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Enrollment
427
High
DISTRICT 337 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON AREA LOCAL·NCES 390458702372
Jefferson Area Sr High School
207 W Mulberry St, Jefferson, OH 44047 · (440) 576-4731 · Ashtabula County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL427 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% 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.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
22.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
225 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 140 | 33% |
| Grade 10 | 117 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 95 | 22% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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 Jefferson Area Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
71.3%
OH avg 59.8% . +0.0pp since 2021
Math
64.0%
OH avg 56.1% . +1.0pp 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 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.3% | 64.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.2% | 55.7% |
| 2022-23 | 64.7% | 54.9% |
| 2021-22 | 71.3% | 63.0% |
% 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
71.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.9%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Jefferson Area Sr High School
Jefferson Area Sr High School's state test result (71.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Area Sr High School this school | 427 | 52.7% | 71.8% |
| Firelands High School Oberlin | 471 | 55.0% | 72.7% |
| Kenton High School Kenton | 544 | 53.1% | 56.1% |
| Ohio Hi-Point Bellefontaine | 586 | 52.9% | N/A |
| Live Oaks Cdc Milford | 593 | 50.8% | N/A |
| Genoa Area High School Genoa | 369 | 52.3% | 69.9% |
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 Jefferson Area Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Ashtabula County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.8% | #205 of 403 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #183 of 776 ▲ 80 | #1 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.3% | #290 of 774 ▲ 32 | #2 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #516 of 742 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 427 | #445 of 888 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.4:1 | #676 of 739 | #6 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.6% | #400 of 749 | #5 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.7% | #144 of 435 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.8% | #342 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
427
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
-58% since 1990-91, when it was 1,025
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
was 21.1:1
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 | 427 | 19.1 | 22.4:1 | 53% (225) |
| 2023-24 | 427 | 18.1 | 23.6:1 | 61% (261) |
| 2022-23 | 442 | 18.1 | 24.5:1 | 31% (136) |
| 2020-21 | 421 | 20 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 463 | 22.3 | 20.8:1 | 40% (184) |
| 2015-16 | 512 | 23 | 22.3:1 | 45% (228) |
| 2010-11 | 561 | 45 | 12.5:1 | 36% (201) |
| 2000-01 | 1,091 | 46 | 23.7:1 | 15% (166) |
| 1990-91 | 1,025 | 44 | 23.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson Area Sr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (463 to 427); teachers down 14% (22.3 to 19.1).
About Jefferson Area Sr High School
Jefferson Area Sr High School is a high school in Jefferson, Ohio, and it is part of Jefferson Area Local. The school serves grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 427 students. It has 24% fewer students than the average for high schools in Ohio (about 565).
Jefferson Area Sr High School is run by Jefferson Area Local, whose 5 schools enroll 1,685 students.
The share of students at Jefferson Area Sr High School who are White is 88%. Enrollment also includes 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Ashtabula County residents are about 89% White, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 22%.
Its staff includes 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 22.4 students per teacher. The gap from the 17.7:1 average for high schools in Ohio is 4.7 students per teacher. Roughly 53% of students at Jefferson Area Sr High School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Ashtabula County is similar, at 56%.
On the allk12 Grade, Jefferson Area Sr High School lands at B+, ahead of 70% of Ohio public high schools.
Jefferson Area Sr High School scores 71.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 68.9%.
For Ashtabula County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $57,728, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Counting Jefferson Area Sr High School, Ashtabula County has 34 public schools.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Jefferson Area Sr High School from the closest public school, Jefferson Area Junior High School. The five-mile area around Jefferson Area Sr High School holds 5 other public schools. Jefferson Area Sr High School ranks 1st of 4 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 71.8% against a local average of 63.3%.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (421) to 2024-25 (427). Federal data show the ratio rising from 21.1:1 to 22.4:1.
Jefferson Area Sr High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Ashtabula County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
97,167
Census ACS
Median income
$57,728
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
12,023 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson Area Local
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 654 students
- Rock Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 313 students
- Jefferson Area Junior High SchoolMiddle · 285 students
- Jefferson Area Local Schools OnlineCombined · 6 students
Other schools in Jefferson
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 654 students
- Ashtabula County Technical and Career CampusHigh · 599 students
- Jefferson Area Junior High SchoolMiddle · 285 students
- Jefferson Area Local Schools OnlineCombined · 6 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson Area Junior High School0.0 mi · 285
- Jefferson Area Local Schools Online0.2 mi · 6
- Jefferson Elementary0.3 mi · 654
- Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus2.6 mi · 599
- Austinburg Elementary School5.0 mi · 216
- Rock Creek Elementary School6.0 mi · 313
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson Area Sr High SchoolHow large is Jefferson Area Sr High School?
Jefferson Area Sr High School enrolls approximately 427 students in grades 09-12.
Is Jefferson Area Sr High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jefferson Area Sr High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jefferson Area Sr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jefferson Area Sr High School is approximately 22.4:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Jefferson Area Sr High School?
Student demographics at Jefferson Area Sr High School are roughly 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Jefferson Area Sr High School?
Jefferson Area Sr High School is overseen by Jefferson Area Local in Ashtabula County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.