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Minster Local School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Jackson Township, McLean Township and Minster, and parts of New Bremen and Patterson Township.

Jackson Township’s School Grade A+ better than 100% of Ohio school districts

Students
896
Schools
2
Spent per student
$14,269
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
12%
Debt
$7.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Minster Local School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 100% of Ohio districts
  • Math proficiency 41 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 30 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 14% less per student than the OH average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 6.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $7.4M, about $8,311 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 100% 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+Jackson Township 3,993A+McLean Township 3,521A+Minster 3,062

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Jackson Township. Grade by grade →

K–6Minster Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Minster Jr/Sr High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. OH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency93%
State average 52.2% · 416 students tested
Reading / language arts89%
State average 59.5% · 437 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 86.2% · 59 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
$14,269 per student · 14% below OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 67%Support & administration 28%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 63%State 33%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
838’20
841’21
847’22
871’23
896’24

Up 6.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 96%Hispanic 2%Two or more races 1%Black <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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.

Minster Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Minster
A+
504 students17:1
Minster Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Minster
A
392 students15:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Hardin-Houston Local School DistrictCynthian Township, Turtle Creek Township
$15,680per student
Marion Local School DistrictMarion Township
$11,761per student
Versailles Exempted Village School DistrictWabash Township, Wayne Township, York Township
$14,872per student
Ansonia Local School DistrictWabash Township, York Township
$14,141per 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.