Canfield schools earn high public school ranking

The Canfield school district recently earned a ranking of No. 51 out of 611 public school districts on Ohio’s performance index ranking list released by the Ohio Department of Education.

Canfield (No. 51) had the highest ranking among the schools in Mahoning County. South Range (No. 79) and Poland (83) were the next best Mahoning County public schools on the list. In Trumbull County, Maplewood led the way with a ranking of 39.

Canfield’s No. 51 ranking puts it in the top 8 percent of districts in the state.

According to the Canfield school district, the average per pupil cost of schools in the top 51 is $11,481. Canfield spends $8,905 per pupil — $2,576 less per pupil.

“This is proof that the citizens of the Canfield Local School District receive an outstanding return on their educational investment. We are proud to provide a high quality education for all of our students. These data prove that we are doing what our district is supposed to do,” said Canfield Superintendent Dante Zambrini.

The report also includes rankings of school districts’ individual schools. Canfield High School ranked No. 58 out of 736 high schools and Canfield Village Middle School was No. 75 out of 643 middle schools. CH Campbell ranked No. 84 out of 1,745 elementary schools and Hilltop was No. 115.

“Our teachers teach with rigor, our students study very hard and parents are supportive of students being challenged in classes with rigor and homework. We believe that we are doing what any high performing district ought to do.”