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Zane Trace Local School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Ohio for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 402 students in Zane Trace Local School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Ohio.
Public Middle School in Zane Trace Local School District have an average math proficiency score of 53% (versus the Ohio public middle school average of 47%), and reading proficiency score of 66% (versus the 55% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 7% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is less than the Ohio public middle school average of 39% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (OH)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,279 Schools
# Students
1,282 Students
573,334 Students
# Teachers
66 Teachers
33,106 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
19:1
19:1
District Rank
Zane Trace Local School District, which is ranked within the top 50% 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 95% has increased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#372 out of 929 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
54%
52%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
63%
60%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
52%
63%
Graduation Rate
≥95%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.12
0.57
# American Indian Students
n/a
815 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
7 Students
11,845 Students
% Asian Students
1%
2%
# Hispanic Students
18 Students
45,443 Students
% Hispanic Students
1%
8%
# Black Students
7 Students
129,096 Students
% Black Students
n/a
23%
# White Students
1,202 Students
350,612 Students
% White Students
94%
61%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
594 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
48 Students
34,929 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
3,025
# Students in K Grade:
84
15,463
# Students in 1st Grade:
90
15,145
# Students in 2nd Grade:
103
13,450
# Students in 3rd Grade:
114
14,820
# Students in 4th Grade:
78
16,518
# Students in 5th Grade:
109
30,775
# Students in 6th Grade:
99
87,343
# Students in 7th Grade:
91
124,192
# Students in 8th Grade:
103
128,202
# Students in 9th Grade:
103
30,514
# Students in 10th Grade:
132
29,300
# Students in 11th Grade:
79
32,851
# Students in 12th Grade:
97
31,736
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,514 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 $12,494 is less than the state median of $17,164. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$17 MM
$28,879 MM
Spending
$16 MM
$28,792 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,514
$17,216
Spending / Student
$12,494
$17,164
Best Zane Trace Local School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Zane Trace Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
946 State Route 180
Chillicothe, OH 45601
(740) 773-5842
Chillicothe, OH 45601
(740) 773-5842
Grades: 5-8
| 402 students
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