NCES CCD 2024-25 10 schools OH

Best-Resourced Schools in London, OH

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10 public K-12 schools in London from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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10
Schools
3,806
Students
29.3/100
Avg Resource Index
27.9:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, London has more public-school enrollment than 41% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. London's average Resource Investment Index falls in the lower portion of the 4,487-city comparison set. The index is a resource snapshot, not an academic grade: it reflects the federal staffing, counselor, gifted-program, and attendance fields available for local campuses. The most useful next step is to open the individual schools below and identify which component is pulling each score down, because the same city average can hide very different campus-level constraints.

A full K–12 ladder sits inside the city boundary

London's list includes 2 elementary, 2 middle, and 3 high-school campuses, plus 3 combined-grade records. The city average spans every major grade stage, so the ranked table is more informative when read within level than as one interchangeable queue.

A small portfolio contains radically different campus scales

London lists only 10 schools, yet reported enrollment runs from 30 to 1,011 students, a 34-fold range. In a portfolio this compact, the smallest record may be a specialized or nonstandard setting rather than a miniature version of the largest campus. That distinction affects how ratios and program fields should be read. Compare similarly configured grade levels first; combining the extremes into one city average conceals more than it explains.

City enrollment
Top 59%
School count
Top 41%
Resource Index average
11th percentile
Teacher staffing
1st percentile

London Elementary School accounts for 26.6% of all London public-school enrollment

That concentration means London-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: Elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

London school enrollment varies 34× across entities

London school enrollment ranges from 30 students (lowest) to 1,011 students (highest), a spread of 981 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme heterogeneity inside a single city, with small specialty programs listed alongside large comprehensive campuses. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

London student-teacher ratio is 27.9:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

1 of London's 10 listed schools are charters

10% of the city's listed public-school campuses are reported as charter schools in NCES CCD. Charter status identifies a different governance arrangement; it does not establish admissions availability, academic quality, or the share of city students enrolled in those campuses. Open each school record to compare enrollment and staffing directly.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

# School Score
1. Madison-Plains Junior High 44
2. Monroe Elementary School 41
3. Madison-Plains High School 35
4. Madison-Plains Elementary School 31
5. London High School 30
6. London Middle School 30
7. Madison-Plains Intermediate School 29
8. London Elementary School 28
9. London Preschool 15
10. Buckeye Community School - London 10

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in London

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Monroe Elementary School 52.3/100
  2. 2 London Elementary School 33.0/100
  3. 3 London High School 32.5/100
  4. 4 London Middle School 28.6/100
  5. 5 Madison-Plains Elementary School 22.8/100

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Which London school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Madison-Plains Junior High has the highest Resource Investment Index among the London schools in this federal-data comparison at 44/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in London, OH? ▼

London has 10 public schools with a total enrollment of 3,806 students. 1 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 27.9:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.