Minster Jr/Sr High School

Minster Jr/Sr High School is a low-enrollment high school in Minster, Ohio, overseen by Minster Local. The school educates 392 students in grades 7 through 12. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 565 students each, so Minster Jr/Sr High School sits 31% smaller than that benchmark.

Minster Local comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 896 students; Minster Jr/Sr High School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Minster Jr/Sr High School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%). Other groups include 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Auglaize County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Minster Jr/Sr High School records 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.7:1 average. Around 12% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Auglaize County (around 48%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Minster Jr/Sr High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 84.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 92.4%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Auglaize County) records that median household earnings sit near $78,660, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Minster Jr/Sr High School is one of 18 public schools in Auglaize County (combined enrollment of about 7,462 students).

Nearest neighbor: Minster Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Minster Jr/Sr High School. On composite proficiency, Minster Jr/Sr High School comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 93.2%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Looking at the recent track record. Minster Jr/Sr High School's enrollment has decreased 8% since 2018, when it stood at 428 (now 392). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 today.

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