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Dunkirk, Ohio, northward along Main Street, US68Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Schools in Dunkirk

Dunkirk’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Ohio’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
70%
2021–22
Math proficiency
62%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.0K
▲ 14% vs OH $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.0
OH 16.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
384 students on the public path
In brief

Dunkirk’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Dunkirk’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s 3,056 public schools. Hardin Northern Elementary School places highest (better than 81%); Hardin Northern High School lowest (46%). 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 Dunkirk, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Hardin Northern Elementary Schoolin DolaA−
7–12Hardin Northern High Schoolin DolaB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Hardin Northern 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.

Hardin Northern Local School DistrictGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 384 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 12.0 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$18,966OH $16,610 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading70%
State average 59.5% · 210 students tested
Math62%
State average 52.2% · 200 students tested

Dunkirk vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dunkirk—Hardin Northern Local

Every school in Dunkirk

2 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 Dunkirkin other towns
Hardin Northern Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Dola
A−
211 students13:1Rate it →
Hardin Northern High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Dola
B−
173 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Dunkirk’s schools

Are Dunkirk’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dunkirk. Hardin Northern Local School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dunkirk. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Dunkirk in?

Hardin Northern Local School District.

Where do Dunkirk kids go to high school?

Hardin Northern High School.

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What Dunkirk families are saying about 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.