Summary:
Ayersville Local is a small Ohio district with two schools, Ayersville Elementary School serving grades K–6 and Ayersville High School serving grades 7–12, with 648 students total. The district is rated 5 stars and ranks 76th of 773 Ohio districts, in the 90th percentile. Ayersville has no separate middle or alternative schools, so 7th and 8th grade Ohio State Tests appear under the high school.
Ayersville Elementary School is the district’s standout. In 2025–26, it ranked 38th of 1,560 elementary schools, in the 98th percentile, with 5 stars. Its 2025–26 test results were exceptional: 5th grade mathematics was 100% proficient versus the state’s 59.1%, 5th grade science and ELA were 97.8% each, 4th grade ELA was 94.0%, 4th grade mathematics was 92.0%, and 3rd grade mathematics and ELA were 90.3% each. Even its lowest results, 6th grade mathematics and ELA, were 80.7% each, far above state averages. Its simple average proficiency was about 91.5% versus a state simple average of about 62.1%. Chronic absenteeism was 6.5%, below the district’s 8.2%.
Ayersville High School is also strong, ranking 146th of 795 high schools, in the 82nd percentile, with 4 stars in 2025–26. Its graduation rate is 98.1%, essentially level with the district’s 98.2%. Many test scores are well above state averages: Biology was 97.7%, American History 93.2%, 7th grade ELA 85.7%, English II 84.0%, Government 83.6%, and Algebra I 81.0%. The main academic exception is Geometry, which was 35.7% in 2025–26, below the state’s 43.3% and down from 60.3% in 2024–25. 8th grade mathematics swung from 32.0% in 2024–25 to 66.7% in 2025–26. Chronic absenteeism was 10.0%, above the district’s 8.2%. Free/reduced lunch was 54.29% for the high school only; the elementary value is not reported. Per-student spending is from 2018–19: $13,268 for the high school and $11,868 for the elementary.
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