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What's the one class at GlenOak High School every student should take?
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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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,086
+46 (+2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
was 21.4:1
% White
71%
was 77%
% Hispanic
3%
was 3%
% Black
15%
was 14%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About GlenOak High School
As an expansive high school in Canton, Ohio, GlenOak High School enrolls 2,086 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by Plain Local. Enrollment runs roughly 269% bigger than the state mean of about 565.
Plain Local comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 5,874 students; GlenOak High School is among them.
Demographically, GlenOak High School records that 71% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 15% Black, 10% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Stark County as a whole is about 85% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, GlenOak High School has 92 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.7:1 average. An estimated 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, GlenOak High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 72.8%; this one delivers 67.0%.
Around the school, Stark County reports that median household earnings sit near $67,934, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Stark County's 101 public schools (combined enrollment of about 53,798 students), GlenOak High School is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Oakwood Middle School, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, GlenOak High School comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 76.0%.
The school occupies a suburban site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 2,040 students in 2018 compared to 2,086 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 77% to 71%. Class-load math has widened: from 21.4:1 in 2018 to 22.6:1 in 2025.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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.