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)
390493203562	351	Continental Local High School	Public	7-12	5211 State Route 634	Continental	45831	Putnam County	Continental Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 596-3871	190	14	13.5	45.8%	180 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$14,654							58.8	69.2	203	148
391003202033	352	Wooster High School	Public	8-12	515 Oldman Rd	Wooster	44691	Wayne County	Wooster City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 345-4000	1,165	61	19.2	49.2%	972 (83.4%)	34 (2.9%)	57 (4.9%)	16 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (7.3%)	$14,182							58.8	57.1	375	23
390492103532	353	Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School	Public	9-12	4140 State Route 44	Rootstown	44272	Portage County	Rootstown Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 325-7911	290	21	13.8	34.1%	270 (93.1%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	$12,159							58.8	67.1	240	113
390130205399	354	Dayton Early College Academy Inc	Public, Charter	9-12	1529 Brown St	Dayton	45409	Montgomery County	Dayton Early College Academy Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 229-5780	343	24	14.3	55.1%	13 (3.8%)	312 (91.0%)	12 (3.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$9,524							58.7	55.6	393	39
390502003875	355	Lordstown High School	Public	7-12	1824 Salt Springs Rd	Warren	44481	Trumbull County	Lordstown Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 824-2581	178	18	10.1	62.4%	160 (89.9%)	4 (2.2%)	10 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	$20,080							58.6	59.6	348	7
390022304747	356	Arts & College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	4401 Hilton Corporate Dr	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Arts & College Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 986-9974	461	28	16.4	51.6%	217 (47.1%)	141 (30.6%)	59 (12.8%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.0%)	$11,406							58.6	61.7	314	42
390477302956	357	South Central High School	Public	9-12	3305 Greenwich Angling Rd	Greenwich	44837	Huron County	South Central Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 752-3354	197	15	12.7	41.6%	179 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	$14,853							58.5	56	385	28
391000000944	358	Findlay High School	Public	9-12	1200 Broad Ave	Findlay	45840	Hancock County	Findlay City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 425-8302	2,050	90	22.6	32.4%	1,602 (78.1%)	63 (3.1%)	229 (11.2%)	44 (2.1%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	109 (5.3%)	$11,737							58.5	68.1	224	134
390468802687	359	Liberty Union High School	Public	9-12	500 W Washington St	Baltimore	43105	Fairfield County	Liberty Union-Thurston Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 862-4107	367	24	15.2	27.8%	345 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	$14,427							58.3	58.1	363	4
390446001475	360	Clay High School	Public	9-12	5665 Seaman St	Oregon	43616	Lucas County	Oregon City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 693-0665	1,108	71	15.6	44.0%	858 (77.4%)	31 (2.8%)	186 (16.8%)	11 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (1.8%)	$13,556							58.2	50.9	455	95

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.