Best High Schools in Ohio

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the Ohio State Tests test scores by the Ohio Department of Education. The most recent update was on Sunday, September 15, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							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)
390135005447	781	Ashland County Community Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	716 Union St	Ashland	44805	Ashland County	Ashland County Community Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 903-0295	65	10	6.5	64.6%	62 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	$11,148							6.5	3.9	829	48
390438000672	782	Linden-McKinley STEM Academy	Public	7-12	1320 Duxberry Ave	Columbus	43211	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5583	776	43	18		55 (7.1%)	571 (73.6%)	97 (12.5%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.1%)	$13,855							6.4	5.5	797	15
390438000654	783	Independence High School	Public	9-12	5175 Refugee Rd	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5372	664	42	15.8		29 (4.4%)	469 (70.6%)	136 (20.5%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.2%)	$15,445							6.3	7.9	765	18
390038104918	784	Capital City Career Prep High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2400 S Hamilton Rd	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Capital City Career Prep High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 863-9175	130	7	20		9 (6.9%)	102 (78.5%)	14 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	$11,261							6.2	4.4	820	36
390008403786	785	River Gate High School	Public, Charter	9-12	458 Franklin St SE	Warren	44483	Trumbull County	River Gate High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 647-6500	158	4	39.5		83 (52.5%)	42 (26.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (20.3%)	$8,239							6.1	8.5	754	31
390437805888	786	Lincoln West School of Science & Health	Public	9-12	3202 W 30th Street	Cleveland	44109	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-7100	255	21	12.1		28 (11.0%)	126 (49.4%)	91 (35.7%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$17,056							6	6.6	778	8
390438400778	787	Belmont High School	Public	7-12	2615 Wayne Ave	Dayton	45420	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-6460	1,100	60	18.3		404 (36.7%)	439 (39.9%)	171 (15.5%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	78 (7.1%)	$11,848							5.9	4.4	819	32
390010103860	788	Marshall High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4720 Roosevelt Blvd	Middletown	45044	Butler County	Marshall High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 318-7078	325	11	30.2		211 (64.9%)	52 (16.0%)	23 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (12.0%)	$8,942							5.9	4.2	822	34
390034404881	789	Summit Academy Alternative LearnersWarren Middle & Secondary	Public, Charter	8-12	1461 Moncrest Dr NW	Warren	44485	Trumbull County	Summit Academy Alternative LearnersWarren Middle & Secondary	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 399-1692	80	8	10		57 (71.3%)	7 (8.8%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (17.5%)	$8,811							5.7	14.6	700	89
390033104868	790	Coshocton Opportunity School	Public, Charter	9-12	1205 Cambridge Rd	Coshocton	43812	Coshocton County	Coshocton Opportunity School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 622-3600	40	6	7.2		36 (90.0%)	1 (2.5%)	2 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.5%)	$10,038							5.7	2.7	852	62

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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.