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Lexington High School

103 Clever Ln, Lexington, OH, 44904-1209 -

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Definition of Terms

Lexington High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 8 - 12

County

Richland County, OH

Students & Faculty

Total Students

988 students

% Male / % Female

52% / 48%

Total Classroom Teachers

54 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 8 - 1 students

Grade 9 - 239 students

Grade 10 - 273 students

Grade 11 - 252 students

Grade 12 - 223 students

This School

(OH) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:18

1:18

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(OH) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	2%	1%
% Hispanic	1%	2%
% Black	4%	15%
% White	94%	74%

Additional Student Information

This School

(OH) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

19%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(OH) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Lexington Local Sd School District

This School's Agency

(OH) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	5	4
Number of Students Managed	2,784 students	1,760 students
District Total Revenue	$21,428,000	$15,639,000
District Expenditure	$21,539,000	$15,279,000
District Revenue / Student	$7,697	$8,886
District Expenditure / Student	$7,737	$8,681
District Graduation Rates	97%	93%

Opal M. Magnuson (Lexington Clipper-Herald)
posted on November 27, 2009 at 07:22:51 am
Opal M. Magnuson, 87, resident of Lexington and Dawson County most of her life, died Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney.
The ‘pie’ of the beholder (Lexington Clipper-Herald)
posted on November 27, 2009 at 07:21:01 am
LEXINGTON – Two men and nearly 50 women crowded into the community room at the Lexington Public Library Thursday night to hear Nancy Klammer give a program called “Oh, my, it’s time for pie.”
Record-setting Stinde, Lexington pursue 1st state football title (The Pantagraph)
posted on November 26, 2009 at 11:56:04 pm
LEXINGTON — Lexington High School football coach Mike Castlemansays 3,197 is a crazy number.
Lexington Rallies for Minutemen (WMBD - FOX 43 Peoria)
posted on November 26, 2009 at 12:02:52 am
Lexington High School will play in its fifth state football championship game since 1980 Friday.
Student’s murder prompts life sentence (Weakley County Press)
posted on November 25, 2009 at 09:36:28 pm
The cousin of slain UT Martin student Joe Beale, III was ordered to spend the rest of his life in prison after he was found guilty of accessory after the fact on Nov. 12.

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Lexington High School is located in Lexington, Ohio, USA. The school serves grades 9-12 and is the only high school in the Lexington Local School District. Lexington has received an "Excellent" ranking for four consecutive years by the Ohio Board of Education as a result of standardized test scores.
School characteristics
Colors: Purple and gold
Nickname: Minutemen
Athletic conference: Ohio Cardinal Conference
Athletics
Lexington High School has a strong tradition in sports including four team state championships and several individual championships. The football team at LHS had fallen upon hard times going 2-8 in the 2005 and 2006 seasons, but had a great run under 2001 Division II State Coach of the Year Dave Kaple through the late 90's and early 2000s. In 2001 the football team won their first Ohio Heartland Conference Crown since 1988, and advanced to the OHSAA Division II playoffs, for the only time, persisted to knock of #1 seeded Marysville before losing to state runner-up Bishop Watterson. The football team began to show signs of life again in 2007, finishing the season as 8-3 participating in the playoffs for the second time in school history. The team finished the 2008 campaign with a perfect 10-0 record before falling in the second round of the playoffs to eventaul Division II champion Sylvania Southview. The football team is currently coached by Russell Payne, he will be entering his fourth season this fall. The boys' basketball team in the past few years has gradually been improving, in 2006-2007 finishing with a 15-9 record as Northwest District Runner-up to state-bound Upper Sandusky. In 2007-2008 the team Tied with Mansfield Senior High for its first conference title in a decade, as well went on to Win the district and conclude a fine season as Regional Runner up with a final 20-5 record. The boys' basketball team is coached by a 1987 Lexington graduate Grant Weaver. He will be going into his fourth season. The girls' team has had great success in recent years under 2007 Division II State Coach of the Year Dan Trease. The girls have been crowned Northwest District Champions five of the last six years, and reached the State Final Four in 2002, getting beat in overtime by Hudson. They concluded the 2006-2007 season 21-3 as District Champions. The 2007-2008 season concluded with a mark of 16-8 and another District Championship.
Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
Boys Basketball – 1989, 1991,
External links
Lexington Local Schools profile—City-Data.com

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