Carrollton Exempted Village

Carrollton Exempted Village is a three-school district in Carrollton, Ohio, serving about 1,739 students across Carrollton Elementary School (PK–4), Carrollton Middle School (5–8), and Carrollton High School (9–12). The district ranks 328 of 773 districts statewide — the 58th percentile — with 3 stars.

Performance generally rises with grade level. Carrollton High School is the strongest: 69th percentile with 3 stars, a 96.2% graduation rate, and 2025-2026 Ohio State Test results above the state in every End-of-Course subject, including American History (89.1% vs. 73.2%), Government (81.8% vs. 71.6%), and Biology (81.2% vs. 67.0%). Its lowest subject, Geometry (53.3%), still beat the state's 43.3%, while Algebra I (61.2%) was essentially even with the state. Carrollton Middle School sits at the 57th percentile with 3 stars, with bright spots in 8th grade science (70.5% vs. 61.2%), 7th and 8th grade math, and a 100% Algebra I End-of-Course result that likely reflects a small advanced group. But 5th grade math (36.0% vs. 59.1%) and 6th grade ELA (42.6% vs. 56.0%) lag well behind. Carrollton Elementary School improved to the 50th percentile (up from 35%) but remains at 2 stars, with 4th grade math and ELA above state while 3rd grade math (60.0% vs. 62.1%) trails slightly.

Attendance and staffing patterns are worth noting. Chronic absenteeism climbs with grade level — 9.7% at the elementary, 16.7% at the middle, and 18.2% at the high school — so only the elementary beats the district's 14.6% average. Free/reduced lunch participation, an economic-disadvantage proxy, falls from 56.84% at the elementary to 39.85% at the high school. The high school has the lowest student-teacher ratio (14.7 vs. 21.7 and 20.9), though 2018-2019 spending figures are dated and missing for the middle school, so they shouldn't be read as a current comparison.