ISSUE 16: THE NEED REMAINS

Safety to Thrive, Space to Learn, Environment for Excellence

VOTE FOR ISSUE 16 on November 7!

Issue 16: The Need Remains to provide for student safety, space, and excellence.

As one of the fastest growing school districts in Ohio, North Ridgeville City Schools is addressing the most urgent facility needs by replacing the district’s aging high school. This investment provides double the academic square footage than the existing building and satisfies the educational needs of the community’s fast-growing student population for the decades ahead. By replacing the old building, it allows students to learn in a modern educational facility with improved safety, security and technology features, while providing new opportunities for community gathering and pride. This environment will serve as the district’s flagship school and support the academic, athletic and artistic pursuits and ensure student success.

The Project:

A new high school that replaces the aging, and vastly undersized building.
An attached auditorium that supports a growing arts program.
A transportation center for vehicle maintenance and bussing support.

Safety to
Thrive

Safety is a top priority with passing Issue 16. A new school building is designed to ensure student safety, security and proper access. The new high school will have state of the art safety and security measures in place, along with ADA accessibility.

Space to
Learn

In North Ridgeville, space is one of the biggest issues, with rapidly growing student enrollment. Building a new high school provides the needed space for the current and future enrollment.

Environment for Excellence

The new facility creates a school environment that allows students to thrive, use new technology, focus on their education, participate in a variety of advanced courses and prepare themselves for their lives after school.

A Look at the Facts: Why is a new high school necessary?

A Growing City

North Ridgeville is one of the fastest growing school districts in Ohio. Since 2010, the district has grown from 4,044 students to 4,909 in 2023. Enrollment projections conducted by Decision Insight, show a projected enrollment of 4,803 by 2024. A new school is needed to support this influx of students.

A Future of Unknowns

If Issue 16 doesn't pass with community support, the district will be forced to make the following changes. Some include:

Continued increase of class sizes
Eliminate many AP and college credit courses
Increase transportation radius

School Capacity

The current facilities are well over capacity and negatively impact a student's ability to learn. This includes installing trailers at the high school which are expensive and poor educational environments.

NRHS Capacity: 900 students
NRHS Enrollment: 1,447 students

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Media Moments

A School is more than Bricks and Mortar

Read a Flyer that explains the key aspects of Issue 16.

Issue 16: Community Forum

Understand the key issues facing NRCS. This includes recent achievements, financial challenges and infrastructure needs.

Hear from NRCS students and staff about the challenges they face each and every day in the overcrowded and outdated facilities.

Here's an inside look at the classrooms throughout the district. Several closets have been converted to either offices or classrooms for small group intervention. Modular units were installed to make rooms for our enrolled students. These units sit outside the high school building which creates a lack of resources and security issues.

Here's a look in the high school hallways during class change. The hallways are narrow causing overcrowdedness. It is difficult for students to get from one class to another. Especially if they have to exit the building to go to the modular units.

Issue 16: a bond issue that provides funding for:

A new high school which is sized for the current and future enrollment, state-of-the-art security and safety systems, a modern learning environment, an auditorium and a transportation center for bussing and maintenance.

Community Input

In conversations with residents and community members after the defeat of the May 2023 ballot attempt, most felt that addressing the aging high school was the greatest priority in the district. In order to reduce the overall cost of the bond issue, the district focused the November ballot attempt on addressing the high school.

Issue 16 directly addresses the overcrowding issue in academic spaces in the high school and will directly impact student performance in the district.

Key Dates:

October 10 - Voter Registration Closes
October 11 - Vote by Mail begins
November 7 - Polls Open

We appreciate your support of our schools for every Ranger's safety, space and excellence!

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