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About Crestwood School District
The Crestwood School District is located in the north central section of Portage County. It is one of six local school districts, which comprise the Portage County Local School District. The district was formed in 1956 with Hiram being added in 1964.
The district has three townships: Hiram, Mantua, and Shalersville; and two villages: Mantua and Hiram.
The district encompasses 75 square miles, which is mostly rural. A large number of the residents are employed in the metropolitan areas surrounding Portage County.
Within the Crestwood Local School district are the following schools:
Crestwood High School: Housing 9th thru 12th grades (enrollment 897)
Crestwood Middle School: Housing 5th thru 8th grades (enrollment 870)
Hiram Elementary School: Housing K thru 4th grades (enrollment 223)
Mantua Center Elementary School: Housing K thru 4th grades (enrollment 234)
Mantua Village Elementary School: Housing K thru 4th grades (enrollment 254)
Shalersville Elementary School: Housing K thru 4th grades (enrollment 303)
The Hattie Larlam MH program serves 90 students. The central office staff is housed in a separate facility. Sixty-three students attend Maplewood Area Joint Vocational School (most of the students are transported).
Crestwood has its own cable TV station and is involved in long distance learning. There are a variety of educational, cultural, and recreational opportunities only minutes away. Hiram College is located within the district. Akron, Kent, and Youngstown Universi ties and the Northeastern Ohio University's College of Medicine are within a twenty-five mile radius.
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