Garfield Heights

Garfield Heights's economy is based on having Marymount Hospital as its largest employer. The city is currently progressing a construction boom of the City View Center a $200,000,000 shopping complex built on old landfill. This project will encompass a new shopping center, hotel, and office space within the next five years. There will be another shopping complex called Bridgeview Center. The city also has light industry, technology, and a few service firms.

ODOT-or Ohio Department of Transporation has its District 12 Headquarters in the City.

Garfield Heights has its own public school system comprised of 2 elementary schools, 1 Intermediate, 1 Junior high ("Middle School"), and 1 High School. There are 6 private schools in the city: 5 Catholic, 1 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 finally passed a much needed levy to build a new High School. Construction of the school soon began, and was completed in mid-2003. High School students were transferred to the new High School in January 2004, Junior High students were transferred to what was the High School, and what was the Junior High School was torn down in June 2004, to make room for the yet-to-be-constructed Arts and Drama building, which will be connected to the High School. In 2006, ground was broken for the construction of the High School Arts and Drama complex, however due to lack of funds, construction has been put off to an unknown later date. The cost of the whole project was $5,000,000, which was paid for by the state, and did not involve a tax increase.

Garfield Heights has its own public school system comprised of 2 elementary schools, 1 Intermediate, 1 Junior high ("Middle School"), and 1 High School. There are 6 private schools in the city: 5 Catholic, 1 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 finally passed a much needed levy to build a new High School. Construction of the school soon began, and was completed in mid-2003. High School students were transferred to the new High School in January 2004, Junior High students were transferred to what was the High School, and what was the Junior High School was torn down in June 2004, to make room for the yet-to-be-constructed Arts and Drama building, which will be connected to the High School. In 2006, ground was broken for the construction of the High School Arts and Drama complex, however due to lack of funds, construction has been put off to an unknown later date. The cost of the whole project was $5,000,000, which was paid for by the state, and did not involve a tax increase.