Jefferson Local Schools

Listed by NCES as Jefferson Local (district ID 3904825)

Public school district · Madison County · Ohio · NCES district ID 3904825

Jefferson Local Schools spent $17,182 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 70% of the other Ohio districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $15,201). Its 3 schools enrolled 976 students in 2024-25; 29.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $18,543 per student, up 7.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 85-89% (Ohio: 86.2%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Ohio districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Jefferson Local Schools in enrollment (972 to 998 students) and Jefferson Local Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Jefferson Local Schools, FY23Noble Local $18,716; Jefferson Local Schools $17,182; Liberty Center Local $16,052; Cardington-Lincoln Local Schools $15,604; Rootstown Local Schools $13,682; East Palestine City $13,632; Georgetown Exempted Village $13,573; Parkway Schools $13,549; Brookfield Local Schools $12,173; Cornerstone Academy Community School $11,699; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kNoble Local$18,716Jefferson Local Schools$17,182Liberty Center Local$16,052Cardington-Lincoln Local Schoo…$15,604Rootstown Local Schools$13,682East Palestine City$13,632Georgetown Exempted Village$13,573Parkway Schools$13,549Brookfield Local Schools$12,173Cornerstone Academy Community …$11,699State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Jefferson Local Schools, FY23Noble Local $18,716; Jefferson Local Schools $17,182; Liberty Center Local $16,052; Cardington-Lincoln Local Schools $15,604; Rootstown Local Schools $13,682; East Palestine City $13,632; Georgetown Exempted Village $13,573; Parkway Schools $13,549; Brookfield Local Schools $12,173; Cornerstone Academy Community School $11,699; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kNoble Local$18,716Jefferson Local Schools$17,182Liberty Center Local$16,052Cardington-Lincoln Local Schools$15,604Rootstown Local Schools$13,682East Palestine City$13,632Georgetown Exempted Village$13,573Parkway Schools$13,549Brookfield Local Schools$12,173Cornerstone Academy Community School$11,699State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Jefferson Local Schools, FY23Noble Local $18,716; Jefferson Local Schools $17,182; Liberty Center Local $16,052; Cardington-Lincoln Local Schools $15,604; Rootstown Local Schools $13,682; East Palestine City $13,632; Georgetown Exempted Village $13,573; Parkway Schools $13,549; Brookfield Local Schools $12,173; Cornerstone Academy Community School $11,699; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.10k15k20kNoble Local$18,716Jefferson Local Schools$17,182Liberty Center Local$16,052Cardington-Lincoln Local Schools$15,604Rootstown Local Schools$13,682East Palestine City$13,632Georgetown Exempted Village$13,573Parkway Schools$13,549Brookfield Local Schools$12,173Cornerstone Academy Community School$11,699State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Jefferson Local Schools, FY23Noble Local $18,716; Jefferson Local Schools $17,182; Liberty Center Local $16,052; Cardington-Lincoln Local Schools $15,604; Rootstown Local Schools $13,682; East Palestine City $13,632; Georgetown Exempted Village $13,573; Parkway Schools $13,549; Brookfield Local Schools $12,173; Cornerstone Academy Community School $11,699; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.10k15k20kNoble Local$18,716Jefferson Local Schools$17,182Liberty Center Local$16,052Cardington-Lincoln Local Schools$15,604Rootstown Local Schools$13,682East Palestine City$13,632Georgetown Exempted Village$13,573Parkway Schools$13,549Brookfield Local Schools$12,173Cornerstone Academy Community School$11,699State median, under 1,000 students $15,201

Where the money came from

$19,113,000 in revenue: 29.7% state, 63.1% local and 7.3% federal. Total spending including $734,000 of capital outlay was $17,929,000, or $18,165 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Jefferson Local Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $5,668,000; Local $12,051,000; Federal $1,394,000; total $19,113,000.
  • State$5,668,000 30%
  • Local$12,051,000 63%
  • Federal$1,394,000 7%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 529 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

