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Southern Local School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Ohio for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 231 students in Southern Local School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Ohio.
Public Middle School in Southern Local School District have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the Ohio public middle school average of 49%), and reading proficiency score of 47% (versus the 55% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 1% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Ohio public middle school average of 39% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (OH)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,244 Schools
# Students
596 Students
562,575 Students
# Teachers
49 Teachers
34,195 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Southern Local School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 916 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 80-89% has decreased from 90% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#574 out of 931 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
54%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
48%
60%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
60-64%
63%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)80-89%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.05
0.57
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
2%
% Hispanic
1%
9%
% Black
n/a
22%
% White
97%
61%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,614 is higher than the state median of $17,295. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,790 is higher than the state median of $17,243. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$13 MM
$28,879 MM
Spending
$12 MM
$28,792 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,614
$17,295
Spending / Student
$19,790
$17,243
Best Southern Local School District Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Miller High School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
10397 State Route 155 Se
Corning, OH 43730
(740) 721-0521
Corning, OH 43730
(740) 721-0521
Gr: 7-12 | 231 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 1%
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