Toledo City School District

[17] TPS budget includes local, state, federal, and other funds, totaling more than $447.3 million (2017-2018 school year).

[21] Other district staff are part of the Toledo Association of Administrative Personnel and The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME).

In 1872, Jesup W. Scott selected a body of trustees to establish a “University of Arts and Trades” for the city of Toledo.

In January 1912 the Elementary Industrial School was established within the Central building with an emphasis on mechanical drawing and woodwork.

[31] In 1931, Thomas A. DeVilbiss High School was also built in the quickly-expanding west end and named for a local industrialist.

[35] When Toledo fully annexed Adams Township in 1964, TPS also acquired Robert S. Rogers High School into its system in 1966.

In 1970, the Jefferson Center was set up in the old downtown post office as an alternative high school for students with behavioral issues.

[37] Shortly after its great rise, enrollment numbers began to drop across the district as Toledo’s population started to fall.

[43] TPS was able to rebuild, renovate, and reorganize many of its school buildings in the early years of the 21st century with help from the State of Ohio.