987 students in 2022-23, 950 students in 2023-24, 976 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Jefferson Local Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 987, 2023-24: 950, 2024-25: 97602505007501k2022-239872023-249502024-25976
Jefferson Local Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 987, 2023-24: 950, 2024-25: 97602505007501k2022-239872023-249502024-25976
Jefferson Local Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 987, 2023-24: 950, 2024-25: 97602505007501k2022-239872023-249502024-25976
Jefferson Local Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 987, 2023-24: 950, 2024-25: 97602505007501k2022-239872023-249502024-25976

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2398763.015.7
2023-2495064.514.7
2024-2597665.015.0

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$5,939,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $6,017 per student

Jefferson Local Schools booked $5,939,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 64 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $93,498 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 83 in 100 Ohio districts with a figure (state median $78,983, 642 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Ohio teacher salary at $63,153 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$4,433,00074.6%
Special education$1,506,00025.4%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,663 in 2018-19, $4,843 in 2019-20, $5,167 in 2020-21, $5,523 in 2021-22, $6,017 in 2022-23.

Jefferson Local Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,663, 2019-20: $4,843, 2020-21: $5,167, 2021-22: $5,523, 2022-23: $6,01702k4k6k8k2018-19$4,6632019-20$4,8432020-21$5,1672021-22$5,5232022-23$6,017
Jefferson Local Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,663, 2019-20: $4,843, 2020-21: $5,167, 2021-22: $5,523, 2022-23: $6,01702k4k6k8k2018-19$4,6632019-20$4,8432020-21$5,1672021-22$5,5232022-23$6,017
Jefferson Local Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,663, 2019-20: $4,843, 2020-21: $5,167, 2021-22: $5,523, 2022-23: $6,01702k4k6k8k2018-19$4,6632019-20$4,8432020-21$5,1672021-22$5,5232022-23$6,017
Jefferson Local Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,663, 2019-20: $4,843, 2020-21: $5,167, 2021-22: $5,523, 2022-23: $6,01702k4k6k8k2018-19$4,6632019-20$4,8432020-21$5,1672021-22$5,5232022-23$6,017

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Jefferson Local Schools scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading and 62-66% in math, against 59% in reading and 54% in math across Ohio. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Ohio, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtOhioStudents tested
Reading and language arts55-59%59%473
Math62-66%54%475

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

85-89% of the 83 students in Jefferson Local Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across Ohio. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtOhio
Four-year graduation rate85‑89%86.2%
Students in the class83132,008

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 elementary school, 445 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Norwood Elementary School44515.943.4%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 252 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
West Jefferson Middle School25216.8not reportedEligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 279 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
West Jefferson High School27912.768.5%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Jefferson Local Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Jefferson Local Schools

  1. Ohio districts by spending per studentJefferson Local Schools ranks 161 of 529 Ohio districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($17,182).#161 of 529
  2. Every school district in OhioJefferson Local Schools is the number 458 by size of 999 Ohio districts, with 987 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#458 of 999
  3. Cornerstone Academy Community SchoolThe next larger Ohio district: 988 students in fall 2022, $11,699 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,699
  4. Parkway SchoolsThe next smaller Ohio district: 977 students in fall 2022, $13,549 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,549
  5. Compare Jefferson Local Schools with Cornerstone Academy Community SchoolEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. West Jefferson High School, its largest high school279 students in 2024-25, 12.7 per teacher.279
  7. Teacher salary spending across OhioJefferson Local Schools spent $93,498 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $78,983); spending, not a salary.$93,498
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Jefferson Local Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Jefferson Local Schools?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 976 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Jefferson Local Schools spend per student?
    $17,182 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Ohio median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $15,201 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $18,543 per student, up 7.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Jefferson Local Schools' money come from?
    $19,113,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 29.7% state, 63.1% local and 7.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Jefferson Local Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 134 of the 1,131 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 11.8%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Jefferson Local Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $5,939,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $6,017 per student. Divided by the 64 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $93,498 per teacher, more than 83 in 100 Ohio districts (state median $78,983). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Ohio teacher salary at $63,153 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Jefferson Local Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Jefferson Local Schools scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading and 62-66% in math, against 59% in reading and 54% in math across Ohio. Ohio's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Jefferson Local Schools?
    85-89% of the 83 students in Jefferson Local Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across Ohio. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Jefferson Local Schools' NCES district ID?
    3904825. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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