Worthington Schools, Ohio

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Worthington Schools
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Franklin County, Ohio
District details
Superintendent: Trent Bowers
# of school board members: 5
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Worthington Schools is a school district in Ohio.

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Superintendent

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Trent Bowers is the superintendent of Worthington Schools. Bowers was appointed superintendent on July 1, 2015. Bowers' previous career experience includes working as a teacher, coach, and dean of students.[1]

Past superintendents

  • Thomas Tucker was the superintendent of Worthington Schools from 2011 to 2015.[2]

School board

The Worthington Schools Board of Education consists of five members elected to four-year terms. Members are elected at-large.[3]


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Elections

See also: Worthington Schools elections in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, & 2025

Members of the Worthington Schools Board of Education are elected to four-year terms. Elections are held in November.

Three seats on the board are up for general election on November 4, 2025. The filing deadline for this election is August 6, 2025.

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Public participation in board meetings

The Worthington Schools Board of Education maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[4]


District map

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $10,424,000 $990 6%
Local: $135,686,000 $12,886 76%
State: $32,949,000 $3,129 18%
Total: $179,059,000 $17,005
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $204,001,000 $19,373
Total Current Expenditures: $148,614,000 $14,113
Instructional Expenditures: $93,796,000 $8,907 46%
Student and Staff Support: $16,711,000 $1,586 8%
Administration: $17,045,000 $1,618 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $21,062,000 $2,000 10%
Total Capital Outlay: $45,902,000 $4,359
Construction: $40,829,000 $3,877
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,344,000 $127
Interest on Debt: $4,858,000 $461


Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year Minimum Maximum
2025-2026Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag $46,663 $110,269

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[6]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 65 80-84 34 42 PS 65 73
2018-2019 75 85-89 48 56 PS 68 81
2017-2018 73 85-89 46 54 PS 68 79
2016-2017 78 85-89 50 59 PS 74 84
2015-2016 74 85-89 46 53 PS 68 80
2014-2015 79 90-94 57 61 PS 71 84
2013-2014 88 90-94 67 71 PS 83 92
2012-2013 87 >=95 61 70-74 >=50 83 91
2011-2012 87 >=95 65 70-74 PS 80 91
2010-2011 85 >=95 61 65-69 >=50 78 89

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 71 75-79 46 46 PS 74 79
2018-2019 75 80-84 50 53 PS 73 81
2017-2018 74 80-84 51 55 PS 69 79
2016-2017 75 80-84 50 52 PS 71 81
2015-2016 69 75-79 48 45 PS 62 75
2014-2015 82 85-89 61 66 PS 79 86
2013-2014 91 90-94 78 78 PS 88 95
2012-2013 91 90-94 77 75-79 >=50 89 94
2011-2012 92 >=95 77 75-79 PS 88 94
2010-2011 92 90-94 77 75-79 >=50 86 95

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 88 >=90 75-79 75-79 PS 80-89 92
2018-2019 87 >=90 75-79 70-74 80-89 90
2017-2018 90 >=90 80-84 75-79 80-89 93
2016-2017 93 >=90 85-89 80-89 PS 80-89 95
2015-2016 95 >=90 >=95 >=90 >=90 95
2014-2015 93 >=90 80-89 80-89 PS 80-89 95
2013-2014 94 >=90 90-94 70-79 >=80 96
2012-2013 94 >=90 >=90 >=80 PS >=80 95
2011-2012 92 >=90 85-89 >=50 PS >=80 94
2010-2011 93 >=90 80-89 >=80 PS >=80 94


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 10,810 1.7
2021-2022 10,621 0.9
2020-2021 10,530 -1.1
2019-2020 10,645 2.8
2018-2019 10,342 2.0
2017-2018 10,134 0.5
2016-2017 10,081 1.9
2015-2016 9,885 1.9
2014-2015 9,700 1.8
2013-2014 9,529 1.1
2012-2013 9,423 1.1
2011-2012 9,317 -0.9
2010-2011 9,401 -0.8
2009-2010 9,477 -1.2
2008-2009 9,590 -0.2
2007-2008 9,607 1.0
2006-2007 9,511 -0.4
2005-2006 9,553 -0.4
2004-2005 9,592 -1.7
2003-2004 9,754 -1.9
2002-2003 9,941 -0.1
2001-2002 9,952 -5.1
2000-2001 10,464 -0.9
1999-2000 10,559 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Worthington Schools (%) Ohio K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 3.7 2.8
Black 10.8 16.8
Hispanic 10.4 7.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 9.2 6.2
White 65.9 66.6

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Worthington Schools had 645.11 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 16.76.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 17.00
Kindergarten: 37.10
Elementary: 285.66
Secondary: 291.42
Total: 645.11

Worthington Schools employed 8.00 district administrators and 34.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 8.00
District Administrative Support: 42.48
School Administrators: 34.00
School Administrative Support: 64.50
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 145.22
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 3.02
Total Guidance Counselors: 25.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 14.60
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 97.10
Other Support Services: 409.02


Schools

Worthington Schools operates 19 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Bluffsview Elementary School432KG-5
Brookside Elementary School339KG-5
Colonial Hills Elementary School384KG-5
Evening Street Elementary School537KG-5
Granby Elementary School431KG-5
Kilbourne Middle School4256-8
Liberty Elementary School424KG-5
Mccord Middle School5716-8
Perry Middle School4886-8
Phoenix Middle School1447-8
Slate Hill Elementary School461KG-5
Sutter Park Preschool318PK-PK
Thomas Worthington High School1,8269-12
Wilson Hill Elementary School426KG-5
Worthington Estates Elementary School563KG-5
Worthington Hills Elementary School532KG-5
Worthington Kilbourne High School1,5059-12
Worthington Park Elementary School389KG-5
Worthingway Middle School6156-8

Contact information

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Worthington Schools
200 E. Wilson Bridge Rd.
Worthington, OH 43085
Phone: 614-450-6000


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Worthington Schools, "Superintendent," accessed May 24, 2021
  2. ↑ The Columbus Dispatch, "New Worthington superintendent leader to forgo perks," June 3, 2011
  3. ↑ Worthington Schools, "Board of Education," accessed May 24, 2021
  4. ↑ Worthington Schools, "0169.1 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AT BOARD MEETINGS," revised December 10, 2018
  5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
  6. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
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