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Chalker High School

2482 State Route 534, Southington, OH 44470 · (330) 898-7480 · Trumbull County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL127 STUDENTS
Enrollment
127
High
DISTRICT 146 · STATE 565
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
124 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 93628%
Grade 103628%
Grade 112721%
Grade 122822%
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
11591%
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
32%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
11%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 17% · US 15%
Asian
11%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
76%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 7% · US 5%
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
Male
6854%
Female
5946%

School pathway

Feeds from
Southington Middle School06–08
Based on grade levels within Southington Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
71.4%
OH avg 59.8% . -19.1pp since 2021
Math
64.5%
OH avg 56.1% . -3.0pp since 2021

What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 19 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 3 points.

Ohio's State Tests results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2571.4%64.5%
2023-2466.7%69.5%
2022-2382.9%72.8%
2021-2290.5%67.5%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of OH schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
71.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.9%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 52% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Ohio's top 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 Chalker High School

Chalker High School's state test result (71.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Chalker High School this school12797.6%71.2%
Plymouth High School
Plymouth
11897.5%60.4%
Danbury High School
Lakeside Marblehead
17298.3%71.1%
Western Reserve High School
Berlin Center
12797.6%69.1%
Whiteoak High School
Mowrystown
17498.3%54.0%
Jackson-Milton High School
North Jackson
17098.2%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 Chalker High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OhioIn Trumbull County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
71.2%#211 of 403#7 of 13
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
64.5%#177 of 776
▼ 65
#7 of 20
▼ 2
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
71.4%#286 of 774
▲ 76
#10 of 20
▲ 1
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-11.1pp#19 of 742#1 of 20
Enrollment
ranked largest first
127#817 of 888#21 of 23
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
97.6%#38 of 435#2 of 13
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 2024-25
Enrollment
127
+27 (+27%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 216
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 10.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25127914.1:198% (124)
2023-241111011.1:197% (108)
2022-231024.522.7:197% (99)
2020-211001010.0:1N/A
2017-1815012.112.4:198% (147)
2015-16172919.1:198% (169)
2010-111461113.3:198% (143)
2000-012221022.2:124% (53)
1990-912161021.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chalker High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 15% (150 to 127); teachers down 26% (12.1 to 9).

About Chalker High School

Chalker High School is a small high school in Southington, Ohio, under Southington Local. The school's enrollment of 127 students covers grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Ohio average about 565 students each.

Chalker High School is in Southington Local, a district with 437 students across 3 schools.

The student body at Chalker High School is 91% White. Other groups make up 6% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is an 18% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Its 9 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 14.1:1. This ratio sits 3.6 below the 17.7:1 average for high schools in Ohio. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 98%. That rate is above the 55% average among public schools in Trumbull County.

Compared with Ohio schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Chalker High School does better than predicted by 19.2 points. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 71.2%; the prediction is 51.9%.

Trumbull County has about 200,929 residents, and the median household income is $56,435, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Chalker High School, Trumbull County has 71 other public schools.

The closest public school, Southington Elementary School, is less than a tenth of a mile from Chalker High School. There are 6 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Chalker High School ranks 1st in a group of 4 nearby schools.

The federal government classifies Chalker High School's location as Rural: Fringe.

Chalker High School's enrollment grew from 100 in 2020-21 to 127 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 10.0:1 to 14.1:1.

Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Chalker High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Trumbull County at a glance

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Population
200,929
Census ACS
Median income
$56,435
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
72
25,240 students

Quick facts

School name
Chalker High School
District
Southington Local
Address
2482 State Route 534, Southington, OH 44470
Phone
(330) 898-7480
County
Trumbull County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
127
Teachers (FTE)
9
Student–teacher ratio
14.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
124 (98%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
390502303882
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Chalker High School
How many students attend Chalker High School?
Chalker High School enrolls approximately 127 students in grades 09-12.
Is Chalker High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Chalker High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Chalker High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Chalker High School is approximately 14.1:1 (9 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Chalker High School?
Student demographics at Chalker High School are roughly 91% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Chalker High School public or private?
Chalker High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Southington Local.
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