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Old Fort Local School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Ballville Township, Liberty Township, Pleasant Township and Bettsville.

Ballville Township’s School Grade B− better than 49% of Ohio school districts

Students
644
Schools
2
Spent per student
$15,657
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
The gist

What stands out about Old Fort Local School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 83% of Ohio districts
  • Math proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 6% less per student than the OH average
  • 14 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 83% of the 910 Ohio school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
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The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B−Ballville Township 5,985A−Liberty Township 1,994A−Pleasant Township 1,484Bettsville 584

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Ballville Township. Grade by grade →

PK–5Lutz Elementary SchoolFremont City School District
6–122 schoolsFremont City School District

Test scores vs. OH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency68%
State average 52.2% · 359 students tested
Reading / language arts69%
State average 59.5% · 356 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 86.2% · 55 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$15,657 per student · 6% below OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 42%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 45%State 49%Federal 7%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
652’20
735’21
745’22
685’23
644’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 86%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 3%Black 1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Ohio’s other public schools.

Old Fort Elementary School Bettsville Campus
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bettsville
A−
380 students16:1
Old Fort High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Tiffin
B+
264 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Fremont City School DistrictFremont, Riley Township, Sandusky Township
$14,795per student
Lakota Local School DistrictJackson Township
$15,008per student
Clyde-Green Springs Exempted Village School DistrictAdams Township, Green Creek Township
$14,516per student
Bellevue City School DistrictAdams Township
$14,412per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Ohio.