Southern Local School District
Serves Sutton Township, Lebanon Township, Syracuse, Letart Township and Racine.
Sutton Township’s School Grade C+ better than 43% of Ohio school districts
What stands out about Southern Local School District
- Its letter, C+: results better than 43% of Ohio districts
- Reading proficiency 9 pts above the state
- Graduation rate 12 pts below the state
- Spends 7% less per student than the OH average
- 15 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 5.4% since 2020–21
- Debt of $2.9M, about $4,281 per student
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
C+: better than 43% 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.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Sutton Township. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. OH
2021–22 · class of 202393% 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 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Down 5.4% since 2020–21.
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.
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.