Enrollment
247
High
DISTRICT 355 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUCYRUS CITY·NCES 390436800216
Bucyrus Secondary School
900 W Perry St, Bucyrus, OH 44820 · (419) 562-7721 · Crawford County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL247 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of Ohio public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-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
12.3:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
244 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 43%
Community
0
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 | 79 | 32% |
| Grade 10 | 88 | 36% |
| Grade 11 | 48 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 32 | 13% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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 Bucyrus City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
59.3%
OH avg 59.8% . +3.6pp since 2021
Math
22.9%
OH avg 56.1% . -0.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up 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 | 59.3% | 22.9% |
| 2023-24 | 58.7% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 47.0% | 22.1% |
| 2021-22 | 55.7% | 23.4% |
% 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
51.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.5%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Bucyrus Secondary School
Bucyrus Secondary School's state test result (51.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucyrus Secondary School this school | 247 | 98.8% | 51.9% |
| Mechanicsburg High School Mechanicsburg | 266 | 98.9% | 75.0% |
| Arcanum High School Arcanum | 325 | 99.1% | 74.4% |
| Bradford High School Bradford | 244 | 98.8% | 49.5% |
| Allen East High School Harrod | 253 | 98.8% | 72.5% |
| Jackson-Milton High School North Jackson | 170 | 98.2% | 80.8% |
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 Bucyrus Secondary School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Crawford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #382 of 403 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.9% | #645 of 776 ▼ 120 | #6 of 6 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #483 of 774 ▲ 9 | #4 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.6pp | #471 of 742 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 247 | #685 of 888 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #77 of 739 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.5% | #529 of 749 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.8% | #21 of 435 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -60.9% | #2 of 484 | 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
247
-80 (-24%) vs 2020
-61% since 1990-91, when it was 636
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 247 | 20 | 12.3:1 | 99% (244) |
| 2023-24 | 276 | 20 | 13.8:1 | 99% (273) |
| 2022-23 | 290 | 18 | 16.1:1 | 99% (287) |
| 2020-21 | 327 | 19 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 631 | 41 | 15.4:1 | 60% (381) |
| 2015-16 | 689 | 41 | 16.8:1 | 64% (439) |
| 2010-11 | 737 | 56 | 13.2:1 | 69% (512) |
| 2000-01 | 564 | 33 | 17.1:1 | 32% (183) |
| 1990-91 | 636 | 38 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bucyrus Secondary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 61% (631 to 247); teachers down 51% (41 to 20).
About Bucyrus Secondary School
At 900 W Perry St in Bucyrus, Ohio, Bucyrus Secondary School operates as a small high school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 247 students in grades 9 through 12. Against the 565-student average for high schools in Ohio, enrollment here is 56% lower.
Bucyrus City runs 3 schools with a combined 1,065 students. Bucyrus Secondary School is one of them.
The large majority of students at Bucyrus Secondary School, 92%, are White. The next largest groups are 4% multiracial and 2% Black. County-wide, about 95% of residents are White. Bucyrus Secondary School has a diversity index of 15%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers at Bucyrus Secondary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 12.3:1. Among high schools in Ohio, the typical ratio is 17.7:1. The lunch program counts 99% of students at Bucyrus Secondary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Crawford County averages 57%, lower than here.
Measured against Ohio public high schools, Bucyrus Secondary School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Bucyrus Secondary School, the prediction is 51.5% and the result is 51.9%.
In Crawford County (population about 41,711), median household income is about $58,044, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. A total of 22 public schools operate in Crawford County, serving about 5,870 students.
Nearest public school: Bucyrus Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles: 5. On average proficiency, Bucyrus Secondary School is 5th of 6 nearby schools with test data.
Bucyrus Secondary School has an NCES locale of Town: Distant.
Federal counts put enrollment at 327 in 2020-21 and 247 in 2024-25, a 24% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.2:1 in 2020-21 to 12.3:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Crawford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
41,711
Census ACS
Median income
$58,044
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
5,870 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bucyrus City
- Bucyrus Elementary SchoolElementary · 562 students
- Bucyrus Middle SchoolMiddle · 256 students
Other schools in Bucyrus
- Wynford Elementary SchoolElementary · 569 students
- Bucyrus Elementary SchoolElementary · 562 students
- Wynford High SchoolHigh · 258 students
- Bucyrus Middle SchoolMiddle · 256 students
- Wynford Middle SchoolMiddle · 252 students
Nearby schools
- Bucyrus Middle School0.0 mi · 256
- Bucyrus Elementary School1.1 mi · 562
- Wynford High School1.7 mi · 258
- Wynford Middle School1.7 mi · 252
- Wynford Elementary School1.8 mi · 569
- William Crawford Intermediate Schools7.2 mi · 241
Frequently asked questions
About Bucyrus Secondary SchoolHow large is Bucyrus Secondary School?
Bucyrus Secondary School enrolls approximately 247 students in grades 09-12.
Is Bucyrus Secondary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bucyrus Secondary School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bucyrus Secondary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bucyrus Secondary School is approximately 12.3:1 (20 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Bucyrus Secondary School?
Bucyrus Secondary School reports a student body of 92% White, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Bucyrus Secondary School?
Bucyrus Secondary School is overseen by Bucyrus City in Crawford County.
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