Kirkersville’s public schools beat 67% of Ohio districts
The public schools Kirkersville’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 67% of Ohio’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
Kirkersville’s schools, in brief
Strong statewide, typical for its income level
Statewide, Kirkersville’s schools beat 67% of districts. Compared with the 1,249 towns that have similar household incomes, that drops to 48%. Some of the strong showing reflects who lives here, so families moving from a similar town shouldn’t expect a big step up. How it compares ↓
Average results for less money
Kirkersville spends 30% less per student than the state average, yet lands near the middle on results. Test scores ↓
Which school depends on your street
With three elementary schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. After that, everyone goes to Watkins Middle School and Watkins Memorial High School. See the path ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Kirkersville compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Ohio’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Ohio only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Kirkersville.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Above the state in reading
Every school in Kirkersville
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Kirkersville families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Kirkersville
There’s no college in Kirkersville, but 24 are within 30 miles. The closest is Denison University in Granville, 9.7 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Kirkersville. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 14 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Ohio. Stars are from neighbors.