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| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Scioto County, OH |
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| Total Students |
447 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
56% /
44% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
26 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 125 students | | Grade 10 - 98 students | | Grade 11 - 109 students | | Grade 12 - 115 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:17 |
1:18 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
n/a |
| % Asian |
n/a |
1% |
| % Hispanic |
n/a |
2% |
| % Black |
n/a |
15% |
| % White |
98% |
74% |
| % Unknown |
2 % |
4% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
17% |
19% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
6% |
5% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Wheelersburg Local Sd School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
3 |
4 |
| Number of Students Managed |
1,536 students |
1,760 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$14,917,000 |
$15,639,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$12,458,000 |
$15,279,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$9,712 |
$8,886 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$8,111 |
$8,681 |
| District Graduation Rates |
96% |
93% |
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- Wheelersburg High School (WHS) is a public high school in Wheelersburg, Scioto County, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Wheelersburg Local School District, which is located in Porter Township along the northern bank of the Ohio River in Southern Ohio. Wheelersburg's nickname is the Pirates and their school colors are orange and black.
- The district is bordered by the Bloom-Vernon Local School District and the Minford Local School District to the north along Ohio 140, the Green Local School District to the east along U.S. 52 and Ohio 522 (before entering Lawrence County), and the Portsmouth City School District to the west.
- A new K-12 academic building is currently under construction. Students entered the new building during the 2008-2009 school year.
- Academics
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Wheelersburg High School won the Ohio Academic Competition in 1985 and 1986. The school also won the 1984 National Academic Championship.
- For the past five years, the Wheelersburg High School has received an "Excellent" rating on the State of Ohio's Local Report Card.
- Athletics
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There are ten school districts and eleven high schools in Scioto County along with one parochial school as well several private and community schools. The school's athletic affiliation is with the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) and the Southern Ohio Conference (SOC), which has sixteen member schools and is divided into two divisions (SOC I & SOC II) based on the schools' enrollment. The SOC includes teams from four different Ohio counties - Jackson County (Oak Hill High School), Lawrence County (Symmes Valley High School), Pike County (Waverly High School, Eastern High School, and Western High School), and Scioto County (Clay High School, Green High School, Glenwood High School, Sciotoville Community School, Valley High School, Northwest High School, Minford High School, Portsmouth West High School, Notre Dame High School, South Webster High School, and Wheelersburg High School).
- See also Ohio High School Athletic Conferences and the Southern Ohio Conference
- Ohio High School Athletic Association championships and appearances
- Boys' Baseball – 1996 (def. Middlefield Cardinal 4-1)
- Boys' Basketball
:OHSAA State Runner-up
::::1984 - (d. Willard 70-64 & lost to Akron St. Vincent - St. Mary 75-71 to finish season at 23-5)
::::1995 - (d. Columbus Bishop Hartley 76-60 & lost to Orrville 79-50 to finish season at 23-4)
:OHSAA Final Four Appearances
::::1982 - Youngstown Rayen d. Wheelersburg 61-45)
::::1989 - (Cincinnati North College Hill d. Wheelersburg 71-67 (2OT))
::::2006 - (Cleveland Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph d. Wheelersburg 71-62)
::::2007 - (Cincinnati North College Hill d. Wheelersburg 69-66 (OT))
- Football – 1989 (def. Warren John F. Kennedy 14-7)
- Girls' Softball - OHSAA State Runner-up - 2004 (d. Archbold 2-1 & lost to Woodsfield Monroe Central 1-0 to finish season at 25-6)
- Football
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In 1989, the Wheelersburg "Pirates" football team won the Division IV state championship by defeating the Warren John F. Kennedy "Eagles" 14-7. The Pirates were led by head coach Ed Miller, who also won two Ohio Associated Press state championships at Portsmouth Notre Dame in 1967 and 1970.
- The Pirates are members of the Southern Ohio Conference, Division II. "The Burg," as it is affectionately called, has won their conference twenty-seven times. In fact, Wheelersburg has captured more conference titles than all other member schools (Lucasville Valley, Minford, Portsmouth West, Scioto Northwest and Waverly) combined.
- Making the OHSAA football playoffs eighteen times, the Pirates have captured five regional titles, reaching the state playoffs in 1981, 1989, 1991, 1994 and 1998.The Pirates won the SOC title against the West Senators for their 27th SOC title, on October 26,2007.
- Notable alumni
- George Washington Rightmire, President of Ohio State University 1925-1938
- External links
- Wheelersburg Local School District
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| About This Zip Code (45694) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
11,474 people |
11,069,487 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
20% |
21% |
| Population Average Age |
37 years old
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36 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.5 persons
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2.4 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$33,048
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$41,460 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
5.7 rooms |
5.7 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
38 years old |
47 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
75% / 25% |
67% / 33% |
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