Best High Schools in Ohio

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 864)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
390442301167	751	Lockland Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	249 W Forrer St	Lockland	45215	Hamilton County	Lockland Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 563-5000	246	11	22.3		53 (21.5%)	124 (50.4%)	43 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.6%)	$9,437							8.8	16.8	685	66
390438000624	752	East High School	Public	9-12	1500 E Broad St	Columbus	43205	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6096	437	27	16.1		26 (5.9%)	354 (81.0%)	34 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.8%)	$18,175							8.7	5.7	795	43
390438000728	753	Walnut Ridge High School	Public	9-12	4841 E Livingston Ave	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5400	727	44	16.5		39 (5.4%)	452 (62.2%)	178 (24.5%)	15 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.8%)	$14,882							8.7	13.1	714	39
390434806189	754	APS Online	Public, Virtual, Alternative	2-12	10 N Main St	Akron	44308	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(330) 761-2718	274	3	91.3		99 (36.1%)	119 (43.4%)	12 (4.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (15.0%)	$4,327							8.6	8	761	7
390042804987	755	Maritime Academy of Toledo The	Public, Charter	6-12	803 Water St	Toledo	43604	Lucas County	Maritime Academy of Toledo The	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 244-9999	232	22	10.5	90.5%	62 (26.7%)	101 (43.5%)	47 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.5%)	$11,896							8.5	13.3	712	43
390438000683	756	Mifflin High School	Public	9-12	3245 Oak Spring St	Columbus	43219	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5466	728	44	16.5		69 (9.5%)	425 (58.4%)	179 (24.6%)	24 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.1%)	$21,463							8.4	7.9	764	8
390015104763	757	GOAL Digital Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	890 W 4th St Ste 400	Mansfield	44906	Richland County	GOAL Digital Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(877) 659-1900	770	43	17.9		646 (83.9%)	46 (6.0%)	26 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.8%)	$7,973							8.4	14.2	704	53
390437504219	758	Western Hills University High School	Public	7-12	2144 Ferguson Rd	Cincinnati	45238	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-8900	1,352	67	20.1		117 (8.7%)	743 (55.0%)	412 (30.5%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	74 (5.5%)	$13,638							8.3	5.9	788	30
390009704036	759	Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners -Xenia	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1694 Pawnee Dr	Xenia	45385	Greene County	Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners -Xenia	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 372-5210	139	15	9.2		117 (84.2%)	6 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.4%)	$12,048							8.2	20.4	667	92
390145005693	760	Townsend Community School	Public, Charter	9-12	207 Lowell St	Castalia	44824	Erie County	Townsend Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 684-5402	499	14	34.8	42.5%	344 (68.9%)	15 (3.0%)	80 (16.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (11.6%)	$10,351							8.2	7.6	767	7

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Ohio State Tests American Government, Ohio State Tests American History, Ohio State Tests Biology, Ohio State Tests English II, Ohio State Tests Geometry, Ohio State Tests Integrated Math I, Ohio State Tests Integrated Math II, Ohio State Tests Algebra I test scores released by the Ohio Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 15, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Ohio Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Ohio Department of Education.
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.