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Fairfield Union Local School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 8 towns

Serves Walnut Township, Pleasant Township, Rush Creek Township, Richland Township, Bremen, Pleasantville, Rushville and West Rushville, and parts of Berne Township, Reading Township and Jackson Township.

Walnut Township’s School Grade B+ better than 66% of Ohio school districts

Students
1,901
Schools
4
Spent per student
$14,263
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
18:1
Debt
$17.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Fairfield Union Local School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 71% of Ohio districts
  • Reading proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 11 pts above the state
  • Spends 14% less per student than the OH average
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Debt of $17.4M, about $9,153 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 71% 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 well 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+Walnut Township 7,051B−Pleasant Township 6,441B+Rush Creek Township 4,158B+Richland Township 2,388B+Bremen 1,528Pleasantville 964Rushville 307West Rushville 165

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Walnut Township. Grade by grade →

K–5Millersport Elementary SchoolWalnut Township Local School District
6–12Millersport Jr/Sr High SchoolWalnut Township Local School District

Test scores vs. OH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency53%
State average 52.2% · 1,079 students tested
Reading / language arts71%
State average 59.5% · 1,079 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 86.2% · 140 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
$14,263 per student · 14% below OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 37%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 53%State 38%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,894’20
1,889’21
1,927’22
1,919’23
1,901’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 95%Two or more races 2%Hispanic 1%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Bremen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Bremen
B
354 students20:1
Pleasantville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Pleasantville
B
348 students20:1
Fairfield Union Rushville Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Lancaster
B−
612 students17:1
Fairfield Union High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lancaster
C+
587 students17:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Northern Local School DistrictClayton Township, Hopewell Township, Thorn Township
$12,291per student
Logan-Hocking Local School DistrictGood Hope Township, Marion Township, Monday Creek Township
$17,141per student
Lancaster City School DistrictHocking Township, Lancaster
$15,066per student
New Lexington City School DistrictClayton Township, Pike Township
$17,585per 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.