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Schools in Spencer

Spencer’s public schools

Black River Local School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Spencer. 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
69%
2021–22
Math proficiency
60%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.5K
▲ 11% vs OH $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.4
OH 16.9
Schools in town
0
935 students on the public path
In brief

Spencer’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Spencer’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s 3,056 public schools. Black River Education Center Elementary School places highest (better than 83%); Black River Education Center Middle School lowest (46%). 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 Spencer, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Black River Education Center Elementary Schoolin SullivanA−
6–8Black River Education Center Middle Schoolin SullivanB−
9–12Black River High Schoolin SullivanB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Black River 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.

Black River Local School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 935 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 16.4 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$18,472OH $16,610 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading69%
State average 59.5% · 530 students tested
Math60%
State average 52.2% · 535 students tested

Spencer vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Spencer—Black River Local
Spencer TownshipB+Black River Local

Every school in Spencer

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 Spencerin other towns
Black River Education Center Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sullivan
A−
443 students19:1Rate it →
Black River Education Center Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sullivan
B−
153 students11:1Rate it →
Black River High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Sullivan
B−
339 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Spencer’s schools

Are Spencer’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Spencer. Black River Local School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Spencer. 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 Spencer in?

Black River Local School District.

Where do Spencer kids go to high school?

Black River High School.

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What Spencer 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.