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District Profile

Vision


Our vision is to be the benchmark of educational excellence.

Mission


Our mission is to prepare students to contribute to the competitive and changing
world in which we live.

Our Strategic Plan

The strategic plan represents the culmination of a comprehensive and collaborative effort by a diverse steering committee comprised of district staff, students, families, business professionals, community organizations, and other members of the Westerville City School District learning community.

View the complete Strategic Plan 

 

Our General Fund

Appropriations:
    $233.4 million

Spending
Per Pupil

 

WCSD

 

State
Average

         

Classroom
Instruction

 

$8,930

 

$8,294

         

Non-
Instructional

 

$3,495

 

$4,104

         

Total

 

$12,426

 

$12,397

         
72%   of expenditures spent on classroom instruction

 

Boundaries

Westerville City School District's geographical footprint spans a 52-square-mile area in northeastern Franklin and southern Delaware counties.

District Boundaries

Our Schools

Total number of school/program sites: 26

  • Elementary schools: 16
    • Includes two Magnet Program sites
    • Includes Longfellow Elementary, which facilitates the Best of Both Worlds program
  • Middle schools: 5
  • High schools: 3
  • Preschool/Early Learning Center: 1
  • Academic Enrichment Center: 1

Our Students

Student Enrollment: 14,620

  • Economically Disadvantaged: 43%
  • English Learners: 1,647
  • Languages Spoken 50
  • Countries Represented 80
  • Students with Disabilities: 2,619
  • Students Identified Gifted: 3,384

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  • Asian: 4.4%
  • Multiracial: 9.4%
  • Hispanic 9.5%
  • Black: 27.7%
  • White: 48.9%

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Testing
Averages

 

WCSD

 

National

         

SAT
Reading/Writing

 

513

 

519

         

SAT
Math

 

513

 

505

         

ACT
Composite

 

24

 

19.4

         

 

Our Employees

  • Full-Time Equivalents*: 1,735.44
  • Licensed FTE*: 1,210.95

* Full-time equivalents is a measure used to compare the workload of employees across the hours worked. For example, an employee who works 40 hours per week is 1.0 FTE, while an employee who works 20 hours per week is 0.5 FTE.

  • Employees w/ Master’s Degree or Higher: 75.4%
  • Teachers w/ 10+ Years Experience: 64%

Our Highlights

  • WCSD Treasurer’s Office recipient of 12 consecutive Auditor’s Award with Distinction
  • Emerson Elementary ranked in the top 10 of Ohio elementaries in new U.S. News and World report
  • WCSD preschool program receives top rating by state
  • Multiple athletic state qualifiers and champions
  • WCSD received the highest rating from the State Auditor in his efforts to monitor transparency in government
  • WCHS senior selected into Ohio Music Education Association All-State Band
  • WSHS senior receives perfect score on Advanced Placement exam
  • WNHS English teacher named one of 18 Difference Makers for 2023 by Columbus Jewish News
  • Emerson Elementary, WNHS awarded 2024 Purple Star designation
  • WCHS senior named a winner in statewide essay contest honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
  • WSHS senior named OASL Student Ambassador of the Year
  • Hawthorne Elementary principal recipient of Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Community Star Award

District Offices

936 Eastwind Dr., Suite 200
Westerville, OH 43081

Phone: 614-797-5700
Fax: 614-797-5701
wcs@wcsoh.org

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Leadership

Angela S. Hamberg 
Superintendent 

Nicole Marshall
Treasurer/CFO

Board of Education

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