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Union-Scioto Local School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Scioto Township and Union Township, and parts of Chillicothe and Deerfield Township.

Scioto Township’s School Grade C+ better than 44% of Ohio school districts

Students
2,096
Schools
3
Spent per student
$13,041
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
21:1
Debt
$2.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Union-Scioto Local School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 60% of Ohio districts
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 21% less per student than the OH average
  • 21 students per teacher
  • Debt of $2.1M, about $984 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 60% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Scioto Township 27,315BUnion Township 12,780

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Scioto Township. Grade by grade →

K–2Chillicothe Primary SchoolChillicothe City School District
3–6Chillicothe Intermediate SchoolChillicothe City School District
7–8Chillicothe Middle SchoolChillicothe City School District
9–122 high schoolsChillicothe City School District

Test scores vs. OH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency56%
State average 52.2% · 1,102 students tested
Reading / language arts64%
State average 59.5% · 1,114 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 86.2% · 157 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
$13,041 per student · 21% below OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 34%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 35%State 53%Federal 12%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,091’20
2,099’21
2,142’22
2,127’23
2,096’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 86%Two or more races 9%Hispanic 2%Black 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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.

Unioto Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chillicothe
B
1,032 students18:1
Unioto Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Chillicothe
B−
486 students24:1
Unioto High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Chillicothe
B
578 students23:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Zane Trace Local School DistrictGreen Township, Springfield Township
$14,364per student
Adena Local School DistrictConcord Township
$12,616per student
Miami Trace Local School DistrictPerry Township, Wayne Township
$14,154per student
Paint Valley Local School DistrictTwin Township
$17,564per 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.