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 General Fund
Appropriations:
$233.4 million
Spending |
WCSD |
State |
||
Classroom |
$8,930 |
$8,294 |
||
Non- |
$3,495 |
$4,104 |
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Total |
$12,426 |
$12,397 |
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72% | of expenditures spent on classroom instruction |
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 |
WCSD |
National |
||
SAT |
513 |
519 |
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SAT |
513 |
505 |
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ACT |
24 |
19.4 |
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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
Leadership
Angela S. Hamberg
Superintendent
Nicole Marshall
Treasurer/CFO