General Sherman Junior High School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Lancaster, Ohio
General Sherman Junior High School in Lancaster, Ohio enrolled 693 students in 2024-25 with 35.6 full-time teachers, 19.4 students per teacher against the Ohio middle-school median of 16.4. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 50-54% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 50% 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 fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 12%
707 students in 2022-23, 677 students in 2023-24, 693 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 31.9 to 35.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 707 | 31.9 | 22.2 |
| 2023-24 | 677 | 31.6 | 21.4 |
| 2024-25 | 693 | 35.6 | 19.4 |
19.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 77 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.
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 713 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection General Sherman Junior High School enrolled 713 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 155 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 713 of the 713 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions155
- Chronically absent39.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
86.3% of students were White, 8.1% of two or more races, 3.0% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White86.3%
- Two or more races8.1%
- Hispanic3.0%
- Black2.5%
- Asian0.1%
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 General Sherman Junior High School scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 50% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Ohio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 50‑54% | 54% | 59% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 50% | 50% (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.
Middle schools in Lancaster
3 public middle schools in Lancaster report 2024-25 enrollment; General Sherman Junior High School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Sherman Junior High School | 693 | 19.4 | 47.7% |
| Thomas Ewing Junior High School | 643 | 18.3 | 46.7% |
| Fairfield Union Rushville Middle School | 612 | 17.5 | 25.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about General Sherman Junior High School
- Thomas Ewing Junior High SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 4.2 miles away: 643 students, 18.3 per teacher (2024-25).4.2 mi
- Bloom-Carroll Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 4.2 miles away: 573 students, 20.0 per teacher (2024-25).4.2 mi
- Compare General Sherman Junior High School with Thomas Ewing Junior High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Lancaster City Schools spends per student$14,319 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,319
- The largest public schools in OhioGeneral Sherman Junior High School is the number 129 by size of 650 Ohio middle schools open in 2024-25.#129 of 650
- Ohio schools by students per teacher19.4 students per teacher here against the Ohio median of 16.4 for middle schools.19.4:1
- 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 General Sherman Junior High School
How many students attend General Sherman Junior High School?
693 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 707 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Lancaster, OH.What is the student-teacher ratio at General Sherman Junior High School?
19.4 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.Is General Sherman Junior High School a Title I school?
General Sherman Junior High School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at General Sherman Junior High School do on state tests?
The students tested at General Sherman Junior High School scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 50% 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.What district is General Sherman Junior High School in?
Lancaster City Schools, NCES district ID 3904420. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 390442001131 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.