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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Harrison Central Jr./Sr. High School this year?
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Enrollment
546
High
DISTRICT 660 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARRISON HILLS CITY·NCES 390452402133
Harrison Central Jr./Sr. High School
100 Huskies Way, Cadiz, OH 43907 · (740) 942-7700 · Harrison County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL546 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% 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.
- FBeats 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
16.0:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
251 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 7 | 113 | 21% |
| Grade 8 | 103 | 19% |
| Grade 9 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 86 | 16% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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 Harrison Hills City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
55.9%
OH avg 59.8% . +2.6pp since 2021
Math
31.6%
OH avg 56.1% . +0.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.9% | 31.6% |
| 2023-24 | 55.3% | 33.9% |
| 2022-23 | 58.3% | 31.1% |
| 2021-22 | 53.3% | 30.9% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of OH schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
47.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.4%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-24.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 71% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Harrison Central Jr./Sr. High School
Harrison Central Jr./Sr. High School's state test result (47.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Central Jr./Sr. High School this school | 546 | 46.0% | 47.0% |
| Shelby High School Shelby | 454 | 48.5% | 72.0% |
| West Branch High School Beloit | 634 | 45.3% | 72.2% |
| Westfall High School Williamsport | 407 | 47.4% | 57.2% |
| Lakewood High School Hebron | 450 | 46.7% | 59.8% |
| Lexington High School Lexington | 631 | 44.2% | 76.7% |
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 Harrison Central Jr./Sr. High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #398 of 403 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #568 of 776 ▼ 38 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #528 of 774 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.7pp | #467 of 742 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 546 | #346 of 888 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #339 of 739 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.6% | #557 of 749 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.0% | #190 of 435 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.2% | #201 of 484 |
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
546
-101 (-16%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 562
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 20.2:1
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 | 546 | 34.2 | 16.0:1 | 46% (251) |
| 2023-24 | 568 | 33.2 | 17.1:1 | 49% (276) |
| 2022-23 | 599 | 33.2 | 18.1:1 | 41% (247) |
| 2020-21 | 647 | 32 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 636 | 31 | 20.5:1 | 47% (301) |
| 2015-16 | 677 | 30 | 22.6:1 | 39% (266) |
| 2010-11 | 662 | 38 | 17.4:1 | 45% (296) |
| 2000-01 | 573 | 36 | 15.9:1 | 10% (60) |
| 1990-91 | 562 | 28 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harrison Central Jr./Sr. High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (636 to 546); teachers up 10% (31 to 34.2).
About Harrison Central Jr./Sr. High School
Harrison Central Jr./Sr. High School is a mid-sized high school in Cadiz, Ohio. There are 546 students enrolled, covering grades 7 through 12.
Harrison Hills City counts 2 schools and 1,319 students, including Harrison Central Jr./Sr. High School.
A large majority of enrollment at Harrison Central Jr./Sr. High School is White, at 93%. Other reported shares: 4% multiracial. Among Harrison County residents, the White share is about 94%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Harrison Central Jr./Sr. High School scores 14%.
The school lists 34.2 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1. Compared with the 17.7:1 average for high schools in Ohio, this school's ratio is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 46% of the student body.
Harrison Central Jr./Sr. High School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 14% of Ohio public high schools.
Harrison Central Jr./Sr. High School falls short of its prediction by 24.4 points. The model expects 71.4% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Ohio; the school's rate is 47.0%.
For the population of Harrison County, median household income comes to about $54,414, roughly 12% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Harrison County's 4 public schools enroll about 1,485 students and include Harrison Central Jr./Sr. High School.
Harrison Central Elementary School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Harrison Central Jr./Sr. High School. Harrison Central Jr./Sr. High School has 2 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 70.4%, higher than Harrison Central Jr./Sr. High School's 47.0%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 16%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 20.2:1 in 2020-21, and 16.0:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Harrison Central Jr./Sr. High School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Harrison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,306
Census ACS
Median income
$54,414
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,485 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harrison Hills City
- Harrison Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 773 students
Other schools in Cadiz
- Harrison Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 773 students
- Harrison Career CenterHigh · 93 students
Nearby schools
- Harrison Central Elementary School0.0 mi · 773
- Harrison Career Center2.0 mi · 93
- Buckeye West Elementary School7.1 mi · 172
- Belmont Career Center12.9 mi · 344
- St Clairsville Elementary School13.7 mi · 621
- St Clairsville High School13.7 mi · 501
Frequently asked questions
About Harrison Central Jr./Sr. High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Harrison Central Jr./Sr. High School?
Harrison Central Jr./Sr. High School enrolls approximately 546 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Harrison Central Jr./Sr. High School serve?
Harrison Central Jr./Sr. High School serves grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Harrison Central Jr./Sr. High School?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at Harrison Central Jr./Sr. High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Harrison Central Jr./Sr. High School?
At Harrison Central Jr./Sr. High School, the student body is approximately 93% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Harrison Central Jr./Sr. High School public or private?
Harrison Central Jr./Sr. High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Harrison Hills City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.