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Northwest Local School District, OH: schools, enrollment and spending

Northwest Local School District runs 4 public schools with 1,636 students in grades K to 12. Its ratio of 14.7 students per teacher is 2.6 lower than the Ohio figure of 17.3.Listed in NCES data as "Northwest Local".

At a glance

Schools
4
Students
1,636
Teachers (FTE)
111
Students per teacher
14.7
OH: 17.3 · US: 15.3
Address
2309 Locust St S, Canal Fulton, OH 44614
County
Stark County
Locale
Rural: Fringe
Grades offered
K to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
3904990
State district ID
OH-049908
Total staff (FTE)
335
School counselors (FTE)
5.0About 327 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
5.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district14.7
Ohio17.3
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (1,744), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$25.5 million
Federal revenue
$1.8 million
State revenue
$10.0 million
Local revenue
$13.7 million
Total spending
$23.4 million
Spending per pupil
$13,394
Salaries
$11.7 million50.3% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$11.5 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 7.1%
  • State: 39.4%
  • Local: 53.5%

Ohio overall

  • Federal: 9.2%
  • State: 37.9%
  • Local: 52.9%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$13,394
Ohio$16,266
United States$16,826

Schools in Northwest Local School District

By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Northwest High SchoolHigh9 to 1248016.6
Northwest Middle SchoolMiddle5 to 840514.5
Northwest Primary SchoolElementaryK to 236716.0
W. S. Stinson Elementary SchoolElementary3 to 538414.8

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.