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Kings Local School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns
Serves Deerfield, South Lebanon and Union, and parts of Mason, Hamilton and Lebanon.
Students
5,073
Schools
7
Spent per student
$13,934
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
23:1
Free or reduced lunch
23%
Debt
$28.5M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Kings Local School District
- School Grade A: better than 88% of Ohio districts
- Math proficiency 26 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 21 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 8 pts above the state
- Spends 16% less per student than the OH average
- 23 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 5.5% since 2020
- Debt of $28.5M, about $5,616 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Tate.
PK–2Bick Primary Elementary SchoolBethel-Tate Local School District
3–5Hill Intermediate Elementary SchoolBethel-Tate Local School District
6–8Bethel-Tate Middle SchoolBethel-Tate Local School District
9–12Bethel Tate High SchoolBethel-Tate Local School District
Test scores vs. OH
2020–21Math proficiency76%
State average 49.7%
Reading / language arts78%
State average 57.2%
Graduation rate (4-year)93%
State average 85.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$13,934 per student · 16% below OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 37%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 72%State 23%Federal 5%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
4,807’20
4,867’21
4,967’22
4,984’23
5,073’24
Up 5.5% since 2020.
Students
White 71%Asian 14%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 5%Black 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
7 public schools.
J F Burns Elementary School
A807 students20:1
Kings Mills Elementary School
A567 students23:1
South Lebanon Elementary School
A523 students20:1
Columbia Intermediate School
A809 students23:1
Kings Junior High School
A730 students20:1
Kings High School
A−1,457 students27:1
Kings Mills Educational Center
180 students33:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.