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)
390458802374	531	Pymatuning Valley High School	Public	9-12	5571 Rt 6 W	Andover	44003	Ashtabula County	Pymatuning Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 293-6263	308	25	12.3	65.9%	284 (92.2%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	$16,230							42.1	38.9	572	41
390486503340	532	Monroe Central High School	Public	9-12	469 Lewisville Rd	Woodsfield	43793	Monroe County	Switzerland of Ohio Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 472-0414	241	22	11	53.1%	232 (96.3%)	3 (1.2%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$20,886							42	41.8	541	9
390480203087	533	Utica High School	Public	9-12	260 N Jefferson St	Utica	43080	Licking County	North Fork Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 892-2855	430	30	14.4		417 (97.0%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$12,191							41.8	38.2	580	47
390696804139	534	Buckeye Trail High School	Public	9-12	65555 Wintergreen Rd	Lore City	43755	Guernsey County	East Guernsey Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 489-5005	286	21	13.8	50.7%	279 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$17,960							41.8	47.4	495	39
391002501091	535	Kenton High School	Public	9-12	200 Harding Ave	Kenton	43326	Hardin County	Kenton City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 673-1286	547	36	15.1	58.7%	496 (90.7%)	4 (0.7%)	30 (5.5%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	$10,942							41.7	53.5	427	108
390491303503	536	Piketon Junior/Senior High School	Public	5-12	1414 Piketon Rd	Piketon	45661	Pike County	Scioto Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 289-2254	656	33	19.8		618 (94.2%)	9 (1.4%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.7%)	$11,182							41.6	42	538	2
390501203840	537	Brookfield High School	Public	9-12	614 Bedford Rd SE	Brookfield	44403	Trumbull County	Brookfield Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 448-3001	276	20	14.1	39.1%	243 (88.0%)	7 (2.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.7%)	$12,474							41.6	48	489	48
391000301640	538	Sidney High School	Public	9-12	1215 Campbell Rd	Sidney	45365	Shelby County	Sidney City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 497-2238	810	46	17.6	68.9%	618 (76.3%)	48 (5.9%)	34 (4.2%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	99 (12.2%)	$12,482							41.6	49.7	472	66
390440601005	539	Girard Senior High School	Public	9-12	1244 Shannon Rd	Girard	44420	Trumbull County	Girard City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 545-5431	440	39	11.3	99.3%	347 (78.9%)	24 (5.5%)	29 (6.6%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.7%)	$13,870							41.4	52.6	434	105
390455702284	540	Paulding High School	Public	9-12	405 N Water St	Paulding	45879	Paulding County	Paulding Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 399-4656	343	19	17.7	93.0%	288 (84.0%)	4 (1.2%)	42 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$12,124							41.2	40.1	556	16

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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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Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.