Ralph C Starkey (Cjcf)

As a rural-scale secondary school in Circleville, Ohio, Ralph C Starkey (Cjcf) works with 108 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by Buckeye United School District. That puts it 81% leaner than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 565 students.

Buckeye United School District comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 354 students; Ralph C Starkey (Cjcf) is among them.

Looking at the student body, Ralph C Starkey (Cjcf) logs that 80% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 16% White, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 3% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Ralph C Starkey (Cjcf) logs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 6.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.7:1, putting Ralph C Starkey (Cjcf) tighter than the state norm the norm. About 97% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Pickaway County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Pickaway County put median household earnings sit near $74,040, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Pickaway County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,815 students), Ralph C Starkey (Cjcf) is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Circleville Middle School, around 1.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ralph C Starkey (Cjcf) has rose 11%, going from 97 students in 2018 to 108 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 22% to 16% over that span.

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