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Southern Local Jr/Sr High School
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public high schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 9 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 75 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 57 | 15% |
School pathway
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveWhat this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.4% | 24.4% |
| 2023-24 | 39.7% | 28.2% |
| 2022-23 | 47.5% | 29.2% |
| 2021-22 | 42.1% | 21.5% |
Where Southern Local Jr/Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Columbiana County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #630 of 776 ▼ 66 | #11 of 12 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #655 of 774 ▼ 18 | #10 of 12 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.9pp | #146 of 742 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 391 | #490 of 888 | #5 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #473 of 739 | #11 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.1% | #540 of 749 | #5 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.6% | #405 of 484 | #7 of 9 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 391 | 22.1 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 419 | 22.3 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 429 | 23.3 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 372 | 23 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 410 | 26 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 399 | 23 | 17.4:1 | 99% (396) |
| 2010-11 | 446 | 30 | 14.9:1 | 99% (443) |
| 2000-01 | 410 | 30 | 13.7:1 | 40% (162) |
| 1990-91 | 346 | 19 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (410 to 391); teachers down 15% (26 to 22.1).
About Southern Local Jr/Sr High School
Southern Local Jr/Sr High School is a public small high school in Salineville, Ohio. The school runs grades 6 through 12 and enrolls 391 students. High schools in Ohio have about 565 students on average; enrollment here is 31% lower.
District-wide, Southern Local has 3 schools and 790 students.
Of every 100 students at Southern Local Jr/Sr High School, about 93 are White. It is also 4% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. Census estimates put Columbiana County at about 93% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 14, compared with 70 nationally.
The school's 22.1 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1. It is about the same as the 17.7:1 average for high schools in Ohio.
Southern Local Jr/Sr High School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 16% of Ohio public high schools.
In the surrounding county, Columbiana County, the median household earns about $58,180 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Columbiana County has 39 public schools with about 13,165 students, including Southern Local Jr/Sr High School.
Measured in a straight line, Southern Local Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile from Southern Local Jr/Sr High School. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's student count increased 5% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The number of students per teacher increased from 16.2 to 17.7 over 4 years.
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