Massillon City School District
| Massillon City School District | |
|---|---|
| Massillon, Ohio | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | PK-12 |
| Established | 1848 |
| Superintendent | Richard Goodright |
| Asst. Superintendent(s) | Mark Fortner |
| Schools |
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| District ID | 3904435 |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 4001 |
| Teachers | 245 |
| Student-teacher ratio | 16.35:1 |
| Other information | |
| Website | massillonschools |
Massillon City School District is a public school district serving students in the city of Massillon, Ohio, United States. The district currently consists of one 9-12 grade high school, one 4-8 grade middle school, and three K-3 grade neighborhood elementary schools. The Massillon City School District is one of five school districts located in and around the city of Massillon.
In 1848 the citizens of Massillon passed a school levy to build the first public school in the city called Union School. With the growth of the city due to the canal port and the arrival of the railroad, a second school was built on the city's west side called West Massillon Union School in 1866.
With more people moving to the city in search of jobs, more schools were constructed to accommodate the influx of children into the city. Cherry Street Elementary was built in 1881, West Main School in 1884, Lincoln Elementary school in 1888, and State Street School in 1896.
In 1894, Massillon Union High School played its first football game against Canton Central High School. The football team mascot became the Tigers, the same mascot used by the Massillon Tigers professional club team. The Massillon Tigers would celebrate their first undefeated season in 1909.
Oak Park elementary school was built in 1901 and was renamed Emerson Elementary in 1913, and Harvey Elementary school was built in 1910. In 1912 a new high school was built near downtown and was named Washington High School in honor of the country's first president.
In 1915, West Brookfield School (constructed in 1905) located on the city's far west side became part of the Massillon city school district. Edmund A. Jones Junior High School and Horace Mann Elementary School were both opened in 1920, and Lorin Andrews Junior High (named for Lorin Andrews) and Longfellow Junior High School (site of the original Union School) opened in 1923.
In 1929, Vinedale School located on the city's far east side (built in 1905) became part of the Massillon school district and was renamed Lewis E. York Elementary School. Lewis E. York Elementary was replaced with a new building in 1939, along with the construction of Whittier Elementary (replacing the State Street school) and a new building replacing the original Emerson Elementary school.
The year 1939 was also the year a new 18,000 seat football stadium was constructed on the city's east side to accommodate the success of the Massillon Tiger football team, which was coached by Paul Brown during this period. The stadium was named Tiger Stadium, replacing Massillon Athletic Field built and dedicated in 1924 with Paul Brown in attendance as a Junior QB on Massillon team. The stadium was renamed Paul Brown Tiger Stadium in 1976 in honor of Paul Brown.
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