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Wheelersburg Local School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Ohio for:
Category
Attribute
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 597 students in Wheelersburg 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 Wheelersburg Local School District have an average math proficiency score of 63% (versus the Ohio public middle school average of 47%), and reading proficiency score of 75% (versus the 55% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 8% of the student body (majority Asian and Hispanic), which is less than the Ohio public middle school average of 39% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (OH)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,244 Schools
# Students
1,567 Students
562,575 Students
# Teachers
71 Teachers
34,189 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
22:1
22:1
District Rank
Wheelersburg Local School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 918 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 90-94% has decreased from 95% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#203 out of 929 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
60%
52%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
76%
60%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
80%
63%

Graduation Rate
90-94%
86%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.15
0.57
# American Indian Students
1 Student
880 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
22 Students
12,445 Students
% Asian Students
1%
2%
# Hispanic Students
33 Students
46,562 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
9%
# Black Students
9 Students
124,734 Students
% Black Students
1%
22%
# White Students
1,447 Students
343,151 Students
% White Students
92%
61%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
597 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
54 Students
34,206 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
42
3,390
# Students in K Grade:
125
15,303
# Students in 1st Grade:
123
14,499
# Students in 2nd Grade:
124
14,677
# Students in 3rd Grade:
94
14,116
# Students in 4th Grade:
128
16,037
# Students in 5th Grade:
116
29,340
# Students in 6th Grade:
105
86,380
# Students in 7th Grade:
129
123,631
# Students in 8th Grade:
119
124,479
# Students in 9th Grade:
136
29,628
# Students in 10th Grade:
137
28,184
# Students in 11th Grade:
94
32,624
# Students in 12th Grade:
95
30,287
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,019 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,287. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,157 is less than the state median of $17,235. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$19 MM
$28,879 MM

Spending
$18 MM
$28,792 MM

Revenue / Student
$12,019
$17,287

Spending / Student
$11,157
$17,235

Best Wheelersburg Local School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Wheelersburg Middle School
(Math: 63% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
800 Pirate Dr
Wheelersburg, OH 45694
(740) 574-2515
Wheelersburg, OH 45694
(740) 574-2515
Grades: 4-8
| 597 students
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