The Dublin City School District, also known as Dublin City Schools, is a public
school district
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in
Ohio
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. It encompasses , and serves most of the
city
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of
Dublin, Ohio
Dublin is a city in Franklin, Delaware and Union counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 49,328 in the 2020 census with a census estimate of 49,037 in 2019. Dublin is a suburb of Columbus. The city of Dublin hosts the yearly Mem ...
, as well as part of the city of
Columbus
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, and
unincorporated parts of
Delaware
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and
Union Counties.
In the fall of 2017, district enrollment exceeded 16,000 students attending its nineteen schools.
In the 2010-2011 school year, Dublin City Schools finished on May 27, 2011, prior to
Memorial Day
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, however the end of the first semester did not end prior to
Winter Break.
Curriculum
The curriculum and student handbooks of the three high schools in the Dublin City School District were revised in 2007 to conform with the
International Baccalaureate
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degree program.
These changes included recognizing all students with a
GPA
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of 4.1 or above to receive a
valedictorian
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status, a shift from a seven period day to an eight period day, and a change from year long 1.0 credit courses to semester 0.5 credit courses.
Students now receive 0.5 credits for each semester, instead of 1.0 credits at the end of the year.
Demographics
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real estate agent named Akiko Miyamoto stated in ''
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'' that the services provided for Japanese speakers by the school district attract Japanese expatriates to Dublin. The district offers Japanese interpreters who send e-mails written in Japanese, provide interpretation services at school events, and translate documents.
In 2007, Wyandot Elementary School had 568 students, including 94 Asian students, with most of them being Japanese. To serve
English as a second language
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students, Wyandot has collection of 150 books in Japanese, Korean, Spanish, and French in its library, including works by Japanese authors and translations of American children's books. Many Japanese and Korean families donate foreign language books to the library.
Schools
Elementary schools
* Albert Chapman Elementary School
* Daniel Wright Elementary School
* Hopewell Elementary School
* Eli Pinney Elementary School
* Glacier Ridge Elementary School
* Griffith Thomas Elementary School
* Indian Run Elementary School
* Mary Emma Bailey Elementary School
* Olde Sawmill Elementary School
* Riverside Elementary School
* Scottish Corners Elementary School
* Wyandot Elementary School
* Deer Run Elementary School
* Abraham Depp Elementary School
Middle schools
* Ann Simpson Davis Middle School
* John Sells Middle School
* Willard Grizzell Middle School
* Doctor Henry Karrer Middle School
* Eversole Run Middle School
High schools
*
Dublin Coffman High School
Dublin Coffman High School is a public high school located in Dublin, Ohio, United States, a suburb northwest of Columbus, Ohio. The school was formerly known as Dublin High School. It is the oldest of three high schools in the Dublin City School ...
*
Dublin Jerome High School
Dublin Jerome High School is a public high school located in Dublin, Ohio, northwest of Columbus, Ohio. It is the newest of the three high schools in the Dublin City Schools district. Jerome opened for its first year during the 2004â2005 school y ...
*
Dublin Scioto High School
Dublin Scioto High School is a public high school located in Dublin, Ohio, a suburb northwest of Columbus, Ohio. Dublin Scioto High School was constructed in 1995 at 4000 Hard Road between Sawmill Road and Riverside Drive.
Academics
Faculty
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Awards
* Dublin Jerome High School received a 2010 Blue Ribbon School award from the
United States Department of Education
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.
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* Willard Grizzell Middle School received a 2009 Blue Ribbon School award from the
United States Department of Education
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.
* All 3 high schools were identified among America's Best High Schools 2011,
America's Best High Schools 2011
Last viewed 2011-10-25. a ranking of the top 300 national high schools by Newsweek
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.
* Wyandot Elementary School received a 2017 Blue Ribbon School award from the United States Department of Education
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References
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