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Schools in Sparta

Sparta’s public schools

Highland Local School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sparta. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Ohio’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Ohio’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
64%
2021–22
Math proficiency
62%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.0K
▼ 16% vs OH $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.9
OH 16.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,693 students on the public path
In brief

Sparta’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Sparta’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s 3,056 public schools. Highland Elementary School places highest (better than 62%); Highland High School lowest (30%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Sparta, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Highland Elementary Schoolin MarengoB
6–8Highland Middle Schoolin MarengoB−
9–12Highland High Schoolin MarengoC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Highland Local School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Highland Local School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,693 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 15.9 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$13,955OH $16,610 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading64%
State average 59.5% · 899 students tested
Math62%
State average 52.2% · 867 students tested

Sparta vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Ohio towns that share Sparta’s borders.

Schools next door
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Sparta—Highland Local

Every school in Sparta

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Ohio’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Spartain other towns
Highland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Marengo
B
836 students17:1Rate it →
Highland Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Marengo
B−
389 students16:1Rate it →
Highland High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Marengo
C
468 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Sparta’s schools

Are Sparta’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sparta. Highland Local School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sparta. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Sparta in?

Highland Local School District.

Where do Sparta kids go to high school?

Highland High School.

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What Sparta families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.