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Botkins Local School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Dinsmore Township, Pusheta Township and Botkins, and parts of Van Buren Township.

Dinsmore Township’s School Grade A+ better than 95% of Ohio school districts

Students
584
Schools
2
Spent per student
$15,148
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
18%
Debt
$4.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Botkins Local School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 99% of Ohio districts
  • Math proficiency 30 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 23 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 9% less per student than the OH average
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Debt of $4.7M, about $7,988 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 99% 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+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
A+Dinsmore Township 3,445A−Pusheta Township 1,235A+Botkins 1,133

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Dinsmore Township. Grade by grade →

K–62 schoolsAnna Local School District
7–122 schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. OH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency82%
State average 52.2% · 356 students tested
Reading / language arts82%
State average 59.5% · 357 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 86.2% · 44 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
$15,148 per student · 9% below OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 32%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 38%State 56%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
608’20
631’21
621’22
610’23
584’24

Down 3.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 95%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 2%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Asian <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.

Botkins Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Botkins
A+
323 students19:1
Botkins High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Botkins
A
261 students15:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Wapakoneta City School DistrictClay Township, Duchouquet Township, Wapakoneta
$13,251per student
New Knoxville Local School DistrictWashington Township
$16,546per student
Anna Local School DistrictFranklin Township
$14,280per student
Fort Loramie Local School DistrictMcLean Township
$15,772per 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.