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Cory-Rawson Local School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 8 towns

Serves Bluffton, Union Township, Orange Township, Eagle Township, Van Buren Township, Rawson, Jenera and Mount Cory, and parts of Blanchard Township.

Bluffton’s School Grade A− better than 82% of Ohio school districts

Students
501
Schools
2
Spent per student
$20,331
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Debt
$4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Cory-Rawson Local School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 52% of Ohio districts
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 22% more per student than the OH average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $4M, about $7,924 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 52% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
A−Bluffton 3,875B−Union Township 1,816B−Orange Township 1,276A−Eagle Township 1,084Van Buren Township 975Rawson 553Jenera 241Mount Cory 218

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bluffton. Grade by grade →

K–62 schoolsBluffton Exempted Village School District
7–122 schoolsBluffton Exempted Village School District

Test scores vs. OH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency51%
State average 52.2% · 258 students tested
Reading / language arts60%
State average 59.5% · 253 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 86.2% · 40 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
$20,331 per student · 22% above OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 43%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 60%State 34%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
505’20
504’21
490’22
499’23
501’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 91%Black 4%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 2%

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.

Cory-Rawson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Rawson
B−
236 students15:1
Cory-Rawson High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Rawson
C+
265 students17:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Arlington Local School DistrictArlington, Jackson Township, Madison Township
$14,201per student
Liberty-Benton Local School DistrictLiberty Township
$11,785per student
Pandora-Gilboa Local School DistrictBlanchard Township, Riley Township
$16,477per student
Ada Exempted Village School DistrictLiberty Township
$14,661per 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.