Public schools in Plain City, OH
Plain City has 6 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 2 middle, 2 elementary, enrolling 3,822 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Jonathan Alder Local runs 3 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 3 districts and agencies that run Plain City's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Plain City | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Alder Local | 3 | 2,265 | $11,999 |
| Dublin City Schools | 2 | 16,525 | $16,843 |
| Tolles Career & Technical Center | 1 | 462 | $33,753 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
2 high schools in Plain City, 997 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Alder High School | 729 | 21.2 | 28.9% | Jonathan Alder Local |
| Tolles Career & Technical Center | 268 | 7.7 | 81.7% | Tolles Career & Technical Center |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 middle schools in Plain City, 1,219 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eversole Run Middle School | 837 | 17.4 | 3.6% | Dublin City Schools |
| Jonathan Alder Junior High | 382 | 17.9 | 31.4% | Jonathan Alder Local |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 elementary schools in Plain City, 1,606 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Depp Elementary | 902 | 19.2 | 3.4% | Dublin City Schools |
| Plain City Elementary School | 704 | 20.7 | 19.6% | Jonathan Alder Local |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Plain City's public schools compare with Ohio's
The median Plain City school has 19.2 students per full-time teacher, more than the Ohio median of 17.0. 0% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 49% across the state. Its median school enrolls 717 students (state 395).
| Plain City | Ohio | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 19.2 | 17.0 |
| Median school size (students) | 717 | 395 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 0% | 49% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 41% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 9.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 6 Plain City schools and the 3,471 Ohio schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Plain City
- Jonathan Alder LocalRuns 3 of Plain City's 6 public schools and spent $11,999 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,999
- Jonathan Alder High School, the largest high school in Plain City729 students in 2024-25, 21.2 per teacher.729
- Compare Jonathan Alder Local with Dublin City SchoolsPlain City's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in OhioOhio's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Plain City addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
Other cities in Ohio
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- Canton38 schools
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Questions about schools in Plain City
How many public schools are in Plain City, OH?
6 public schools with an address in Plain City were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 2 middle, 2 elementary, enrolling 3,822 students.What is the largest high school in Plain City?
Jonathan Alder High School, with 729 students in 2024-25 (Jonathan Alder Local).Which districts run Plain City's schools?
Jonathan Alder Local (3 schools), Dublin City Schools (2 schools), Tolles Career & Technical Center (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25