The district also won approval of a 2 mill permanent improvement levy in May 1991. The mission of the Sandy Valley Local School District is to provide a quality education to all students through the cooperative efforts of the schools, parents and community. Each student, regardless of achievement or ability level, is to be prepared for success in his or her chosen endeavors. Adopted by the Sandy Valley Board of Education on October 5, 1993. For information about busing, call the bus garage at 866-2528.
Hot lunches prepared in the school cafeterias are available in each school.
A breakfast program is provided in Waynesburg Elementary School. A comprehensive plan in the secondary schools designed to improve student performance on the Ohio Ninth Grade Proficiency Test has resulted in the largest gain in Stark County of students passing all four tests on the first attempt. This project resulted in energy saving building improvements which will pay for themselves over a ten year period. An identification program begins in grade 1. A gifted teacher provides additional services in grades 1 and 2.