An Open House is being planned for the community to tour Harold Schnell and Harry Russell. Both schools will be closing at the end of this school year.
Harold Schnell Open House, May 6, 5:30 to 7:30
Harry Russell Open House, May 13, 5:30 to 7:30
The new West Carrollton Elementary School will be opening for the 2025-26 school year. The school will serve second through fourth grade students. Currently, Harold Schnell Elementary serves second and third grade students; Harry Russell Elementary serves fourth grade students.
An independent study by the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission of each school in the district determined that the cost of maintenance and updates needed outweighed the cost of constructing new buildings. A Building Bond Issue was passed in November, 2019 – The State of Ohio is paying 81% and the community is paying 19% of the co-funded costs of construction.
A two phase construction plan began immediately following the passage of the Building Bond Issue:
Phase I – Construction of the West Carrollton Early Childhood Center and West Carrollton Intermediate School. Both schools opened for the 2022-23 school year.
Phase II – Construction of the West Carrollton Elementary (opening for the 2025-26 school year) and West Carrollton Middle/High School (opening for the 2026-27 school year).