Issues 10/23/09 – Record Number of Ohio Students Take the ACT Test: Scores Remain the Same

October 23, 2009

Walsh Enrollment Up Substantially
Walsh University's enrollment has grown 85% since 2001. The 2009 freshman class totals 500 which will bring Walsh's enrollment to nearly 3,000 students.

Record Number of Stark's High School Seniors Take 2009 ACT Test

For the third straight year, the number of Stark County high school seniors taking the ACT college admissions test has surpassed the 3,000 mark.

Figures released to the Stark Education Partnership by ACT, Inc. this week show 3,305 seniors taking the ACT test in 2009, surpassing the previous high of 3,120 in 2008. Stark's seniors are also part of a new Ohio record 88,754 students taking the test.

Jackson Local Schools had the highest number of participants at 370, followed by North Canton City Schools with 344, and Canton City Schools with 322 students.
Student with ACT Statistics

ACT's Composite Score is a measurement of how students performed on all sub-sections of the test (English, Math, Reading and Science). The average score for Stark seniors at 21.5 and all Ohio seniors at 21.7 surpassed the national average of 21.1.*

Both Stark County males and females are now outperforming the national composite average by 0.4 points.

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* See ACT National and State Scores for 2009 at: http://www.act.org/news/data/09/index.html

The Stark Education Partnership, Inc., is a 501(c)-3 non-profit education reform support organization in Stark County, Ohio crossing the lines of 17 public school districts. The Partnership collaborates with educators, business, community and civic leaders to create and respond to opportunities that will add substantial and measurable value to education.
Questions or comments? Email aoneill@edpartner.org or call 330-452-0829. Visit our website at http://www.edpartner.org