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Tuslaw High School

1847 Manchester Ave NW, Massillon, OH 44647 · (330) 837-7800 · Stark County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL368 STUDENTS
Enrollment
368
High
DISTRICT 427 · STATE 565
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
117 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 43%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 913136%
Grade 1012534%
Grade 116417%
Grade 124813%
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
35396%
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
31%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 17% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
82%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 7% · US 5%
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
Male
17548%
Female
19352%

School pathway

Feeds from
Tuslaw Middle School05–08
Based on grade levels within Tuslaw Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
76.7%
OH avg 59.8% . -0.6pp since 2021
Math
68.0%
OH avg 56.1% . +1.8pp since 2021

What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.

Ohio's State Tests results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2576.7%68.0%
2023-2478.3%70.2%
2022-2379.8%70.5%
2021-2277.3%66.3%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
79.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.8%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 Tuslaw High School

Tuslaw High School's state test result (79.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Tuslaw High School this school36831.8%79.5%
Manchester High School
New Franklin
39432.5%74.3%
Crestview High School
Columbiana
35529.9%75.8%
North Union High School
Richwood
38534.8%65.5%
Liberty Union High School
Baltimore
34929.2%65.5%
Cardinal Jr/Sr High School
Middlefield
33135.6%59.5%
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 Tuslaw High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OhioIn Stark County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
79.5%#97 of 403#4 of 8
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
68.0%#146 of 776
▼ 40
#4 of 19
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
76.7%#188 of 774
▼ 23
#5 of 19
▲ 1
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+0.6pp#511 of 742#13 of 18
Enrollment
ranked largest first
368#516 of 888#15 of 22
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.4:1#456 of 739#8 of 18
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
7.9%#672 of 749#18 of 18
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
31.8%#306 of 435#5 of 9
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-10.0%#293 of 484#7 of 13
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 2024-25
Enrollment
368
+18 (+5%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 657
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 15.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2536821.117.4:132% (117)
2023-2431820.815.3:126% (84)
2022-2332421.814.9:122% (70)
2020-213502315.2:1N/A
2017-184092516.4:132% (129)
2015-164352318.9:119% (82)
2010-114182516.7:126% (107)
2000-016823420.1:111% (78)
1990-916573419.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tuslaw High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 10% (409 to 368); teachers down 15% (25 to 21.1).

About Tuslaw High School

A small high school in Massillon, Ohio, Tuslaw High School is part of Tuslaw Local. It reports enrollment of 368 students in grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Ohio, the average enrollment is about 565.

Tuslaw Local (3 schools, 1,282 students) runs Tuslaw High School.

Roughly 96% of students at Tuslaw High School are White. Other groups include 2% multiracial. By comparison, Stark County residents are about 85% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 8%.

Its staff includes 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 17.4 students per teacher. The 17.7:1 average for high schools in Ohio is close to this figure. Roughly 32% of students at Tuslaw High School can receive free or reduced-price lunch.

Schools in Ohio with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 76.8%. Tuslaw High School scores 79.5%.

In the wider Stark County area, median household income comes to about $67,934, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Stark County counts 101 public schools with about 53,798 students.

Tuslaw Middle School is the nearest public school to Tuslaw High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Tuslaw High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 79.5%, lower than Tuslaw High School's 79.5%.

Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.

The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 5% rise, from 350 to 368. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.2:1 to 17.4:1 over the same years.

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Stark County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Tuslaw High School
District
Tuslaw Local
Address
1847 Manchester Ave NW, Massillon, OH 44647
Phone
(330) 837-7800
County
Stark County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
368
Teachers (FTE)
21
Student–teacher ratio
17.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
117 (32%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
390499503776
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Tuslaw Local
Other schools in Massillon
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Frequently asked questions

About Tuslaw High School
How large is Tuslaw High School?
Tuslaw High School enrolls approximately 368 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Tuslaw High School serve?
Tuslaw High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Tuslaw High School have?
Tuslaw High School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tuslaw High School?
At Tuslaw High School, the student body is approximately 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Tuslaw High School public or private?
Tuslaw High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tuslaw Local.
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