Middle school (grades 6-8) · Centerburg, OH

Centerburg Middle School

Federal NCES profile for Centerburg Middle School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 28/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 390478204626
0/100100/10028/100
👥 S:T ratio
0
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
53
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Centerburg Middle School earns 28/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 94% of Ohio schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Ohio schools.

#3 of 3
public schools in Centerburg · Resource Index
28
Resource Index · Lower
27:1
large classes for Ohio
243
students enrolled

Centerburg Middle School has class sizes larger than 94% of Ohio schools. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Centerburg Middle School ranks #3 of 3 public schools in Centerburg, OH.

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Enrollment

243

Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

9.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

27:1

vs 18.2:1 Ohio avg

+48% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Centerburg Middle School compares with Ohio and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median
0:135:127:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Centerburg Middle School

Centerburg Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in Centerburg, Ohio, enrolling 243 students.

Class loads run heavy: 27:1 is larger than about 94% of Ohio schools and 48% above the 18.2:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

Enrollment of 243 puts it in the smaller third of Ohio schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 3,574 scored Ohio schools.

Its student body is predominantly White (95% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 10/100).

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 18.9% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

Centerburg Local also operates Centerburg Elementary School (441 students) and Centerburg High School (299 students) alongside Centerburg Middle School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Centerburg Middle School compares

Centerburg Middle School on the metrics families compare, against Ohio and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Ohio Ohio avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 27:1 ▲ 48% 18.2:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 243 top 78% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

27:1
Leaner classes than 3% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
243
Bigger than 24% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
27:1
students per teacher - 48% above state mean
Top 94% in Ohio - lower ratio than 6% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
Engagement
18.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$13,112
per pupil, district-wide - below Ohio avg of $14,655
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
4
in-school suspensions + 5 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 95.1%
Two or More 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino 1.2%
Asian 0.8%

Largest group: White at 95.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 9.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 9.5, Centerburg Middle School is less mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Centerburg Local, which includes Centerburg Middle School.

$13,112
Per student
-11%
vs Ohio
Avg $14,655
-21%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 44.6%
State 45.2%
Federal 10.3%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Centerburg Middle School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Centerburg Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Centerburg High School Similar size No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Centerburg Middle School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Centerburg Local · 2 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar middle schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Ohio, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Centerburg Middle School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Centerburg Middle School

How many students attend Centerburg Middle School?

Centerburg Middle School has 243 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Centerburg, OH.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Centerburg Middle School?

The student-teacher ratio at Centerburg Middle School is 27:1, which is 48% higher than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 72% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Centerburg Middle School?

The largest demographic group at Centerburg Middle School is White at 95.1% of enrollment, in Centerburg, OH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Centerburg Middle School?

Centerburg Middle School has a Resource Investment Index of 28/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Centerburg Middle School rank among public schools in Centerburg?

By Resource Investment Index, Centerburg Middle School ranks #3 of 3 public schools in Centerburg, OH. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Centerburg on the city page.

Is Centerburg Middle School a good school?

Centerburg Middle School earns 28/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 94% of Ohio schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Ohio schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Centerburg Local?

Besides Centerburg Middle School, Centerburg Local also operates Centerburg Elementary School (441 students) and Centerburg High School (299 students). See the Centerburg Local district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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