Jonathan Alder Junior High

Jonathan Alder Junior High is one of the intimate middle schools in Plain City, Ohio, overseen by Jonathan Alder Local, with 382 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 482 students per school, that is 21% leaner than typical.

Within Jonathan Alder Local, which oversees 5 schools and 2,412 students, Jonathan Alder Junior High is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Jonathan Alder Junior High lists that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 13% Hispanic, 2% multiracial, 2% Asian.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Jonathan Alder Junior High has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average. Roughly 34% of students at Jonathan Alder Junior High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Madison County (around 49%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Jonathan Alder Junior High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 76.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 80.8%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Madison County put the typical household earns roughly $87,045 per year, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jonathan Alder Junior High is one of 18 public schools in Madison County (combined enrollment of about 7,189 students).

Jonathan Alder High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Jonathan Alder Junior High ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 77.4%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 373 students in 2018 compared to 382 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 92% to 82% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 22.6:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.