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Westerville City School District, Ohio

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Westerville City School District
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Westerville, Ohio
District details
Superintendent: Angela Hamberg
# of school board members: 5
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Westerville City School District is a school district in Ohio.

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Superintendent

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Angela Hamberg is the superintendent of Westerville City School District. Hamberg became superintendent on July 8, 2024. Her previous career experience includes assistant principal, principal, certified executive leadership coach, and high quality instructional materials specialist.[1]

Past superintendents

  • Joe Clark was the superintendent of the Westerville City School District. Clark was appointed superintendent in October 2023 and served until 2024. Clark's previous career experience includes working as a professor at the American College of Education, an author, and a superintendent for the Nordonia Hills City School District.[2]
  • John R. Kellogg was the superintendent of the Westerville City School District from February 2013 until 2023. Kellogg's previous career experience includes working as the assistant superintendent of curriculum for South-Western City Schools, as an executive director of secondary education, and as a teacher.[3]

School board

The Westerville City School Board consists of five members who are elected at large to four-year terms. Members are elected at-large.[4]

Elections

See also: Westerville City School District, Ohio, elections

Members of the Westerville City School Board 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.

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Public participation in board meetings

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

“ 0169.1 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AT BOARD MEETINGS

The Board of Education recognizes the value to school governance of public comment on educational issues and the importance of allowing members of the public to express themselves on school matters of community interest. The Board offers public participation to members of the public in accordance with the procedures below. The Board applies these procedures to all speakers and does not discriminate on the identity of the speaker, content of the speech, or viewpoint of the speaker.

The Board is also committed to conducting its meetings in a productive and efficient manner that assures that the regular agenda of the Board is completed in a reasonable period of time, honors the voluntary nature of the Board's time and using that time efficiently, and allows for a fair and adequate opportunity for input to be considered. Consequently, public participation at Board meetings will be governed by this bylaw.

In order to permit the fair and orderly expression of such comment, the Board shall provide a period for public participation at all regular meetings of the Board and publish rules to govern such participation in Board meetings. A period of public participation at a special meeting may be allowed by a vote of the Board.

The presiding officer of each Board meeting at which public participation is permitted shall administer the rules of the Board for its conduct.

The presiding officer shall be guided by the following rules:

A. Public participation shall be permitted as indicated on the order of business.

B. Participants must be a resident of the District, an employee of the District, a contractor who provides services to District students pursuant to a contract with the District, a district property tax payer, a parent/guardian of a student enrolled in the District, or a student enrolled in the District.

C. Attendees must register their intention to participate in the public participation portion of the meeting along with their address or position, upon their arrival at the meeting.

D. Individuals may not register others to speak during public participation unless both parties are present and the participant needs assistance with the process.

E. Participants must first be recognized by the presiding officer and will be requested to preface their comments by an announcement of their name.

F. Each statement made by a participant shall be limited to three (3) minutes duration.

G. During the portion of the meeting designated for public participation, no participant may speak more than once on the same topic.

H. All statements shall be directed to the Board as a whole; no person may address or question Board members individually.

The presiding officer may:

A. interrupt, warn, or terminate a participant's session when they make comments that are repetitive, obscene, and/or comments that constitute a true threat (i.e., statements meant to frighten or intimidate one (1) or more specified persons into believing that they will be seriously harmed by the speaker or someone acting at the speaker's behest).

B. request any individual to stop speaking and/or leave the meeting when that person does not observe reasonable decorum or is disruptive to the conduct and/or orderly progress of the meeting;

C. request the assistance of law enforcement officers in the removal of a disorderly person when that person's conduct interferes with the conduct and/or orderly progress of the meeting;

D. call for a recess or an adjournment to another time when the lack of public decorum so interferes with the orderly conduct of the meeting as to warrant such action.

The portion of the meeting during which the participation of the public is invited shall be limited to sixty (60) minutes.[6]

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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.[7]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $13,455,000 $923 6%
Local: $157,126,000 $10,780 68%
State: $59,130,000 $4,057 26%
Total: $229,711,000 $15,760
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $228,848,000 $15,700
Total Current Expenditures: $186,264,000 $12,778
Instructional Expenditures: $113,613,000 $7,794 50%
Student and Staff Support: $24,988,000 $1,714 11%
Administration: $22,055,000 $1,513 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $25,608,000 $1,756 11%
Total Capital Outlay: $26,405,000 $1,811
Construction: $22,471,000 $1,541
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,177,000 $80
Interest on Debt: $6,604,000 $453


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[8] $49,262 $121,214
2023-2024[9] $47,967 $118,028
2020-2021[10] $44,411 $101,901

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.[11]

