84
2013-2014 89 90-94 65-69 80-84 PS 80-84 91
2012-2013 86 >=95 60-64 65-69 PS 70-74 88
2011-2012 88 >=95 60-64 70-74 PS 75-79 90
2010-2011 88 >=95 60-64 60-64 PS 80-84 90

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 71 80-84 50-54 60-64 PS 63 74
2018-2019 77 85-89 50-54 70-74 >=50 65-69 79
2017-2018 76 80-84 55-59 65-69 PS 60-64 78
2016-2017 77 80-84 55-59 65-69 PS 60-64 79
2015-2016 71 85-89 40-44 60-64 PS 60-64 73
2014-2015 85 90-94 65-69 75-79 PS 70-74 86
2013-2014 93 >=95 75-79 85-89 PS 90-94 94
2012-2013 92 >=95 75-79 85-89 PS 85-89 93
2011-2012 92 90-94 70-74 85-89 PS 85-89 93
2010-2011 92 >=95 75-79 75-79 PS 90-94 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 >=80 >=80 >=80 60-79 95
2018-2019 91 >=80 80-89 >=80 >=80 91
2017-2018 89 >=90 >=80 >=50 >=50 88
2016-2017 92 >=80 >=80 >=50 >=50 92
2015-2016 94 >=80 >=80 >=50 PS >=80 96
2014-2015 94 >=80 80-89 >=50 >=50 94
2013-2014 92 >=80 70-79 >=50 PS >=50 94
2012-2013 92 >=80 60-79 >=50 >=80 94
2011-2012 89 >=80 >=80 >=50 PS >=80 90
2010-2011 90 >=80 70-79 >=50 PS >=80 91


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 7,662 0.0
2021-2022 7,665 0.4
2020-2021 7,634 -1.9
2019-2020 7,780 0.1
2018-2019 7,774 1.0
2017-2018 7,700 1.9
2016-2017 7,557 0.8
2015-2016 7,497 -0.3
2014-2015 7,516 0.7
2013-2014 7,464 -0.4
2012-2013 7,497 -1.3
2011-2012 7,596 0.5
2010-2011 7,559 -0.6
2009-2010 7,601 -0.5
2008-2009 7,640 -0.3
2007-2008 7,665 -1.5
2006-2007 7,778 0.8
2005-2006 7,713 -0.8
2004-2005 7,776 -0.7
2003-2004 7,832 -0.1
2002-2003 7,842 -0.9
2001-2002 7,911 -1.4
2000-2001 8,020 -0.4
1999-2000 8,054 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Sylvania City School District (%) Ohio K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 3.0 2.8
Black 5.9 16.8
Hispanic 5.8 7.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 8.4 6.2
White 76.7 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, Sylvania City School District had 484.98 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.8.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 8.00
Kindergarten: 30.83
Elementary: 215.07
Secondary: 222.15
Total: 484.98

Sylvania City School District employed 4.00 district administrators and 28.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 4.00
District Administrative Support: 46.48
School Administrators: 28.00
School Administrative Support: 42.99
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 73.74
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 4.80
Total Guidance Counselors: 30.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 4.00
Library/Media Support: 7.00
Student Support Services: 148.60
Other Support Services: 293.33


Schools

The Sylvania City School District operates 13 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Central Trail Elementary School646KG-5
Highland Elementary School659KG-5
Hill View Elementary School359KG-5
Maplewood Elementary School535PK-5
Preschool At Sylvania Northview High School13PK-PK
Stranahan Elementary School528KG-5
Sylvan Elementary School411KG-5
Sylvania Arbor Hills Junior High School5026-8
Sylvania Mccord Junior High School5466-8
Sylvania Northview High School1,3529-12
Sylvania Southview High School1,1079-12
Sylvania Timberstone Junior High School6006-8
Whiteford Elementary School403PK-5

Contact information

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Sylvania City School District
4747 N. Holland Sylvania Rd.
Sylvania, OH 43560
Phone: 419-824-8500


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Sylvania City School District, "Board of Education announces Dr. Veronica Motley as the district's new Superintendent," April 10, 2020
  2. ↑ CBS WTOL 11, "Sylvania school board chooses Dr. Veronica Motley as district superintendent," April 10, 2020
  3. ↑ Sylvania Schools, "Superintendent Search," accessed November 15, 2019
  4. ↑ Sylvania Schools, "Superintendent," archived December 25, 2019
  5. ↑ Sylvania City School District, "For Public Participation," accessed December 21, 2023
  6. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Ohio State Employment Relations Board, "AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SYLVANIA BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE SYLVANIA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION," accessed February 6, 2024
  8. ↑ State Employment Relations Board ,"APPENDIX A SALARY TABLES, Effective July 1, 2019," effective July 1, 2019
  9. ↑ 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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