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C+

Scioto Valley Local School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns

Serves Seal Township, Piketon, Newton Township, Sunfish Township, Scioto Township and Camp Creek Township, and parts of Pee Pee Township and Rarden Township.

Seal Township’s School Grade C+ better than 36% of Ohio school districts

Students
1,127
Schools
2
Spent per student
$17,237
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
18:1
Debt
$7.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Scioto Valley Local School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 36% of Ohio districts
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 5.7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $7.1M, about $6,332 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 36% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Seal Township 3,389C+Piketon 2,201C+Newton Township 1,778C+Sunfish Township 1,173C+Scioto Township 1,038C+Camp Creek Township 1,012

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Seal Township. Grade by grade →

PK–4Jasper Elementary SchoolThis district
5–12Piketon Jr/Sr High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. OH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency34%
State average 52.2% · 675 students tested
Reading / language arts47%
State average 59.5% · 670 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 86.2% · 101 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
$17,237 per student · 4% above OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 35%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 19%State 51%Federal 30%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,195’20
1,187’21
1,180’22
1,170’23
1,127’24

Down 5.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 95%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 1%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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.

Jasper Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Piketon
C
486 students15:1
Piketon Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 5–12 · Piketon
C
641 students21:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Waverly City School DistrictJackson Township, Pebble Township
$16,010per student
Eastern Local School DistrictBeaver Township, Union Township
$21,208per student
Northwest Local School DistrictBrush Creek Township, Morgan Township
$18,347per student
Adams County/Ohio Valley Local School DistrictFranklin Township
$16,313per 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.