Big Walnut Local School District

110 Tippett Ct
Sunbury, OH 43074-9334
(District boundaries shown in map)
9/
10
Top 20%

Top Rankings

Big Walnut Local School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Ohio for:

Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 10%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there are 8 public schools serving 4,298 students in Big Walnut Local School District. This district's average testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public schools in Ohio.
Public Schools in Big Walnut Local School District have an average math proficiency score of 73% (versus the Ohio public school average of 55%), and reading proficiency score of 79% (versus the 60% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 14% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Ohio public school average of 35% (majority Black).

Overview

This School District
This State (OH)
# Schools
8 Schools
3,540 Schools
# Students
4,298 Students
1,661,577 Students
# Teachers
231 Teachers
96,353 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
19:1
19:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Big Walnut Local School District, which is ranked within the top 20% of all 909 school districts in Ohio (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 93% has decreased from 98% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (OH)
#113 out of 931 school districts
(Top 20%)
73%
54%
79%
60%
80%
63%
93%
86%