Total enrollment
1,185
-45 (-4%) vs SY 2020-21
3 schools in James A Garfield Local
Ohio · 1,185 students · 1 city
James A Garfield Local's public schools, 3 in all, serve about 1,185 K-12 students inside Ohio, an average of 395 per school.
4-year change in James A Garfield Local
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
3
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How James A Garfield Local ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Ohio | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,185 | #371 of 584 | #6,303 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 3 | #392 of 584 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #299 of 579 | #7,077 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 48.0% | #176 of 387 | #4,449 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.2% | #376 of 422 | #6,537 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside James A Garfield Local
Since 2017-18, the 3 district schools that reported both years went from 1,415 to 1,185 students (down 16%) and from 81 to 70 full-time teachers (down 14%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James A Garfield Elementary School | Garrettsville | Elementary | PK-06 | 655 |
| James A Garfield High School | Garrettsville | High | 09-12 | 362 |
| James A Garfield Middle School | Garrettsville | Middle | 07-08 | 168 |
About James A Garfield Local
James A Garfield Local is a compact public-school district in Ohio. The district maintains 3 schools and instructs approximately 1,185 students.
On the school-mix side, James A Garfield Local is built around 1 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Per-school enrollment averages around 395 in this district, below the Ohio typical of 469.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 4%: 1,230 students in SY 2020-21 versus 1,185 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for James A Garfield Local discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.