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Schools in Dorset Township

Dorset Township’s public schools

Jefferson Area Local School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dorset Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/4schools 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
59%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.3K
▼ 32% vs OH $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
20.1
OH 16.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
1,679 students on the public path
In brief

Dorset Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Dorset Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s 3,056 public schools. Jefferson Area Sr High School places highest (better than 56%); Jefferson Elementary lowest (49%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Dorset Township, graded from B− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Jefferson Area Sr High School. 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 Dorset Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB−
7–8Jefferson Area Junior High Schoolin JeffersonB−
9–12Jefferson Area Sr High Schoolin JeffersonB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Jefferson Area 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.

Jefferson Area Local School DistrictGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 1,685 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 20.1 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$11,273OH $16,610 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading59%
State average 59.5% · 927 students tested
Math47%
State average 52.2% · 921 students tested

Dorset Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dorset Township—Jefferson Area Local
Denmark—Jefferson Area Local K–12 · Buckeye Local K–12
Cherry Valley—Pymatuning Valley Local
LenoxB−Jefferson Area Local
RichmondB−Pymatuning Valley Local

2 of the 4 neighbors share Jefferson Area Local with Dorset Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Dorset Township

5 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 Dorset Townshipin other towns
Jefferson Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Jefferson
B−
654 students19:1Rate it →
Rock Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Rock Creek
B−
313 students22:1Rate it →
Jefferson Area Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Jefferson
B−
285 students26:1Rate it →
Jefferson Area Sr High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Jefferson
B
427 students22:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Mill Creek Ridge School
Elementary · Grades 1–8 · Dorset
Private · Religious
26 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Dorset Township’s schools

Are Dorset Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dorset Township. Jefferson Area Local School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dorset Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Dorset Township in?

Jefferson Area Local School District.

Where do Dorset Township kids go to high school?

Jefferson Area Sr High School.

Are there private schools in Dorset Township?

Yes: Mill Creek Ridge School (grades 1–8, 26 students).

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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.