State/Public High Open

Big Walnut High School

๐Ÿ“ 713 N Miller Drive, Sunbury, Delaware County, 43074

1,226
Pupils
21.0
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Big Walnut High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Sunbury, Delaware County. The school has 1,226 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Big Walnut Local school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 58.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.0:1. 79% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 91%. The school offers 14 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Big Walnut Local
Gender
Coeducational

Enrollment & staffing

Big Walnut High School enrolls 1,226 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 58.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.0:1.

Male students
653 (53%)
Female students
573 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
58.4
Student-teacher ratio
21.0:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino and 3.4% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White1,09089%
Hispanic or Latino463.8%
Two or more races423.4%
Black or African American231.9%
Asian231.9%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

153 of the school's 1,226 students (12%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 132 qualify for free lunch and 21 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Town, FringeGrades 9โ€“12

Big Walnut High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OH At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 19, state house district 68.

School district: Big Walnut Local

Big Walnut High School is one of 8 schools in Big Walnut Local, based in Sunbury, Ohio. The district serves 4,298 students district-wide and employs 220 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,226 students, Big Walnut High School is larger than the district average of about 537 students per school.

4,298
District students
8
Schools
220
Teachers (FTE)

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International affiliations

IB World School
IB DP (Ages 16โ€“19) IB CP (Ages 16โ€“19)
IBO code
001246
IB since
24 July 2000
IB region
Americas
Country
United States

Academic Performance

79%
Reading proficient
57%
Math proficient
91%
Graduation rate
2%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (14) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: Town - Fringe

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