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

Miami East Junior High School

Federal NCES profile for Miami East Junior High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 60/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 390486203319
0/100100/10060/100
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
35
📋 Attendance
75
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Miami East Junior High School earns 60/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Ohio schools.

#1 of 3
public schools in Casstown · Resource Index
60
Resource Index · Higher
32.8%
free-lunch eligible
327
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Miami East Junior High School ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Casstown, OH.

School address

Enrollment

327

Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data

Free-lunch eligible

32.8%

vs 31.6% Ohio avg

+4% vs state

What stands out at Miami East Junior High School

Miami East Junior High School is a mid-sized middle school in Casstown, Ohio, enrolling 327 students.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 32.8% lands close to the Ohio typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

With 327 students, its enrollment sits close to the Ohio median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 96% of the 3,574 Ohio schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Among 570 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Ohio schools statewide, it ranks #19, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is predominantly White (97% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 6/100).

Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 327 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.

10.1% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

The surrounding Miami East Local spends $11,766 per pupil, 20% below the Ohio average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Miami East Local also operates Miami East Elementary (602 students) and Miami East High School (401 students) alongside Miami East Junior High 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 Miami East Junior High School compares

Miami East Junior High School on the metrics families compare, against Ohio and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Ohio Ohio avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 32.8% ▲ 4% 31.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 327 top 63% - -

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

327
Bigger than 36% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
32.8%
free-lunch eligible - 4% above the Ohio average of 31.6%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Engagement
10.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$11,766
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 327 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 16 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.9 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 96.9%
Hispanic or Latino 1.8%
Asian 0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.3%
Two or More 0.3%

Largest group: White at 96.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 6.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 6.1, Miami East Junior High School is less mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Miami East Local, which includes Miami East Junior High School.

$11,766
Per student
-20%
vs Ohio
Avg $14,655
-29%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 58.5%
State 34.2%
Federal 7.3%

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 Miami East Junior High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Miami East Elementary Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Miami East High School Similar size Lower economic need No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Miami East Junior High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Miami East 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 Miami East Junior High 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 Miami East Junior High School

How many students attend Miami East Junior High School?

Miami East Junior High School has 327 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Casstown, OH.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Miami East Junior High School?

32.8% of students at Miami East Junior High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Ohio average of 31.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Miami East Junior High School?

The largest demographic group at Miami East Junior High School is White at 96.9% of enrollment, in Casstown, OH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Miami East Junior High School?

Miami East Junior High School has a Resource Investment Index of 60/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Miami East Junior High School rank among public schools in Casstown?

By Resource Investment Index, Miami East Junior High School ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Casstown, 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 Casstown on the city page.

Is Miami East Junior High School a good school?

Miami East Junior High School earns 60/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. 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 Miami East Local?

Besides Miami East Junior High School, Miami East Local also operates Miami East Elementary (602 students) and Miami East High School (401 students). See the Miami East 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

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