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Blanchester Local School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Marion Township, Wayne Township, Blanchester, Jefferson Township and Midland, and parts of Harlan Township, Perry Township and Washington Township.

Marion Township’s School Grade B better than 57% of Ohio school districts

Students
1,156
Schools
3
Spent per student
$16,174
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
51%
Debt
$0.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Blanchester Local School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 57% of Ohio districts
  • Graduation rate 11 pts above the state
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.2M, about $166 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 57% 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 below the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BMarion Township 5,543BWayne Township 4,756BBlanchester 4,250BJefferson Township 1,319Midland 307

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Marion Township. Grade by grade →

PK–4Putman Elementary SchoolThis district
5–8Blanchester Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Blanchester High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. OH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency51%
State average 52.2% · 705 students tested
Reading / language arts57%
State average 59.5% · 712 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 86.2% · 117 in the class

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
$16,174 per student · 3% below OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 34%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 30%State 59%Federal 11%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,124’20
1,094’21
1,221’22
1,131’23
1,156’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 93%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 3%Black <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Ohio’s other public schools.

Putman Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Blanchester
B−
471 students18:1
Blanchester Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Blanchester
C+
353 students18:1
Blanchester High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Blanchester
C+
332 students18:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Lynchburg-Clay Local School DistrictClark Township, Dodson Township, Salem Township
$16,520per student
Wilmington City School DistrictClark Township, Green Township, Union Township
$15,081per student
Clermont Northeastern Local School DistrictJackson Township, Stonelick Township
$15,141per student
Clinton-Massie Local School DistrictVernon Township, Washington Township
$13,821per 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.