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

Paint Valley Middle School

Federal NCES profile for Paint Valley Middle School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 41/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 390495103616
0/100100/10041/100
👥 S:T ratio
49
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
67
📋 Attendance
20
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Paint Valley Middle School earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 87% of Ohio schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Ohio schools.

#1 of 4
public schools in Bainbridge · Resource Index
41
Resource Index · Typical
12.8:1
small classes for Ohio
166
students enrolled

Paint Valley Middle School has class sizes smaller than 87% of Ohio schools. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Paint Valley Middle School ranks #1 of 4 public schools in Bainbridge, OH.

School address

Enrollment

166

Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

13.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

12.8:1

vs 18.2:1 Ohio avg

-30% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Paint Valley Middle School compares with Ohio and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:112.8:1

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

What stands out at Paint Valley Middle School

Paint Valley Middle School is a small middle school in Bainbridge, Ohio, enrolling 166 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 12.8:1, Paint Valley Middle School is leaner than roughly 87% of Ohio schools and 30% under the state's 18.2:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Enrollment of 166 puts it in the smaller third of Ohio schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 3,574 scored Ohio schools.

Its student body is predominantly White (96% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 8/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 166 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 31.9% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Paint Valley Local also operates Paint Valley Elementary (371 students) and Paint Valley High School (184 students) alongside Paint Valley 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 Paint Valley Middle School compares

Paint Valley 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 12.8:1 ▼ 30% 18.2:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 166 top 88% - -

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

12.8:1
Leaner classes than 68% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
166
Bigger than 16% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
12.8:1
students per teacher - 30% below state mean
Top 13% in Ohio - lower ratio than 87% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
31.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$15,212
per pupil, district-wide - above Ohio avg of $14,655
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 166 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 15 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 9.0 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 95.8%
Asian 1.8%
Two or More 1.2%
African American 0.6%
Hispanic or Latino 0.6%

Largest group: White at 95.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 8.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 8.2, Paint Valley Middle School is less mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

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

$15,212
Per student
+4%
vs Ohio
Avg $14,655
-8%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 21.5%
State 64.4%
Federal 14.1%

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 Paint Valley Middle School Compares to District-Mates

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

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

Other Schools in This District

Paint Valley 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 Paint Valley 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 Paint Valley Middle School

How many students attend Paint Valley Middle School?

Paint Valley Middle School has 166 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Bainbridge, OH.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Paint Valley Middle School?

The student-teacher ratio at Paint Valley Middle School is 12.8:1, which is 30% lower than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 18% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Paint Valley Middle School?

The largest demographic group at Paint Valley Middle School is White at 95.8% of enrollment, in Bainbridge, OH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Paint Valley Middle School?

Paint Valley Middle School has a Resource Investment Index of 41/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Paint Valley Middle School rank among public schools in Bainbridge?

By Resource Investment Index, Paint Valley Middle School ranks #1 of 4 public schools in Bainbridge, 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 Bainbridge on the city page.

Is Paint Valley Middle School a good school?

Paint Valley Middle School earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 87% 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 Paint Valley Local?

Besides Paint Valley Middle School, Paint Valley Local also operates Paint Valley Elementary (371 students) and Paint Valley High School (184 students). See the Paint Valley 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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