The Worthington City School District includes the city of Worthington

Worthington, Ohio

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, village of Riverlea

Riverlea, Ohio

Riverlea is a village in Franklin County, Ohio, United States, surrounded by Worthington on its north, south, and east sides, and bordered on the west by the Olentangy River, across which is Columbus. Riverlea was incorporated in 1939, a small community that formed on former farmland...

, and neighboring portions of the city of Columbus, Ohio

Columbus, Ohio

Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...

. There are approximately 50,000 people residing in the area. Because the district is essentially built out, enrollment has been slowly declining.

In 2009, Worthington City School District was awarded the “Excellent with Distinction” rating by the Ohio Department of Education, the agency's highest rating.

High schools

• Thomas Worthington High School
  Thomas Worthington High School
  Thomas Worthington High School is located in Worthington, Ohio, TWHS has historically been among the top performing high schools in Ohio in terms of academics. The school was formerly named Worthington High School until the 1991 opening of Worthington Kilbourne High SchoolThomas Worthington is the...
  
  
• Worthington Kilbourne High School
  Worthington Kilbourne High School
  Worthington Kilbourne High School is located in Columbus, Ohio and is part of the Worthington City School District. The school had an enrollment of approximately 1,357 students in the 2009-2010 school year. Kilbourne was named after James Kilbourne, the founder of the city of Worthington. The...
  
  
• Linworth Alternative High School
  Linworth Alternative Program (Worthington, Ohio)
  Linworth Alternative Program is located in Worthington, Ohio in the Linworth area and is part of the Worthington City School District.-History:...
  
  

Middle schools

• Kilbourne Middle School
• McCord Middle School
• Phoenix Middle School
• Worthingway Middle School

Elementary schools

• Bluffsview Elementary
• Brookside Elementary
• Colonial Hills Elementary
• Evening Street Elementary
• Granby Elementary
• Liberty Elementary
• Slate Hill Elementary
• Wilson Hill Elementary
• Worthington Estates
  Worthington Estates
  Worthingon Estates is a neighborhood in Worthington, Ohio, built mostly in the mid to late 1960s. It is located north of the subdivision Worthingway, south of Olentangy Hills, and generally west of High Street however, a small portion of the community is located to the east, adjacent to the...
  
  Elementary
• Worthington Hills Elementary
• Worthington Park Elementary

Preschool

• Sutter Park (Housing the district's special education preschool program and overflow from Liberty Elementary)