The West Clermont Local School District (WCLSD) is a public school district in Clermont County, Ohio, United States. It covers a 54-square-mile (140 km2) area on the east side of the Cincinnati, Ohio metropolitan area, centered on the I-275 loop. The district serves the village of Amelia and all of Union Township, as well as portions of Batavia, Monroe, Ohio and Pierce Townships.
The West Clermont Local School District is the 23rd largest of Ohio's 610 school districts, with 9000 students, grades Pre-K-12, with 600 certified staff members and 260 support personnel. The district has eight elementary schools, two middle schools, and two high schools.
In 2002, the WCLSD received a $500,000 grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to help it restructure its high schools into ten smaller schools.
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