Portsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High School

Public high school, grades 7 to 12 · Portsmouth, Ohio

Portsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High School in Portsmouth, Ohio enrolled 636 students in 2024-25 with 45.3 full-time teachers, 14.0 students per teacher against the Ohio high-school median of 15.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 32-36% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 27% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Ohio: 59% and 54.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (Ohio: 86.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%

672 students in 2022-23, 626 students in 2023-24, 636 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 43.0 to 45.3.

Students enrolled at Portsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High School by school year2022-23: 672, 2023-24: 626, 2024-25: 63602004006008002022-236722023-246262024-25636
Students enrolled at Portsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High School by school year2022-23: 672, 2023-24: 626, 2024-25: 63602004006008002022-236722023-246262024-25636
Students enrolled at Portsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High School by school year2022-23: 672, 2023-24: 626, 2024-25: 63602004006008002022-236722023-246262024-25636
Students enrolled at Portsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High School by school year2022-23: 672, 2023-24: 626, 2024-25: 63602004006008002022-236722023-246262024-25636
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2367243.015.6
2023-2462651.312.2
2024-2563645.314.0

14.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 72 of every 100 Ohio high schools

Among the 886 Ohio high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.9; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Ohio high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 91.5; This school 14.0; state median 15.9.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 14.0state median 15.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Ohio high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 91.5; This school 14.0; state median 15.9.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 14.0state median 15.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Ohio high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 91.5; This school 14.0; state median 15.9.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 14.0state median 15.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Ohio high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 91.5; This school 14.0; state median 15.9.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 14.0state median 15.9U.S. 14.5

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 352 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Portsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High School enrolled 703 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 183 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 352 of the 703 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions183
  • Chronically absent48.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

67.1% of students were White, 15.9% of two or more races, 8.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White67.1%
  2. Two or more races15.9%
  3. Hispanic8.6%
  4. Black7.5%
  5. American Indian0.5%
  6. Asian0.3%

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 Portsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High School scored proficient or above: 32-36% in reading in 2021-22 and 27% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtOhio
Reading and language arts, 2021-2232‑36%32‑36%59%
Math, 2022-2327%24‑28% (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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90-94% of the 91 students in Portsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across Ohio. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtOhio
Four-year graduation rate90‑94%90‑94%86.2%
Students in the class9191132,008

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Portsmouth

2 public high schools in Portsmouth report 2024-25 enrollment; Portsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Portsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High School63614.0not reported
Clay High School14510.456.6%

All public schools in Portsmouth →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Portsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High School

  1. Glenwood High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 3.6 miles away: 147 students, 10.5 per teacher (2024-25).3.6 mi
  2. Portsmouth West High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 3.7 miles away: 331 students, 20.7 per teacher (2024-25).3.7 mi
  3. Compare Portsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High School with Glenwood High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Portsmouth City spends per student$18,597 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,597
  5. The largest public schools in OhioPortsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High School is the number 291 by size of 924 Ohio high schools open in 2024-25.#291 of 924
  6. Ohio schools by students per teacher14.0 students per teacher here against the Ohio median of 15.9 for high schools.14.0:1
  7. 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 Portsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High School

  1. How many students attend Portsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High School?
    636 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 672 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Portsmouth, OH.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Portsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High School?
    14.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Ohio median for high schools is 15.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Portsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High School a Title I school?
    Portsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Portsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Portsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High School scored proficient or above: 32-36% in reading in 2021-22 and 27% 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.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Portsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High School?
    90-94% of the 91 students in Portsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across Ohio. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Portsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High School in?
    Portsmouth City, NCES district ID 3910027. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 391002701544 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
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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.

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