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Harrison Avenue at Walnut Street in HarrisonPhoto: Nyttend · Public domain
Schools in Harrison Township

Harrison Township’s public schools

Southwest Local School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Harrison 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
68%
2021–22
Math proficiency
63%
2021–22
Graduate on time
94%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.5K
▼ 25% vs OH $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
23.4
OH 16.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
6
3,467 students on the public path
In brief

Harrison Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Harrison Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s 3,056 public schools. Harrison Elementary School places highest (better than 72%); William Henry Harrison High School lowest (46%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Harrison Township, graded from B to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: William Henry Harrison 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 Harrison Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to B+
6–8Harrison Middle SchoolSouthwest Local School DistrictB
9–12William Henry Harrison High SchoolSouthwest Local School DistrictB−

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

Southwest Local School DistrictGrades K–12 · 6 schools · 4,340 students, up 17% since 2020–21 · 23.4 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$12,512OH $16,610 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading68%
State average 59.5% · 2416 students tested
Math63%
State average 52.2% · 2416 students tested

Harrison Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Harrison Township—Southwest Local
WhitewaterB+Southwest Local
Harrison (city)B+Southwest Local
MorganARoss Local
CrosbyB+Southwest Local

3 of the 4 neighbors share Southwest Local with Harrison Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts. Harrison, IN and West Harrison, IN border Harrison Township but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Harrison Township

7 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).

District schools in Harrison Townshipby address
Miami Whitewater Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Harrison
B
672 students19:1Rate it →
Harrison Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Harrison
B+
604 students22:1Rate it →
Harrison Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Harrison
B
1,069 students24:1Rate it →
William Henry Harrison High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Harrison
B−
1,122 students25:1Rate it →
Online schools based in Harrison Townshipnot counted as local schools
Wildcat Pathways Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Harrison
Online
66 studentsRate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Spark Christian Academy
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Harrison
Private · Religious
32 students16:1Rate it →
Country Hills Montessori
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Harrison
Private · Nonsectarian
21 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Harrison Township’s schools

Are Harrison Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Harrison Township. Southwest Local School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Harrison 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 Harrison Township in?

Southwest Local School District.

Where do Harrison Township kids go to high school?

William Henry Harrison High School.

Are there private schools in Harrison Township?

Yes: Spark Christian Academy (grades K–5, 32 students) and Country Hills Montessori (grades PK–K, 21 students).

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What Harrison Township 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.