Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School

Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School, an intimate secondary school in Rootstown, Ohio, operated by Rootstown Local, instructs 282 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 50% below the state mean of about 565.

Across the 3 schools in Rootstown Local (917 students total), Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School reports that nearly all students (92%) are White. The remainder comes out to 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School logs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.7:1, putting Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 31% of students at Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School is in the bottom 10% of Ohio public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 77.0%; Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School posts 66.4%, -10.6 points below that line.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Portage County) shows that median household earnings sit near $75,766, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School is one of 48 public schools in Portage County (combined enrollment of about 19,638 students).

Nearest neighbor: Rootstown Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 66.2%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 15%: 331 students in 2018 compared to 282 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.