For many counties in Ohio, one district and 1-2 high schools is all they need.
Winner winner chicken dinnerI think if schools dips below graduating 80 kids per class, they should look at consolidation with another school(s) district but consolidating isn't always the best thing. I believe former Presidential Candidate Ross Perot said it best, it is better to have 4 high schools with 500 kids (9 thru 12) than to have 1 high school with 2,000 kids. The economies of scale says the one school should be cheaper (1 superintendent, 1 principle, etc) and possibly offer more things such AP classes, resources for kids on IEP's, etc. However, as Perot said the 4 schools means there is 4 valedictorians, 4 class presidents, 4 leads in the school play, 4 starting qb's, 4 starting point guards, etc. What you have is more kids involved and having successes/failures which prepare them for life. No sport prepares one for life like football, having 4 teams means more kids can have this opportunity. Some kids may not even try out for football if their school was 2,000+ kids and they had little to no shot at playing time.
no.Have you lived in or experienced these counties?
Both will happen when pigs fly.New Bremen and Minster are close enough to consolidate as well as St. Henry and Coldwater as well...
New Bremen and Minster are close enough to consolidate as well as St. Henry and Coldwater as well...
Briggs (Columbus City) and Franklin Heights (Southwestern City) are a mile and a half from each other. Dublin Scioto and Worthington Kilbourne are about 2 or so miles from each other (the "Battle of Hard Road.") I don't think anyone has Waterford and FF beat, though.That got me thinking about high schools that are unusually close to each other.
I know Waterford and Fort Frye are only about a half mile (and a river) apart from each other "as the crow flies" (a little farther by car, of course); are there any other school systems that have their buildings so unusually close as these two districts?
No thanks. The shotgun marriage that created Fairless was ugly enough.Maybe merge Fairless, Tuslaw, Massillon and Perry?
How far apart are Canton Central Catholic and Perry in Stark county?? I think it's called the battle for 13th street..Briggs (Columbus City) and Franklin Heights (Southwestern City) are a mile and a half from each other. Dublin Scioto and Worthington Kilbourne are about 2 or so miles from each other (the "Battle of Hard Road.") I don't think anyone has Waterford and FF beat, though.
It makes no sense that Stark County has 17 school districts. That's millions of dollars going towards administrative waste that could be redirected towards better student/teacher ratios.Regardless, consolidation of public school districts will be in Ohio’s future.
How far apart are Canton Central Catholic and Perry in Stark county?? I think it's called the battle for 13th street..
Mercer County would be a disaster.From just a curiosity standpoint I would like to see what a single school district per county would look like. For some counties it wouldn't be too bad other than busing distance. For others the shear number of students would be astronomical.
Not sure of the accuracy of the data but here is website with some numbers.
I'm assuming you mean from a busing standpoint?Mercer County would be a disaster.
For multiple reasons but that definitely would be near the top.I'm assuming you mean from a busing standpoint?
Only because I was in a graduating class of 78 kids, I feel like commenting on this. This is right at the cutoff number you listed for when schools should think about consolidating. I think the number should be around 50. There are a lot of great school districts that graduate under 80 kids and there are no issues with numbers, in any sports, and there are a lot of great traditions. I'm not just saying this for athletics as well as the fact that the school systems are good as well. Besides that, I do agree with your points about having more schools gives more opportunities for more kids to participate.I think if schools dips below graduating 80 kids per class, they should look at consolidation with another school(s) district but consolidating isn't always the best thing. I believe former Presidential Candidate Ross Perot said it best, it is better to have 4 high schools with 500 kids (9 thru 12) than to have 1 high school with 2,000 kids. The economies of scale says the one school should be cheaper (1 superintendent, 1 principle, etc) and possibly offer more things such AP classes, resources for kids on IEP's, etc. However, as Perot said the 4 schools means there is 4 valedictorians, 4 class presidents, 4 leads in the school play, 4 starting qb's, 4 starting point guards, etc. What you have is more kids involved and having successes/failures which prepare them for life. No sport prepares one for life like football, having 4 teams means more kids can have this opportunity. Some kids may not even try out for football if their school was 2,000+ kids and they had little to no shot at playing time.
I am not a fan of all these schools in the last 20 years that have rebuilt outside of their town, where they could get land, and now 100% of the district has to be bussed to school.For multiple reasons but that definitely would be near the top.
SHOULD??
Ottoville / Fort Jennings in Putnam county. 3 and a half miles divide the schools. Now its worth pointing out that neither has football BUT with their powers combined they COULD field a team....maybe.
Miller City / Continental, again in Putnam county. Not as close as the above mentioned (8 mile divide between Miller City and Continental) BUT still close enough IMO. Again neither has a football team but could field a team.
Kalida and Columbus Grove COULD merge although Grove has no issues fielding athletic teams especially football BUT Kalida to Grove is no further than Miller City to Continental.
In short Putnam county is ripe to be consolidated. Always has been, always will be but WON'T.
If we're saying that every Putnam County school should consolidated, then agreed, but no one thinks about Mercer County needing to consolidate because they have successful sports teams Take sports out of it and Putnam County and Mercer County schools are very similarNew Bremen and Minster are close enough to consolidate as well as St. Henry and Coldwater as well...
I am not a fan of all these schools in the last 20 years that have rebuilt outside of their town, where they could get land, and now 100% of the district has to be bussed to school.
SC2012, I hope you realize how spoiled we/ya'll are when it comes to many things, school and park placement being 2 huge aspects. Drive around town in the AM and you see hundreds of kids walking and biking to school and that is gone for so many places that have rebuilt miles outside of town.
Granted, some things just worked out very luckily for us in Buzzards Glory, and man is it just a perfect set up.