📍 1 Roughrider Dr, West Jefferson, Madison County, 43162
West Jefferson High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in West Jefferson, Madison County. The school has 296 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson Local school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 77%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Jefferson High School enrolls 296 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 20 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 282 | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 3.4% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
208 of the school's 296 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 170 qualify for free lunch and 38 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.
West Jefferson High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OH At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 10, state house district 74.
West Jefferson High School is one of 3 schools in Jefferson Local, based in West Jefferson, Ohio. The district serves 976 students district-wide and employs 63 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 296 students, West Jefferson High School is close to the district average of about 325 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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