Regular local school district · Van Wert County
Van Wert City School District, OH: schools, enrollment and spending
Van Wert City School District runs 4 public schools with 1,943 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 15.7 students per teacher is 1.6 lower than the Ohio figure of 17.3.Listed in NCES data as "Van Wert City".
At a glance
- Schools
- 4
- Students
- 1,943
- Teachers (FTE)
- 124
- Students per teacher
- 15.7
- OH: 17.3 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 205 W Crawford St, Van Wert, OH 45891
- Phone
- (419)238-0648
- County
- Van Wert County
- Locale
- Rural: Fringe
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 3910023
- State district ID
- OH-044966
- Total staff (FTE)
- 499
- School counselors (FTE)
- 6.0About 324 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 8.0
Students per teacher compared
This district15.7
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 (1,966), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $30.5 million
- Federal revenue
- $2.4 million
- State revenue
- $14.9 million
- Local revenue
- $13.1 million
- Total spending
- $26.5 million
- Spending per pupil
- $13,486
- Salaries
- $14.5 million54.7% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $12.9 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 7.9%
- State: 49.0%
- Local: 43.1%
Ohio overall
- Federal: 9.2%
- State: 37.9%
- Local: 52.9%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$13,486
Ohio$16,266
United States$16,826
Schools in Van Wert City School District
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Van Wert Early Childhood Center | Elementary | PK to K | 343 | 21.4 |
| Van Wert Elementary School | Elementary | 1 to 5 | 692 | 15.7 |
| Van Wert High School | High | 9 to 12 | 509 | 17.0 |
| Van Wert Middle School | Middle | 6 to 8 | 399 | 13.8 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Van Wert County
- Delphos City School District 943 students
- Crestview Local School District 939 students
- Lincolnview Local School District 792 students
- Vantage Career Center 489 students
More in Ohio
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.