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)
390480903109	451	Riverside High School	Public	7-12	2096 County Road 24 S	De Graff	43318	Logan County	Riverside Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 585-5981	281	19	14.7	98.9%	257 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.3%)	$16,773							50.7	52.1	441	10
390451002009	452	South High School	Public	9-12	4900 Shankland Rd	Willoughby	44094	Lake County	Willoughby-Eastlake City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 975-3647	1,038	60	17.3	38.8%	669 (64.5%)	248 (23.9%)	41 (3.9%)	24 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (5.4%)	$12,111							50.6	52.4	437	15
390445701461	453	Norwood High School	Public	9-12	2020 Sherman Ave	Norwood	45212	Hamilton County	Norwood City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 924-2800	448	32	13.8		267 (59.6%)	88 (19.6%)	63 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.5%)	$13,917							50.6	53.5	426	27
390141705597	454	Patriot Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4938 Beatrice Dr	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Patriot Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 864-5332	729	43	16.9	83.3%	32 (4.4%)	504 (69.1%)	129 (17.7%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.8%)	$8,286							50.6	55.4	394	60
390492604250	455	Tri-County North High School	Public	9-12	436 N Commerce St	Lewisburg	45338	Preble County	Tri-County North Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 962-2675	198	15	13.2		187 (94.4%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	$15,422							50.5	58.1	365	90
390454002203	456	McClain High School	Public	9-12	200 N 5th St	Greenfield	45123	Highland County	Greenfield Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 981-7731	543	31	17.5	59.5%	498 (91.7%)	6 (1.1%)	12 (2.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.2%)	$12,534							50.4	54.8	402	54
390498403709	457	Fairless High School	Public	9-12	800 7th St SE	Brewster	44613	Stark County	Fairless Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 767-3444	335	23	14.5	41.5%	313 (93.4%)	5 (1.5%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	$14,793							50.4	51.2	454	3
390484303250	458	Ridgedale Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	3165 Hillman Ford Rd	Morral	43337	Marion County	Ridgedale Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 382-6065	305	25	12.2	58.0%	281 (92.1%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.9%)	$13,867							50.3	52.4	436	22
390482203154	459	Springfield High School	Public	9-12	1470 S Mccord Rd	Holland	43528	Lucas County	Springfield Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 867-5633	890	58	15.3	46.9%	524 (58.9%)	174 (19.6%)	95 (10.7%)	14 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (9.1%)	$14,201							50.3	59.8	343	116
390488503429	460	Maysville High School	Public	9-12	3725 Panther Drive	Zanesville	43701	Muskingum County	Maysville Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 454-7999	466	25	19		424 (91.0%)	8 (1.7%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.4%)	$13,346							50.2	57.8	367	93

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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.