South-Western City Schools, Franklin County, Ohio
| South-Western City School District | |
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Grove City, Ohio Midwest  United States
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| District information | |
| Type | Public-Suburban |
| Grades | PK-12 |
| Established | January 1, 1956 |
| Superintendent | Dr. Bill Wise |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 21,000 approx. |
| Athletic conference | Ohio Capital Conference |
| Colors | Blue and Green |
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| Website | www |
The South-Western City School District is Ohio's sixth largest public school district located southwest of the city of Columbus. The district serves nearly 20,000 students throughout the southwest quadrant of Franklin County, including the cities of Galloway, Georgesville, Grove City, and Urbancrest. The district also serves all of Franklin, Jackson, Pleasant, and Prairie townships and a portion of Columbus.
The district operates fifteen elementary schools, five intermediate schools, five middle schools, four high schools, and a career academy.
Only one high school was in existence in the area now called the South-Western City School District in 1954. Six boards of education governed the individual school districts serving the area. Population was growing rapidly then, as it has continued to do since. Schools were sorely pressed to meet the needs.
Only the Franklin Local District had a financial base adequate to support the growing demands. That situation came about because of the location of large industrial operations in the years just prior to 1936. A committee of citizens representing the six districts was formed, and meetings were held with members of the various boards of education, and with county and state officials.
On January 1, 1956, the South-Western Local School District was formed. It was a consolidation of five local systems and one exempted village school system. These were: the Grove City-Jackson Exempted Village District, the Franklin Township Local District, the Prairie Township Local District, the Pleasant Township Local District, the Urbancrest Village District, and the Georgesville Local District.
The consolidation was planned for: economy of operation; expediency to provide an adequate education for children of the area; opportunity because of the greater financial base of the newly combined school district; and potential for support of a quality school system.
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