Valley High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Lucasville, Ohio

Valley High School in Lucasville, Ohio enrolled 279 students in 2024-25 with 21.0 full-time teachers, 13.3 students per teacher against the Ohio high-school median of 15.9. 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, 25-29% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Ohio: 54.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (Ohio: 86.2%).

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

Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%

271 students in 2022-23, 281 students in 2023-24, 279 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 20.0 to 21.0.

Students enrolled at Valley High School by school year2022-23: 271, 2023-24: 281, 2024-25: 27901002003002022-232712023-242812024-25279
Students enrolled at Valley High School by school year2022-23: 271, 2023-24: 281, 2024-25: 27901002003002022-232712023-242812024-25279
Students enrolled at Valley High School by school year2022-23: 271, 2023-24: 281, 2024-25: 27901002003002022-232712023-242812024-25279
Students enrolled at Valley High School by school year2022-23: 271, 2023-24: 281, 2024-25: 27901002003002022-232712023-242812024-25279
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2327120.013.6
2023-2428122.012.8
2024-2527921.013.3

13.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 77 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; Valley High School 13.3; state median 15.9.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherValley High School 13.3state median 15.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Ohio high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 91.5; Valley High School 13.3; state median 15.9.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherValley High School 13.3state median 15.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Ohio high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 91.5; Valley High School 13.3; state median 15.9.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherValley High School 13.3state median 15.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Ohio high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 91.5; Valley High School 13.3; state median 15.9.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherValley High School 13.3state 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).

1 AP courses and one counselor per 257 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Valley High School enrolled 257 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 30 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses1
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 257 of the 257 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions30
  • Chronically absent31.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

93.2% of students were White, 5.4% of two or more races, 0.7% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White93.2%
  2. Two or more races5.4%
  3. Black0.7%
  4. Hispanic0.4%
  5. American Indian0.4%

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, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Valley High School scored proficient or above: 25-29% in math, against 54.3% in math 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. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtOhio
Math25‑29%60‑64% (2021-22)54.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 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

95% or more of the 75 students in Valley 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 rate95% or more95% or more86.2%
Students in the class7575132,008

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 Lucasville

2 public high schools in Lucasville report 2024-25 enrollment; Valley High School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Scioto County Career Technical Center54911.7not reported
Valley High School27913.339.1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Valley High School

  1. Scioto County Career Technical CenterThe nearest public high school, 2.0 miles away: 549 students, 11.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
  2. Clay High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 5.5 miles away: 145 students, 10.4 per teacher (2024-25).5.5 mi
  3. Compare Valley High School with Scioto County Career Technical CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Valley Local spends per student$13,784 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,784
  5. The largest public schools in OhioValley High School is the number 645 by size of 924 Ohio high schools open in 2024-25.#645 of 924
  6. Ohio schools by students per teacher13.3 students per teacher here against the Ohio median of 15.9 for high schools.13.3:1
  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 Valley High School

  1. How many students attend Valley High School?
    279 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 271 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Lucasville, OH.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Valley High School?
    13.3 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 Valley High School a Title I school?
    Valley 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).
  4. How do students at Valley High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Valley High School scored proficient or above: 25-29% in math, against 54.3% in math 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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Valley High School?
    95% or more of the 75 students in Valley 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 Valley High School in?
    Valley Local, NCES district ID 3904964. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 390496403659 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, 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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