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Bexley City School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Bexley.

Bexley’s School Grade A better than 93% of Ohio school districts

Students
2,496
Schools
6
Spent per student
$19,416
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
21%
Debt
$6.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Bexley City School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 93% of Ohio districts
  • Math proficiency 26 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 25 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 11 pts above the state
  • Spends 17% more per student than the OH average
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 5.5% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $6.4M, about $2,550 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 93% 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
A
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
ABexley 12,452

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bexley. Grade by grade →

PK–53 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Bexley Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Bexley High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. OH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency78%
State average 52.2% · 1,301 students tested
Reading / language arts84%
State average 59.5% · 1,337 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 86.2% · 172 in the class

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
$19,416 per student · 17% above OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 36%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 80%State 16%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,366’20
2,474’21
2,485’22
2,526’23
2,496’24

Up 5.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 81%Two or more races 7%Black 5%Hispanic 5%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Cassingham Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bexley
A
480 students18:1
Maryland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bexley
A
333 students16:1
Montrose Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bexley
A
324 students15:1
Bexley Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bexley
A−
591 students18:1
Bexley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bexley
A+
766 students17:1
BCS Online School
High · Grades 12 · Bexley
2 students

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.