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 54 59 33 34 PS 52 68
2018-2019 70 71 51 56 <50 68 81
2017-2018 68 71 47 54 <50 65 80
2016-2017 70 76 47 53 >=50 67 81
2015-2016 69 75-79 47 53 <50 67 81
2014-2015 77 85-89 60 65 >=80 74 86
2013-2014 86 90-94 72 75 >=80 85 92
2012-2013 86 90-94 71 78 >=80 87 92
2011-2012 87 90-94 73 78 60-79 87 92
2010-2011 85 90-94 67 78 60-79 85 91

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 59 48 45 PS 59 74
2018-2019 69 69 53 54 <50 69 80
2017-2018 67 64 47 53 <50 67 78
2016-2017 67 69 46 49 >=50 66 78
2015-2016 63 65-69 41 44 >=50 63 73
2014-2015 83 85-89 69 74 >=80 82 90
2013-2014 90 90-94 80 83 >=80 92 95
2012-2013 90 90-94 79 86 >=80 92 94
2011-2012 89 90-94 78 84 60-79 90 94
2010-2011 88 90-94 75 80 60-79 86 93

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 90-94 80 75-79 PS 85-89 90
2018-2019 85 80-89 75-79 75-79 PS 75-79 88
2017-2018 87 80-89 81 75-79 PS 85-89 90
2016-2017 91 80-89 80-84 70-79 PS 80-84 95
2015-2016 90 >=90 85-89 70-79 PS 85-89 93
2014-2015 88 80-89 80-84 70-79 PS 90-94 92
2013-2014 90 >=90 85-89 80-89 PS 80-89 93
2012-2013 90 >=80 80-84 70-79 PS 80-89 94
2011-2012 92 >=80 80-84 >=90 PS >=95 95
2010-2011 90 >=80 80-84 70-79 PS >=90 94


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 14,571 -0.3
2021-2022 14,610 0.2
2020-2021 14,576 -4.1
2019-2020 15,174 -0.8
2018-2019 15,296 0.8
2017-2018 15,174 1.2
2016-2017 14,988 1.2
2015-2016 14,802 1.2
2014-2015 14,623 0.2
2013-2014 14,595 -0.2
2012-2013 14,629 -2.1
2011-2012 14,940 1.3
2010-2011 14,752 1.2
2009-2010 14,577 1.7
2008-2009 14,323 0.8
2007-2008 14,209 -0.3
2006-2007 14,252 1.3
2005-2006 14,062 0.4
2004-2005 14,010 -0.9
2003-2004 14,142 0.7
2002-2003 14,044 1.4
2001-2002 13,849 2.0
2000-2001 13,571 1.4
1999-2000 13,386 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Westerville City School District (%) Ohio K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 4.7 2.8
Black 26.4 16.8
Hispanic 8.7 7.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 9.4 6.2
White 50.8 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, Westerville City School District had 828.99 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 17.58.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 14.00
Kindergarten: 44.60
Elementary: 353.46
Secondary: 409.92
Total: 828.99

Westerville City School District employed 8.00 district administrators and 44.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 8.00
District Administrative Support: 90.87
School Administrators: 44.00
School Administrative Support: 75.79
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 17.54
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 29.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 39.02
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 14.40
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 208.15
Other Support Services: 1,061.05


Schools

The Westerville City School District operates 23 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Alcott Elementary School524KG-5
Annehurst Elementary School418KG-5
Blendon Middle School7126-8
Cherrington Elementary School356KG-5
Early Learning Center278PK-PK
Emerson Elementary School2081-5
Fouse Elementary School501KG-5
Genoa Middle School7526-8
Hanby Building Elementary School3581-5
Hawthorne Elementary School543KG-5
Heritage Middle School8586-8
Huber Ridge Elementary School442KG-5
Mark Twain Elementary School458KG-5
Mcvay Elementary School598KG-5
Minerva France Elementary School530KG-5
Pointview Elementary School241KG-5
Robert Frost Elementary School433KG-5
Walnut Springs Middle School9146-8
Westerville Central High School1,5589-12
Westerville-North High School1,5249-12
Westerville-South High School1,5129-12
Whittier Elementary School374KG-5
Wilder Elementary School479KG-5

Contact information

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Westerville City School District
936 Eastwind Dr.
Suite 200
Westerville, OH 43081
Phone: 614-797-5700


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Westerville City Schools, "Meet Our Superintendent," accessed April 25, 2025
  2. ↑ LinkedIn, "Joe Clark, Ph.D.," accessed December 21, 2023
  3. ↑ The Columbus Dispatch, "Westerville schools pick new superintendent," February 11, 2013
  4. ↑ Westerville City School District, "Board of Education," accessed May 24, 2021
  5. ↑ Westerville City School District, "0169.1 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AT BOARD MEETINGS," accessed April 25, 2025
  6. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  7. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
  8. ↑ Westerville City School District ,"TEACHER SALARIES," accessed April 25, 2025
  9. ↑ Westerville City School District ,"TEACHER SALARIES," accessed February 6, 2024
  10. ↑ Westerville City School District ,"TEACHER SALARIES," accessed May 24, 2021
  11. ↑ 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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