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West Jefferson, OH
Public School Ratings




West Jefferson Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Jefferson Local School District details

Jefferson Local School District
906 W Main St
West Jefferson, OH 43162

950 Students enrolled in District

3 Schools in District

15 Students Per Classroom (State average is 17)

Jefferson Local School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Ohio

7

(10 is best)

Better than 63.8% of all OH school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 73.5% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
65%
58%
65%
62%
65%
54%
65%
58%
65%
62%
65%
54%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Norwood Elementary School
899 Norwood Dr
West Jefferson, OH, 43162
KG-05
West Jefferson Middle School
2 Roughrider Drive
West Jefferson, OH, 43162
06-08
West Jefferson High School
1 Roughrider Dr
West Jefferson, OH, 43162
09-12

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 94.4% 70.6%
Black 0.8% 18.2%
Hispanic 4.1% 7.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 3.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.2%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 59.9% 23.0%
Free lunch eligible 52.2% 19.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.7% 4.0%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,268 $9,755,000 56.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $623 $592,000 3.4%
Staff $442 $420,000 2.4%
General Administration $561 $533,000 3.1%
School Administration $887 $843,000 4.8%
Operation $1,665 $1,582,000 9.1%
Transportation $656 $623,000 3.6%
Other $1,185 $1,126,000 6.5%
Total Support $6,020 $5,719,000 32.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,047 $1,945,000 11.2%
Total Expenditures $18,336 $17,419,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,356 $14,044,139,000 48.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,054 $1,771,718,000 6.2%
Staff $534 $896,936,000 3.1%
General Administration $462 $776,884,000 2.7%
School Administration $746 $1,253,921,000 4.4%
Operation $1,161 $1,951,631,000 6.8%
Transportation $580 $974,095,000 3.4%
Other $681 $1,144,030,000 4.0%
Total Support $5,218 $8,769,215,000 30.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,555 $5,975,295,000 20.8%
Total Expenditures $17,130 $28,788,649,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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