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B−

Frontier Local School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 7 towns

Serves Newport Township, Grandview Township, Lawrence Township, Matamoras (New Matamoras), Liberty Township, Independence Township and Ludlow Township.

Newport Township’s School Grade B− better than 49% of Ohio school districts

Students
540
Schools
4
Spent per student
$18,098
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
13:1
The gist

What stands out about Frontier Local School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 49% of Ohio districts
  • Math proficiency 5 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 9% more per student than the OH average
  • 13 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 49% 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−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Newport Township. Grade by grade →

K–6Newport Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Frontier High/Middle SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. OH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency47%
State average 52.2% · 296 students tested
Reading / language arts61%
State average 59.5% · 296 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 86.2% · 52 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
$18,098 per student · 9% above OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 39%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 26%State 61%Federal 13%

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

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

Enrollment over time
543’21
513’22
532’23
540’24

About steady since 2021–22.

Students
White 97%Hispanic 2%Two or more races 1%

Schools in the district

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

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

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.