Jefferson Area Sr High School

Jefferson Area Sr High School is an intimate secondary school in Jefferson, Ohio, one of the schools within Jefferson Area Local. The school educates 427 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 24% below the state mean of about 565.

Jefferson Area Local comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,685 students; Jefferson Area Sr High School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Jefferson Area Sr High School records that nearly all students (88%) are White; the rest is composed of 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 53% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Jefferson Area Sr High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 68.9%; this one delivers 71.8%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Ashtabula County indicate median household earnings sit near $57,728, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Ashtabula County runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,023 students), of which Jefferson Area Sr High School is one.

The closest other public school is Jefferson Area Junior High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Jefferson Area Sr High School comes 1st of 4 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 63.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Jefferson Area Sr High School has declined 8%, going from 463 students in 2018 to 427 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 95% to 88% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 20.8:1 in 2018 to 22.4:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Jefferson Area Sr High School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.