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Schools in Buford

Buford’s public schools

Lynchburg-Clay Local School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Buford. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Ohio’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Ohio’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
77%
2021–22
Math proficiency
72%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.5K
▼ 1% vs OH $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.2
OH 16.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
995 students on the public path
In brief

Buford’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Buford’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s 3,056 public schools. Lynchburg-Clay Elementary School places highest (better than 88%); Lynchburg-Clay Middle School lowest (75%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Buford, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Lynchburg-Clay Elementary Schoolin LynchburgA
6–8Lynchburg-Clay Middle Schoolin LynchburgA−
9–12Lynchburg-Clay High Schoolin LynchburgA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Lynchburg-Clay Local School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Lynchburg-Clay Local School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 995 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$16,520OH $16,610 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading77%
State average 59.5% · 573 students tested
Math72%
State average 52.2% · 515 students tested

Buford vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Ohio towns that share Buford’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Buford—Lynchburg-Clay Local

Every school in Buford

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Ohio’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Bufordin other towns
Lynchburg-Clay Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lynchburg
A
471 students14:1Rate it →
Lynchburg-Clay Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lynchburg
A−
246 students13:1Rate it →
Lynchburg-Clay High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lynchburg
A−
278 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Buford’s schools

Are Buford’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Buford. Lynchburg-Clay Local School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Buford. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Buford in?

Lynchburg-Clay Local School District.

Where do Buford kids go to high school?

Lynchburg-Clay High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.