Tuslaw Local School District, Stark County, Ohio
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Tuslaw Local Schools is a public school district located in Stark County
, Ohio
, United States
and serves Tuscarawas, Township
, Lawrence, Township
, and western portions of the City of Massillon, Ohio
.
The school district was formed in 1965, consolidating four rural districts Moffit, Beech Grove, North Lawrence, and Newman. Prior to the district's formation, students in these outlying areas would attend high school in Massillon. The Tuslaw School District was named for the two townships in which the district resides. Tuslaw High School
was constructed one mile north of then US 30 Lincoln Highway (currently SR-172) along SR-93 in Tuscarawas, Township
. The district maintained the original four district buildings as K-8, with high school students attending Tuslaw High School. The district was reconfigured over time as the district enrollment grew.
Voters passed a levy in 2002 to construct a new high school next the the original building, converting the old high school into a middle school. A new central elementary school was constructed in 2010 across from the new high school on SR-93, replacing the district's four small aging elementary school buildings.
Stark County, Ohio
Stark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 375,586. It is included in the Canton-Massillon, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area....
, Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
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and serves Tuscarawas, Township
Tuscarawas Township, Stark County, Ohio
Tuscarawas Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,093 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
, Lawrence, Township
Lawrence Township, Stark County, Ohio
Lawrence Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 13,382 people in the township, 8,321 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
, and western portions of the City of Massillon, Ohio
Massillon, Ohio
Massillon is a city located in Stark County in the U.S. state of Ohio, approximately 8 miles to the west of Canton, Ohio, 20 miles south of Akron, Ohio, and 50 miles south of Cleveland, Ohio. The population was 32,149 at the 2010 census....
.
The school district was formed in 1965, consolidating four rural districts Moffit, Beech Grove, North Lawrence, and Newman. Prior to the district's formation, students in these outlying areas would attend high school in Massillon. The Tuslaw School District was named for the two townships in which the district resides. Tuslaw High School
Tuslaw High School
Tuslaw High School is a public high school located near the city of Massillon, Ohio and serves all high school students in the Tuslaw Local School district. Tuslaw High School is a member of the Stark County Area Vocational School District allowing its high school students to attend the R.G...
was constructed one mile north of then US 30 Lincoln Highway (currently SR-172) along SR-93 in Tuscarawas, Township
Tuscarawas Township, Stark County, Ohio
Tuscarawas Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,093 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
. The district maintained the original four district buildings as K-8, with high school students attending Tuslaw High School. The district was reconfigured over time as the district enrollment grew.
Voters passed a levy in 2002 to construct a new high school next the the original building, converting the old high school into a middle school. A new central elementary school was constructed in 2010 across from the new high school on SR-93, replacing the district's four small aging elementary school buildings.