High Schools in Plain Local

GlenOak High School is the only high school serving Plain Local in Canton, Ohio, enrolling 2,086 students in grades 9–12, so any comparison for families here is GlenOak measured against itself over time or against district and state benchmarks rather than against a neighboring school.

Academically, GlenOak is strongest in English II, where 77.5% of students scored proficient — 14.8 points above Ohio's 62.7% — and in Biology at 80.3%, 13.3 points above the state. American Government (79.0%) and American History (77.4%) also beat state averages. The clear weak spot is Geometry at 43.0%, fractionally below Ohio's 43.3% and below Plain Local's 45.9%, and down 2.6 points from the prior year. Algebra I improved sharply, rising 10.3 points to 69.0% and moving above the state's 61.6%, though it still trails the district's 76.7% by 7.7 points. Averaged across all six tested subjects, GlenOak sits at about 71.0% versus Ohio's roughly 63.2%.

GlenOak's graduation rate is 93.2%, essentially matching the district's 93.3%, while chronic absenteeism is 16.1% — about one in six students, slightly above the district's 15.2%. The school has held steady at the 60th percentile with 3 stars for three years (now ranked 318 of 795), while the district overall rates higher at the 73rd percentile with 4 stars, suggesting district-wide results outpace high-school-level results. Families should note the large scale: a 22.6 student-teacher ratio and a 42.38% free/reduced-lunch rate. The $8,163 per-student spending figure dates to 2018–19 and should be treated as historical context only.