Public schools in Kent, OH
Kent has 7 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary, enrolling 3,762 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Kent City Schools runs 6 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Kent's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Kent | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent City Schools | 6 | 3,221 | $17,144 |
| Field Local | 1 | 1,886 | $12,738 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
One high school in Kent, 1,325 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theodore Roosevelt High School | 1,325 | 19.8 | 32.8% | Kent City Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One middle school in Kent, 616 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanton Middle School | 616 | 14.1 | 43.8% | Kent City Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
5 elementary schools in Kent, 1,821 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brimfield Elementary School | 529 | 17.6 | 37.8% | Field Local |
| Davey Elementary School | 437 | 17.1 | 44.6% | Kent City Schools |
| Walls Elementary School | 355 | 20.3 | 44.8% | Kent City Schools |
| Longcoy Elementary School | 280 | 17.2 | 48.9% | Kent City Schools |
| Holden Elementary School | 220 | 19.3 | 64.1% | Kent City Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Kent's public schools compare with Ohio's
The median Kent school has 17.6 students per full-time teacher, more than the Ohio median of 17.0. 57% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 49% across the state. Its median school enrolls 437 students (state 395).
| Kent | Ohio | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 17.6 | 17.0 |
| Median school size (students) | 437 | 395 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 57% | 49% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 41% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 9.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 7 Kent schools and the 3,471 Ohio schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Kent
- Kent City SchoolsRuns 6 of Kent's 7 public schools and spent $17,144 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,144
- Theodore Roosevelt High School, the largest high school in Kent1,325 students in 2024-25, 19.8 per teacher.1,325
- Compare Kent City Schools with Field LocalKent's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in OhioOhio's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Kent addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
Other cities in Ohio
- Columbus221 schools
- Cincinnati169 schools
- Cleveland152 schools
- Toledo94 schools
- Dayton84 schools
- Akron72 schools
- Canton38 schools
- Youngstown38 schools
Questions about schools in Kent
How many public schools are in Kent, OH?
7 public schools with an address in Kent were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary, enrolling 3,762 students.What is the largest high school in Kent?
Theodore Roosevelt High School, with 1,325 students in 2024-25 (Kent City Schools).Which districts run Kent's schools?
Kent City Schools (6 schools), Field Local (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25