Best Public Schools in Chillicothe, OH

Summary:

The city of Chillicothe, Ohio is home to 17 schools serving students from elementary through high school, with 6 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, and 6 high schools. The schools in this area display a wide range of academic performance, with some standout institutions like Southeastern Elementary School and Southeastern Middle School ranking among the top in the state, while others like Chillicothe Intermediate School and Chillicothe Middle School struggle with low test scores and high chronic absenteeism.

The data reveals stark contrasts in academic performance between the higher-performing and lower-performing schools, with Unioto Elementary, Unioto Middle, and Unioto High School consistently ranking in the top quarter of Ohio schools, while schools in the Chillicothe City district struggle. Socioeconomic factors, such as high free/reduced lunch rates, appear to play a significant role in student outcomes, with schools like Zane Trace Elementary and Zane Trace High School having over 99% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

The data also highlights the importance of district-level support and resources, as schools within the same district can have vastly different performance levels. For example, Southeastern Local district schools outperform their peers in the Chillicothe City district, suggesting that district-level leadership and investment play a crucial role in driving student success across the Chillicothe area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Ohio State Tests Science (2024)		Ohio State Tests American Government (2024)	Ohio State Tests American History (2024)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2024)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2024)						Ohio State Tests Biology (2024)	Ohio State Tests English II (2024)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2024)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Chillicothe High School	Public	9-12	421 Yoctangee Pkwy	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Chillicothe City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 702-2287	885	35	25.2		675 (76.3%)	52 (5.9%)	32 (3.6%)	16 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	108 (12.2%)	34.2	596^th of 864 public high schools	31.0%		39	570^th of 867 public high schools	34.3%	26			65.2	62.4													53.8	51.7	19.9	35.8	$9,115
Chillicothe Primary School	Public	K-2	235 Cherry St	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Chillicothe City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 773-2638	570	27	21.1		406 (71.2%)	46 (8.1%)	28 (4.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (15.3%)								(n/a)																					$11,782
Chillicothe Middle School	Public	7-8	381 Yoctangee Pkwy	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Chillicothe City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 773-2241	395	29	13.8		283 (71.6%)	28 (7.1%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (18.2%)	41	652^nd of 1046 public middle schools	37.7%		43.8	636^th of 1048 public middle schools	39.3%	16		58.1							36.0	18.0					54.7	47.2				89.7	$11,449
Chillicothe Intermediate School	Public	3-6	345 Arch St	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Chillicothe City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 774-2123	768	44	17.4		560 (72.9%)	65 (8.5%)	30 (3.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	110 (14.3%)	35.4	1081^st of 1577 public elementary schools	31.5%		40.2	1050^th of 1596 public elementary schools	34.2%	31	56.7				54.3	40.9	50.0	38.7			47.9	44.8	56.7	44.6							$10,412
Unioto Middle School	Public	6-8	160 Moundsville Rd	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Union-Scioto Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 773-5211	494	21	23.5		437 (88.5%)	15 (3.0%)	10 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.3%)	76.2	235^th of 1046 public middle schools	77.5%		71.2	306^th of 1048 public middle schools	70.8%	71		73.5						64.1	65.0	66.9				66.2	71.7	59.9				100.0	$9,678
Unioto High School	Public	9-12	14193 Pleasant Valley Rd	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Union-Scioto Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 773-4105	628	26	24.1	65.4%	556 (88.5%)	10 (1.6%)	23 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.4%)	52	442^nd of 864 public high schools	48.8%		61.1	322^nd of 867 public high schools	62.9%	120			73.3	77.9													64.9	64.7	38.0	41.3	$12,551
Unioto Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	138 Sandusky Blvd	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Union-Scioto Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 773-4103	1,020	55	18.5	45.2%	886 (86.9%)	16 (1.6%)	10 (1.0%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (9.7%)	62.7	700^th of 1577 public elementary schools	55.6%		68	610^th of 1596 public elementary schools	61.8%	90	71.8				57.6	75.4	69.1				59.5	71.7	74.5								$10,818
Zane Trace Elementary School	Public	K-4	946 State Route 180	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Zane Trace Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 775-1304	469	28	16.7		437 (93.2%)	3 (0.6%)	11 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	63.4	686^th of 1577 public elementary schools	56.5%		67.5	615^th of 1596 public elementary schools	61.5%	71					71.7	65.1					79.3	60.9									$9,969
Zane Trace High School	Public	9-12	946 State Route 180	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Zane Trace Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 775-1809	411	16	25.6	99.3%	390 (94.9%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	35.9	582^nd of 864 public high schools	32.6%		40.7	552^nd of 867 public high schools	36.3%	30			72.4	55.2													44.1	51.9	37.5	38.6	$10,682
Zane Trace Middle School	Public	5-8	946 State Route 180	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Zane Trace Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 773-5842	402	22	18.2		375 (93.3%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	74.2	268^th of 1046 public middle schools	74.4%		63.8	422^nd of 1048 public middle schools	59.7%	154	59.2	75.0					61.8	54.5	58.1	59.2			72.4	68.7	77.9	61.8					$10,932
Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center	Public	7-12	895 Crouse Chapel Rd	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Pickaway-Ross County JVSD	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 642-1200	687	0		41.2%	649 (94.5%)	6 (0.9%)	13 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.5%)								(n/a)
Huntington Middle School	Public	5-8	188 Huntsman Rd	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Huntington Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 663-6079	359	21	17.0		341 (95.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	37.1	676^th of 1046 public middle schools	35.4%		38.1	676^th of 1048 public middle schools	35.5%		45.6	60.5					42.6	39.2	32.5	17.3			61.8	40.2	42.3	47.4				86.4	$11,590
Huntington Elementary School	Public	K-4	188 Huntsman Rd	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Huntington Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 663-2191	407	28	14.5		384 (94.3%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	60.6	748^th of 1577 public elementary schools	52.6%		51.5	908^th of 1596 public elementary schools	43.1%	160					77.0	75.7					56.6	64.3									$13,144
Huntington High School	Public	9-12	188 Huntsman Rd	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Huntington Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 663-2230	267	22	12.1		258 (96.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	33.6	600^th of 864 public high schools	30.6%		38.2	582^nd of 867 public high schools	32.9%	18			72.5	63.9													43.4	49.4	18.8	36.3	$14,913
Southeastern Middle School	Public	5-8	2003 Lancaster Rd	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Southeastern Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 774-2003	297	11	27.0	99.0%	284 (95.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	72.4	285^th of 1046 public middle schools	72.8%		78.6	213^th of 1048 public middle schools	79.7%	72	80.5	55.1					63.6	77.0	75.4	63.8			77.9	66.2	73.8	47.1					$11,487
Southeastern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2003 Lancaster Rd	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Southeastern Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 774-2003	363	28	12.9		342 (94.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	66.2	623^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	60.5%		68.3	600^th of 1596 public elementary schools	62.4%	23					60.8	76.7					70.3	76.7									$12,997
Southeastern High School	Public	9-12	2003 Lancaster Rd	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Southeastern Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 774-2003	263	23	11.4		255 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	68.7	215^th of 864 public high schools	75.1%		61.4	316^th of 867 public high schools	63.6%	101			82.7	83.5													76.3	83.5	37.5	71.1	$13,801
Southern Ohio Career Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	30 E Main St	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Southern Ohio Career Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(330) 620-5861	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																		9.1

Cities Near Chillicothe

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Frankfort	12.78 mi	3	550^th
Waverly	13.54 mi	4	568^th
Bainbridge	13.78 mi	4	519^th
Circleville	16.48 mi	6	432^nd
South Salem	17.53 mi	1	378^th

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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.

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