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Big Walnut Local School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Ohio for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 10%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 5%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 635 students in Big Walnut Local School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public middle schools in Ohio.
Public Middle School in Big Walnut Local School District have an average math proficiency score of 65% (versus the Ohio public middle school average of 47%), and reading proficiency score of 79% (versus the 55% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Ohio public middle school average of 39% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (OH)
# Schools
8 Schools
1,279 Schools
# Students
4,172 Students
573,334 Students
# Teachers
220 Teachers
33,106 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
19:1
19:1
District Rank
Big Walnut Local School District, which is ranked within the top 20% of all 927 school districts in Ohio (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 96% has decreased from 97% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#128 out of 929 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
69%
52%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
79%
60%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
80%
63%
Graduation Rate
96%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.22
0.57
# American Indian Students
5 Students
815 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
69 Students
11,845 Students
% Asian Students
2%
2%
# Hispanic Students
189 Students
45,443 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
8%
# Black Students
70 Students
129,096 Students
% Black Students
2%
23%
# White Students
3,673 Students
350,612 Students
% White Students
88%
61%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
594 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
166 Students
34,929 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
120
3,025
# Students in K Grade:
301
15,463
# Students in 1st Grade:
307
15,145
# Students in 2nd Grade:
303
13,450
# Students in 3rd Grade:
330
14,820
# Students in 4th Grade:
331
16,518
# Students in 5th Grade:
317
30,775
# Students in 6th Grade:
302
87,343
# Students in 7th Grade:
310
124,192
# Students in 8th Grade:
325
128,202
# Students in 9th Grade:
343
30,514
# Students in 10th Grade:
289
29,300
# Students in 11th Grade:
318
32,851
# Students in 12th Grade:
276
31,736
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,809 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,216. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $25,299 is higher than the state median of $17,164. The school district spending/student has grown by 22% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$62 MM
$28,879 MM
Spending
$106 MM
$28,792 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,809
$17,216
Spending / Student
$25,299
$17,164
Best Big Walnut Local School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Big Walnut Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 65% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
555 S Old 3c Rd
Sunbury, OH 43074
(740) 965-3006
Sunbury, OH 43074
(740) 965-3006
Grades: 7-8
| 635 students
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