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B+

Valley Local School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Valley Township and Jefferson Township, and parts of Madison Township.

Valley Township’s School Grade B+ better than 68% of Ohio school districts

Students
1,023
Schools
3
Spent per student
$14,573
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
48%
Debt
$0.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Valley Local School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 68% of Ohio districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 11 pts above the state
  • Spends 12% less per student than the OH average
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.4M, about $364 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 68% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Valley Township 3,580B+Jefferson Township 2,501

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Valley Township. Grade by grade →

PK–4Valley Elementary SchoolThis district
5–8Valley Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Valley High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. OH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency59%
State average 52.2% · 548 students tested
Reading / language arts62%
State average 59.5% · 547 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 86.2% · 75 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
$14,573 per student · 12% below OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 34%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 23%State 66%Federal 12%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,035’20
1,013’21
1,032’22
1,030’23
1,023’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 93%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 2%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Lucasville
B−
442 students21:1
Valley Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Lucasville
C+
302 students19:1
Valley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lucasville
C+
279 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Clay Local School DistrictClay Township
$16,444per student
Eastern Local School DistrictMarion Township, Union Township
$21,208per student
Northwest Local School DistrictMorgan Township, Rush Township
$18,347per student
Bloom-Vernon Local School DistrictBloom Township
$15,921per 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.