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)
390471602780	411	Berkshire High School	Public	9-12	14155 Claridon Troy Rd # 14155	Burton	44021	Geauga County	Berkshire Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 834-4110	445	20	22.3	31.9%	418 (93.9%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$15,073							54.2	53.6	425	14
390448901762	412	Columbian High School	Public	8-12	300 S Monroe St	Tiffin	44883	Seneca County	Tiffin City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 447-6331	756	32	23.6	46.7%	661 (87.4%)	10 (1.3%)	43 (5.7%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	32 (4.2%)	$11,802							54.2	58.7	354	58
390479903070	413	Lakewood High School	Public	9-12	9331 Lancer Rd	Hebron	43025	Licking County	Lakewood Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 928-4526	483	34	14	45.1%	444 (91.9%)	3 (0.6%)	12 (2.5%)	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	$15,008							54.2	59.5	350	63
390485303295	414	Southern High School	Public	9-12	920 Elm St	Racine	45771	Meigs County	Southern Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 949-2611	208	16	13		200 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$11,535							54.1	50.1	468	54
390452002121	415	Barnesville High School	Public	9-12	910 Shamrock Dr	Barnesville	43713	Belmont County	Barnesville Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 425-3617	385	21	18.7	45.7%	373 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$14,342							53.9	42.4	536	121
390447501616	416	Shaker Hts High School	Public	9-12	15911 Aldersyde Dr	Shaker Heights	44120	Cuyahoga County	Shaker Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 295-4200	1,474	109	13.5	32.8%	539 (36.6%)	717 (48.6%)	66 (4.5%)	46 (3.1%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	103 (7.0%)	$22,019							53.9	54.7	403	13
390470902778	417	Swanton High School	Public, Alternative	2-12	601 N Main St	Swanton	43558	Fulton County	Swanton Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 826-3045	325	20	15.8	51.7%	271 (83.4%)	7 (2.2%)	24 (7.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.2%)	$15,338							53.8	53.9	418	1
390503303918	418	North Union High School	Public	9-12	401 N Franklin St	Richwood	43344	Union County	North Union Local School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 943-3012	384	23	16.6	37.2%	374 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	$15,229							53.4	56.2	384	34
390457802342	419	Perry High School	Public	7-12	2770 E Breese Rd	Lima	45806	Allen County	Perry Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 221-2774	323	18	17.9	66.6%	188 (58.2%)	75 (23.2%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (16.4%)	$13,191							53.4	55.2	398	21
390496203649	420	Minford High School	Public	9-12	491 Bond Rd	Minford	45653	Scioto County	Minford Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 820-3445	362	17	21.2	54.7%	358 (98.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$10,917							53.3	50.6	463	43

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.