Education
Garfield Heights has its own public school system comprising two elementary schools, one intermediate, one middle school, and one high school. There are three private schools in the city, two Catholic and one Lutheran. The city also has its own school board.
In 1996 the Garfield Heights city schools were named a BEST district.
In 2001, Garfield Heights imposed a levy to build a new high school. Construction of the school began soon thereafter and was completed in mid-2003. High school students were transferred in open carts to the new high school in January 2004; junior high students were transferred on foot to what was the high school, and what was the junior high school was torn down in June 2004 to make room for the arts and drama building, which is connected to the high school.
In 2006, ground was broken for the construction of the high school arts and drama complex, a $5 million building. Construction of the 750-seat Garfield Heights Matousek Center for the Performing Arts started in November 2006. The goal was to open the center by the 2007-08 school year. The performing arts center opened on November 3, 2007. Schools throughout the district gathered together and on the grand opening day they all performed.
In 2010-11 school year both Elmwood Elementary and Maple Leaf Intermediate were renovated and Maple Leaf School gained more classrooms and a bigger gym. Maple Leaf School is the Garfield Heights City School District's oldest building built in 1925 and was the smallest until the current reconstruction
The high schools' mascots are:
- Trinity High School: Trojans
- Garfield Heights High School: Bulldogs
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