Jefferson Area Junior High School
Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Jefferson, Ohio
Jefferson Area Junior High School in Jefferson, Ohio enrolled 285 students in 2024-25 with 10.9 full-time teachers, 26.1 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; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 60-64% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 49% 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 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
266 students in 2022-23, 308 students in 2023-24, 285 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 10.9 to 10.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 266 | 10.9 | 24.3 |
| 2023-24 | 308 | 10.9 | 28.2 |
| 2024-25 | 285 | 10.9 | 26.1 |
26.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 98 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 369 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Jefferson Area Junior High School enrolled 240 students and had 0.6 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 34 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.6, one per 369 of the 240 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions34
- Chronically absent29.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
89.8% of students were White, 4.9% Hispanic, 3.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White89.8%
- Hispanic4.9%
- Two or more races3.5%
- Black1.1%
- Asian0.7%
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 Jefferson Area Junior High School scored proficient or above: 60-64% in reading in 2021-22 and 49% 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 | 60‑64% | 55‑59% | 59% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 49% | 45‑49% (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 Jefferson Area Junior High School
- Lakeside Junior High SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 8.0 miles away: 398 students, 17.3 per teacher (2024-25).8.0 mi
- Geneva Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 9.3 miles away: 449 students, 22.0 per teacher (2024-25).9.3 mi
- Compare Jefferson Area Junior High School with Lakeside Junior High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Jefferson Area Local School District spends per student$11,206 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,206
- The largest public schools in OhioJefferson Area Junior High School is the number 497 by size of 650 Ohio middle schools open in 2024-25.#497 of 650
- Ohio schools by students per teacher26.1 students per teacher here against the Ohio median of 16.4 for middle schools.26.1:1
- 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 Jefferson Area Junior High School
How many students attend Jefferson Area Junior High School?
285 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 266 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Jefferson, OH.What is the student-teacher ratio at Jefferson Area Junior High School?
26.1 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 Jefferson Area Junior High School a Title I school?
Jefferson Area 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 Jefferson Area Junior High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Jefferson Area Junior High School scored proficient or above: 60-64% in reading in 2021-22 and 49% 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 Jefferson Area Junior High School in?
Jefferson Area Local School District, NCES district ID 3904587. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 390458705392 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.