Bluffton Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Bluffton, Ohio

Bluffton Middle School in Bluffton, Ohio enrolled 294 students in 2024-25 with 15.0 full-time teachers, 19.6 students per teacher against the Ohio middle-school median of 16.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 70-74% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 74% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Ohio: 59% and 54.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

283 students in 2022-23, 268 students in 2023-24, 294 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 15.0 to 15.0.

Students enrolled at Bluffton Middle School by school year2022-23: 283, 2023-24: 268, 2024-25: 29401002003002022-232832023-242682024-25294
Students enrolled at Bluffton Middle School by school year2022-23: 283, 2023-24: 268, 2024-25: 29401002003002022-232832023-242682024-25294
Students enrolled at Bluffton Middle School by school year2022-23: 283, 2023-24: 268, 2024-25: 29401002003002022-232832023-242682024-25294
Students enrolled at Bluffton Middle School by school year2022-23: 283, 2023-24: 268, 2024-25: 29401002003002022-232832023-242682024-25294
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2328315.018.9
2023-2426815.017.9
2024-2529415.019.6

19.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 79 of every 100 Ohio middle schools

Among the 640 Ohio middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.4; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Ohio middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.8 to 54.0; Bluffton Middle School 19.6; state median 16.4.3 more above 30.0 →51015202530students per full-time teacherBluffton Middle School 19.6state median 16.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Ohio middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.8 to 54.0; Bluffton Middle School 19.6; state median 16.4.3 more above 30.0 →51015202530students per full-time teacherBluffton Middle School 19.6state median 16.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Ohio middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.8 to 54.0; Bluffton Middle School 19.6; state median 16.4.3 more above 30.0 →5152530students per full-time teacherBluffton Middle School 19.6state median 16.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Ohio middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.8 to 54.0; Bluffton Middle School 19.6; state median 16.4.3 more above 30.0 →5152530students per full-time teacherBluffton Middle School 19.6state median 16.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 353 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bluffton Middle School enrolled 265 students and had 0.8 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.8, one per 353 of the 265 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent13.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

92.9% of students were White, 3.7% of two or more races, 2.0% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White92.9%
  2. Two or more races3.7%
  3. Hispanic2.0%
  4. American Indian1.0%
  5. Asian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Bluffton Middle School scored proficient or above: 70-74% in reading in 2021-22 and 74% in math in 2022-23, against 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 54.3% in math in 2022-23 across Ohio. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Ohio, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. 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 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtOhio
Reading and language arts, 2021-2270‑74%78‑82%59%
Math, 2022-2374%77‑81% (2021-22)54.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Bluffton Middle School

  1. Pandora-Gilboa Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 5.8 miles away: 158 students, 22.6 per teacher (2024-25).5.8 mi
  2. Columbus Grove Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 8.7 miles away: 223 students, 17.8 per teacher (2024-25).8.7 mi
  3. Compare Bluffton Middle School with Pandora-Gilboa Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Bluffton Exempted Village Schools spends per student$10,839 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,839
  5. The largest public schools in OhioBluffton Middle School is the number 486 by size of 650 Ohio middle schools open in 2024-25.#486 of 650
  6. Ohio schools by students per teacher19.6 students per teacher here against the Ohio median of 16.4 for middle schools.19.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Bluffton Middle School

  1. How many students attend Bluffton Middle School?
    294 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 283 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Bluffton, OH.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Bluffton Middle School?
    19.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Ohio median for middle schools is 16.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Bluffton Middle School a Title I school?
    Bluffton Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Bluffton Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Bluffton Middle School scored proficient or above: 70-74% in reading in 2021-22 and 74% in math in 2022-23, against 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 54.3% in math in 2022-23 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 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Bluffton Middle School in?
    Bluffton Exempted Village Schools, NCES district ID 3904521. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 390452101366 are the district's.

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 state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.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: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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