Harrison Career Center

Harrison Career Center is one of the rural-scale senior highs in Cadiz, Ohio, one of the schools within Belmont-Harrison, with 93 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 565 students per school, that is 84% smaller than typical.

Belmont-Harrison runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 437 students. Harrison Career Center is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Harrison Career Center records that nearly all students (98%) are White. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Harrison Career Center has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.7:1, putting Harrison Career Center tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the area at large, Harrison County reports that median household earnings sit near $54,414, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Harrison County's 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,485 students), Harrison Career Center is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Harrison Central Elementary School, roughly 2.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Harrison Career Center.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

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