Summary:
Kings Local is a six-school Ohio district serving about 4,893 students across three elementary schools (K–4), two middle schools (grades 5–6 and 7–8), and one high school (grades 9–12). The district profile is strong: ranked 116 of 773 districts — 85th percentile, 4 stars — and every reported 2025–26 and 2024–25 test in this data shows the school's proficiency rate above the state comparison.
Kings Mills Elementary School is the strongest elementary: 132 of 1,560, 92nd percentile, 5 stars, up sharply from 321st. It has the lowest chronic absenteeism (10.0%) and the lowest free/reduced lunch rate (16.93%) in the district, with 3rd grade math at 92.7% and 4th grade math at 84.0%. Kings Junior High School ranks 107 of 1,046, 90th percentile, 4 stars, with 100% proficiency in both Geometry and Algebra I End of Course, plus 7th grade math at 74.9%. Kings High School, the largest at 1,457 students, posts a 97.2% graduation rate and strong American Government (94%) and English II (82.2%) results, but also the district's highest chronic absenteeism (20.9%) and highest student-teacher ratio (27).
Elementary results vary by grade: 4th grade math is consistently strong across all three elementaries (84.0% to 88.4%), while 3rd grade math ranges much more widely (64.4% to 92.7%). South Lebanon Elementary School has strong 4th grade scores but the highest free/reduced lunch rate (34.99%), the highest elementary absenteeism (16.1%), and a rank decline to 449 of 1,560. J F Burns Elementary School is stable at 350 of 1,560 with 11.3% absenteeism, and Columbia Intermediate School reports solid 5th and 6th grade results, plus an unusual 7th grade math figure of 100%. Spending and staffing don't track simply with outcomes here: the high school has the lowest reported 2018–19 spending ($8,792) and the highest ratio, while the junior high has the highest spending ($10,019) and the lowest ratio.
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