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Enrollment
2,086
High
DISTRICT 653 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLAIN LOCAL·NCES 390499303761
GlenOak High School
1801 Schneider St NE, Canton, OH 44721 · (330) 491-3800 · Stark County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,086 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
92 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
884 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 464 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 480 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 554 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 588 | 28% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Plain Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
67.6%
OH avg 59.8% . -4.2pp since 2021
Math
52.1%
OH avg 56.1% . +10.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.6% | 52.1% |
| 2023-24 | 71.2% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 67.5% | 44.0% |
| 2021-22 | 71.8% | 42.0% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
67.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.8%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Ohio's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like GlenOak High School
GlenOak High School's state test result (67.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GlenOak High School this school | 2,086 | 42.4% | 67.0% |
| Theodore Roosevelt High School Kent | 1,325 | 37.7% | 70.7% |
| Kettering Fairmont High School Kettering | 2,445 | 44.9% | 64.1% |
| Miamisburg High School Miamisburg | 1,437 | 42.8% | 65.7% |
| North High School Eastlake | 1,231 | 53.6% | 53.4% |
| South High School Willoughby | 995 | 42.1% | 64.1% |
Matched among Ohio high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where GlenOak High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Stark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #257 of 403 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #355 of 776 ▲ 37 | #9 of 19 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.6% | #357 of 774 ▼ 75 | #11 of 19 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #411 of 742 | #9 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,086 | #14 of 888 | #1 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #681 of 739 | #18 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.1% | #189 of 749 | #4 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.4% | #224 of 435 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.3% | #161 of 198 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,086
+82 (+4%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 1,756
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
was 23.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,086 | 92.2 | 22.6:1 | 42% (884) |
| 2023-24 | 2,114 | 90.9 | 23.3:1 | 45% (945) |
| 2022-23 | 2,067 | 91.1 | 22.7:1 | 37% (760) |
| 2020-21 | 2,004 | 87 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 2,040 | 95.5 | 21.4:1 | 40% (809) |
| 2015-16 | 2,018 | 82 | 24.6:1 | 35% (698) |
| 2010-11 | 2,011 | 94 | 21.4:1 | 32% (647) |
| 2000-01 | 1,951 | 133 | 14.7:1 | 5% (103) |
| 1990-91 | 1,756 | 108 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GlenOak High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (2,040 to 2,086); teachers down 3% (95.5 to 92.2).
About GlenOak High School
GlenOak High School, a large high school, is located in Canton, Ohio. A federal count lists 2,086 students at the school, in grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Ohio) has about 565 students.
A total of 9 schools make up Plain Local, with 5,874 students enrolled.
At 71%, White students outnumber all other groups at GlenOak High School combined. After that, the student body is 15% Black, 10% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. Among all residents of Stark County, the White share is about 85%. GlenOak High School has a diversity index of 46%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at GlenOak High School is 92.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 22.6:1. That ratio is over the 17.7:1 average for high schools in Ohio. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 42%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, GlenOak High School would score about 72.8%. It scores 67.0%, 5.8 points below that figure.
Census estimates describe Stark County this way: median household income is about $67,934, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Federal data list 101 public schools in Stark County, with a combined enrollment of about 53,798.
The closest public school, Oakwood Middle School, is about 0.5 miles from GlenOak High School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, GlenOak High School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Federal data place GlenOak High School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students grew from 2,004 to 2,086 over 4 years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at GlenOak High School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Stark County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
373,713
Census ACS
Median income
$67,934
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
101
53,798 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Plain Local
- Oakwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 858 students
- Glenwood Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 817 students
- Middlebranch Elementary SchoolElementary · 534 students
- Robert A. Taft Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
- Ransom H Barr Elementary SchoolElementary · 362 students
- Charles L Warstler Elementary SchoolElementary · 291 students
Other schools in Canton
- McKinley High SchoolHigh · 2,047 students
- Oakwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 858 students
- Glenwood Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 817 students
- Canton South High SchoolHigh · 774 students
- Faircrest Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 747 students
- Crenshaw Middle SchoolMiddle · 744 students
Nearby schools
- Oakwood Middle School0.5 mi · 858
- Charles L Warstler Elementary School0.7 mi · 291
- Portage Collaborative Montessori School0.9 mi · 187
- Ransom H Barr Elementary School1.4 mi · 362
- Middlebranch Elementary School1.7 mi · 534
- North Canton Intermediate School2.2 mi · 888
Frequently asked questions
About GlenOak High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at GlenOak High School?
GlenOak High School enrolls approximately 2,086 students in grades 09-12.
Is GlenOak High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
GlenOak High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at GlenOak High School?
Approximately 22.6:1 students per teacher at GlenOak High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at GlenOak High School?
At GlenOak High School, the student body is approximately 71% White, 3% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees GlenOak High School?
GlenOak High School is overseen by Plain Local in Stark County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.