Lawrence County
Chesapeake · OH · Lawrence County · Public · K-12 combined
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Chesapeake High School → Fairland High School → South Point High School → Ironton High School → Rock Hill Sr High School → Dawson-Bryant High School → Gallia Academy High School → Buckeye Hills Career Center →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 33% of US high schools
- 📝 SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 1% by test-taker volume
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Lawrence County compares for families
What families should know about Lawrence County.
- ▸ LocallyOH students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Chesapeake High School, Fairland High School, South Point High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 1% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
Ohio State University-Main Campus
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $17,339/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +0.5%/year, projecting from 2024's 569 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesapeake High School Chesapeake |
Public | 4.8 | 380 | +15.2% |
| Fairland High School Proctorville |
Public | 7.0 | 359 | -12.2% |
| South Point High School South Point |
Public | 6.7 | 317 | -7.8% |
| Ironton High School Ironton |
Public | 10.8 | 377 | -11.5% |
| Rock Hill Sr High School Ironton |
Public | 13.1 | 325 | -0.9% |
| Dawson-Bryant High School Coal Grove |
Public | 9.3 | 272 | -16.8% |
| Gallia Academy High School Gallipolis |
Public | 24.4 | 489 | -4.5% |
| Buckeye Hills Career Center Rio Grande |
Public | 28.0 | 564 | +32.1% |