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Enrollment
1,299
High
DISTRICT 537 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIG WALNUT LOCAL·NCES 390467402638
Big Walnut High School
713 N Miller Drive, Sunbury, OH 43074 · (740) 965-3766 · Delaware County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL1,299 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Ohio public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public high schools
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
239 students
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 318 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 337 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 340 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 304 | 23% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Big Walnut Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
81.9%
OH avg 59.8% . -4.2pp since 2021
Math
56.7%
OH avg 56.1% . -0.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.9% | 56.7% |
| 2023-24 | 82.9% | 48.8% |
| 2022-23 | 79.8% | 59.1% |
| 2021-22 | 86.1% | 57.1% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
73.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.8%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 82% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Ohio's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Big Walnut High School
Big Walnut High School's state test result (73.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Walnut High School this school | 1,299 | 18.4% | 73.3% |
| Loveland High School Loveland | 1,203 | 20.3% | 84.3% |
| Olmsted Falls High School Olmsted Falls | 1,228 | 20.1% | 80.1% |
| Anderson High School Cincinnati | 1,166 | 19.8% | 80.1% |
| Medina High School Medina | 1,767 | 22.8% | 82.1% |
| Avon Lake High School Avon Lake | 1,054 | 15.4% | 83.3% |
Matched among Ohio high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Big Walnut High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.3% | #183 of 403 | #6 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #284 of 776 ▲ 78 | #8 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.9% | #101 of 774 ▲ 3 | #5 of 9 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.3pp | #133 of 742 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,299 | #93 of 888 | #8 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #626 of 739 | #7 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.1% | #392 of 749 | #9 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.4% | #389 of 435 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +32.6% | #30 of 198 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,299
+155 (+14%) vs 2020
+76% since 1990-91, when it was 738
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 21.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,299 | 63.4 | 20.5:1 | 18% (239) |
| 2023-24 | 1,320 | 60.4 | 21.9:1 | 18% (231) |
| 2022-23 | 1,226 | 58.4 | 21.0:1 | 12% (153) |
| 2020-21 | 1,144 | 54 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 980 | 53.5 | 18.3:1 | 11% (110) |
| 2015-16 | 953 | 43 | 22.2:1 | 14% (129) |
| 2010-11 | 916 | 51 | 18.0:1 | 21% (189) |
| 2000-01 | 883 | 56 | 15.8:1 | 6% (51) |
| 1990-91 | 738 | 40 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Big Walnut High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 33% (980 to 1,299); teachers up 19% (53.5 to 63.4).
About Big Walnut High School
In Sunbury, Ohio, part of Delaware County, Big Walnut High School is a high school. It enrolled 1,299 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 130% higher than the average for high schools in Ohio, which is about 565.
Big Walnut Local, which runs Big Walnut High School, has 8 schools and 4,298 students.
The student body at Big Walnut High School is 88% White. Other groups make up 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 80% of Delaware County residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 22% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at Big Walnut High School is 63.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 20.5:1. This ratio sits 2.8 above the 17.7:1 average for high schools in Ohio. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 18%. For comparison, public schools in Delaware County average 20%.
Big Walnut High School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 51% of Ohio public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The model predicts 81.8% for a school in Ohio with Big Walnut High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Big Walnut High School posts 73.3%.
Delaware County has about 226,834 residents, and the median household income is $133,540, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Big Walnut High School, Delaware County has 58 other public schools.
Prairie Run Elementary School is located about 0.1 miles from Big Walnut High School. The five-mile area around Big Walnut High School holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Big Walnut High School ranks 8th on proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Big Walnut High School is coded Town: Fringe, for schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
Big Walnut High School's enrollment grew from 1,144 in 2020-21 to 1,299 in 2024-25.
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Delaware County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
226,834
Census ACS
Median income
$133,540
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
59
44,100 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Big Walnut Local
- Big Walnut Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
- Big Walnut Intermediate SchoolElementary · 663 students
- Prairie Run Elementary SchoolElementary · 352 students
- General Rosecrans ElementaryElementary · 296 students
- Big Walnut Elementary SchoolElementary · 295 students
- Hylen Souders Elementary SchoolElementary · 289 students
Other schools in Sunbury
- Big Walnut Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
- Big Walnut Intermediate SchoolElementary · 663 students
- Prairie Run Elementary SchoolElementary · 352 students
- General Rosecrans ElementaryElementary · 296 students
- Big Walnut Elementary SchoolElementary · 295 students
- Big Walnut Early Learning Center at Harrison StreetElementary · 131 students
Nearby schools
- Prairie Run Elementary School0.1 mi · 352
- Big Walnut Early Learning Center at Harrison Street0.1 mi · 131
- Big Walnut Intermediate School1.1 mi · 663
- General Rosecrans Elementary1.3 mi · 296
- Big Walnut Elementary School2.1 mi · 295
- Big Walnut Middle School2.1 mi · 973
Frequently asked questions
About Big Walnut High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Big Walnut High School?
Big Walnut High School enrolls approximately 1,299 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Big Walnut High School serve?
Big Walnut High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Big Walnut High School have?
Big Walnut High School employs 63 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Big Walnut High School?
Student demographics at Big Walnut High School are roughly 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Big Walnut High School public or private?
Big Walnut High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Big Walnut Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.