 As the area became more heavily populated,
Grove City changed from a village to a chartered city
in 1958.On August 19, 1959, the Board of Education
of South-Western Local Schools took action as
outlined in law to change the status of the school
system and the South-Western City School District
was established.By this time, public sentiment was so aroused by
the obvious need of the schools that a major school
operating tax levy, and shortly thereafter a bond
issue for the construction of additional buildings,
was approved.