Oakwood Middle School

As a roomy middle-grades school in Canton, Ohio, Oakwood Middle School serves 858 students from grades 7 through 8, overseen by Plain Local. Enrollment runs roughly 78% above the state mean of about 482.

Across the 9 schools in Plain Local (5,874 students total), Oakwood Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Oakwood Middle School records that White students make up the majority at 70%. Beyond that, the school shows 16% Black, 10% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 85% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Oakwood Middle School has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Oakwood Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 43% of students at Oakwood Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Oakwood Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 72.4%; this one delivers 71.7%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Stark County put median household income runs about $67,934, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Stark County's 101 public schools (combined enrollment of about 53,798 students), Oakwood Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Charles L Warstler Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Oakwood Middle School comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 75.3%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Oakwood Middle School has shrank 5%, going from 907 students in 2018 to 858 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 23.9:1 in 2018 to 22.9:1 in 2025.

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