The Windham Exempted Village School District is the public school district for the village

Village

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 of Windham

Windham, Ohio

Windham is a village located in Portage County, Ohio, United States. It is formed from portions of Windham Township, one of the original townships of the Connecticut Western Reserve. The population was 2,209 at the 2010 census. In 1942, the US government chose Windham as the site of an army camp...

 and Windham Township

Windham Township, Portage County, Ohio

Windham Township is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,060 people in the township.-Name and history:Named for the town of Windham, Connecticut, it is the only Windham Township statewide....

 in Portage County

Portage County, Ohio

Portage County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 152,061 at the 2000 Census and 161,419 at the 2010 Census. Its county seat is Ravenna. Portage County is named for the portage between the Cuyahoga and Tuscarawas Rivers...

 in the US state of Ohio

Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

. The district was founded as the Windham School Company by act of the Ohio Legislature

Ohio General Assembly

The Ohio General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio. It consists of the 99-member Ohio House of Representatives and the 33-member Ohio Senate...

 (O.L., XXVIII, 93) on February 18, 1830. The district has one high school

High school

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, Windham High School

Windham High School (Windham, Ohio)

Windham High School is a public high school in Windham, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Windham Exempted Village School District. Their nickname is the Bombers. Windham High School was founded in 1883.-Athletics:...

; and one elementary school

Elementary school

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, Katherine Thomas Elementary School.

History

In 1835, the Windham School Company founded Windham Academy as the 44th institution of secondary education in Ohio. The academy held classes in the building now known as the Brick Chapel in Windham. Windham Academy operated for 18 years, and produced at least one notable graduate: Laurin D. Woodworth

Laurin D. Woodworth

Laurin Dewey Woodworth was a U.S. Representative from Ohio and member of the Woodworth political family.-Education:...

, former Representative for Ohio's 17th congressional district

Ohio's 17th congressional district

The 17th congressional district of Ohio is currently represented by Representative Timothy J. Ryan. This district sits in northeastern Ohio, bordering Pennsylvania along one edge, and includes the cities of Kent, Ravenna, Warren and Youngstown, as well as part of Akron.This district will become...

. In the 1860's, two new elementary schools were founded in Windham, and the schools were connected to the nascent Ohio State Board of Education

Ohio State Board of Education

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. In 1883, these schools produced their first high school graduates.