Summary:
Northeastern Local is a four-school Ohio district serving about 2,961 students: two elementary schools covering PK–5 and two combined middle/high schools serving grades 6–12, with no standalone middle school. The district is ranked 360 of 773 in Ohio (53rd percentile, 3 stars), with a 98.5% graduation rate and 23.8% chronic absenteeism. Enrollment is heavily concentrated — the two Kenton Ridge schools hold roughly 67.8% of students, and Kenton Ridge Middle/High School alone (1,025 students) is larger than both Northeastern schools combined.
The standout story is Kenton Ridge Middle/High School, which climbed from 2 stars and the 39th percentile to 3 stars and the 68th percentile, posting strong results in Biology (90.9% vs. state 67.0%), American History (84.0% vs. 73.2%), Algebra I (80.8% vs. 61.6%), and English II (76.3% vs. 62.7%). By contrast, Northeastern Middle/High School sits lower overall at the 44th percentile and 2 stars, despite the district's highest graduation rate (99.0%), smallest classes (14.1 students per teacher), and the largest per-student spending figure ($10,369 in 2018–19). At the elementary level, both schools hold 3 stars: Northeastern Elementary School leads the district in third-grade ELA at 83.0% but saw sharp math declines year over year, while Kenton Ridge Elementary has the lowest absenteeism (16.0%) but the largest classes (20.9).
Two patterns stand out across the district. Biology is a shared strength, with both 6–12 schools scoring 90.9% against a state average of 67.0%, while Geometry is a shared weakness — 31.0% at Kenton Ridge and 27.1% at Northeastern, both far below the state's 43.3%. Chronic absenteeism also splits sharply by level: both elementary schools are below the district's 23.8%, but both secondary schools sit at 30.9%.
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