Summary:
Hanoverton, Ohio is served by two schools in the United Local district — United Elementary School (K–8, 431 students) and United High School (9–12, 541 students) — together enrolling 972 students, with the middle grades housed inside the elementary building.
The two schools currently perform quite differently. United Elementary School is rated 3 stars and ranks 660 of 1,560 schools, or the 58th percentile, and it has held 3 stars for three straight years. It scored above the state in 13 of 15 reported 2025–2026 tests, including 100% proficient in Algebra I and 79.3% in 8th-grade mathematics against a state figure of 52%, plus strong 4th-grade math and 5th-grade English Language Arts results. United High School is rated 2 stars and ranks 508 of 795, or the 36th percentile, down from 3 stars and the 65th percentile the prior year. Its 2025–2026 End-of-Course results were above the state in Biology, English II, and Geometry, but below in Algebra I (41.2% vs. 61.6% state), American Government, and American History. Its 97.1% graduation rate is a clear strength.
District-wide, United Local is rated 2 stars and 49th percentile, a figure that blends a relatively strong elementary school with a high school whose proficiency slipped this year — its End-of-Course average fell from about 70.1% to about 61.4%. Chronic absenteeism follows the same pattern: 11.6% at the elementary versus 17.1% at the high school, against a district rate of 13.2%. The elementary school performs better despite a higher free/reduced-lunch rate (42.69% vs. 34.01%) and a lower 2018–2019 per-student spending figure ($9,309 vs. $10,712). For families, Algebra I is the sharpest divide between the two buildings.
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