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Lawrence County

Public school districtGrades 6–12

Serves Union Township.

Union Township’s School Grade B better than 61% of Ohio school districts

Students
569
Schools
1
Spent per student
$23,697
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
6:1
Debt
$1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Lawrence County

  • Spends 43% more per student than the OH average
  • 6 students per teacher
  • Debt of $1M, about $1,828 per student

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Union Township. Grade by grade →

PK–4Chesapeake Elementary SchoolChesapeake Union Exempted Village School District
5–8Chesapeake Middle SchoolChesapeake Union Exempted Village School District
9–12Chesapeake High SchoolChesapeake Union Exempted Village School District

Test scores vs. OH

No district test scores published yet.

Graduation rate 98% at Chesapeake Union Exempted Village, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

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
$23,697 per student · 43% above OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 38%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 46%State 40%Federal 14%

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

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

Enrollment over time
549’21
633’22
600’23
569’24

Up 3.6% since 2021–22.

Students
White 95%Two or more races 3%Black <1%Hispanic <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Ohio’s other public schools.

Lawrence County
High · Grades 6–12 · Chesapeake
569 students6:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Fairland Local School DistrictProctorville, Rome Township
$11,959per student
Cabell County School DistrictHuntington
$16,603per student
Chesapeake Union Exempted Village School DistrictChesapeake
$14,178per student
Dawson-Bryant Local School DistrictFayette Township
$15,362per 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).