Lynchburg-Clay Middle School

Lynchburg-Clay Middle School is a tight-knit middle school in Lynchburg, Ohio, one of the schools within Lynchburg-Clay Local. The school caters to 246 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 482 students each, so Lynchburg-Clay Middle School sits 49% below that benchmark.

Within Lynchburg-Clay Local, which oversees 3 schools and 995 students, Lynchburg-Clay Middle School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Lynchburg-Clay Middle School lists that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 6% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Highland County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Lynchburg-Clay Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Highland County (around 66%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lynchburg-Clay Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 73.0%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Highland County) reports that median household earnings sit near $65,785, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Lynchburg-Clay Middle School is one of 18 public schools in Highland County (combined enrollment of about 6,468 students).

The closest other public school is Lynchburg-Clay High School, roughly 3.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Lynchburg-Clay Middle School comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 67.9%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Lynchburg-Clay Middle School's enrollment has decreased 11% since 2018, when it stood at 275 (now 246). Class-load math has fell: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

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