Best High Schools in Ohio

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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)
390438000738	541	Whetstone High School	Public	9-12	4405 Scenic Dr	Columbus	43214	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6060	976	55	17.7		408 (41.8%)	269 (27.6%)	192 (19.7%)	23 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (8.5%)	$14,113							41.1	37.2	585	44
390453802196	542	Gibsonburg High School	Public	9-12	740 S Main St	Gibsonburg	43431	Sandusky County	Gibsonburg Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 637-2873	246	18	13.6	62.2%	204 (82.9%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	$14,202							41	50	469	73
390004202978	543	Horizon Science Academy Columbus	Public, Charter	9-12	1070 Morse Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Horizon Science Academy Columbus	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 846-7616	502	38	13.2	87.3%	18 (3.6%)	429 (85.5%)	25 (5.0%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	$12,683							40.8	43	531	12
390451102022	544	Wilmington High School	Public	8-12	300 Richardson Pl	Wilmington	45177	Clinton County	Wilmington City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 382-7716	663	36	18.2	46.0%	533 (80.4%)	24 (3.6%)	48 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.3%)	$11,534							40.5	40.1	559	15
390475102909	545	Riverdale High School	Public	9-12	20613 State Route 37	Mt Blanchard	45867	Hancock County	Riverdale Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 694-2211	344	18	19.1	99.1%	331 (96.2%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	$11,183							40.5	39.9	561	16
390477604623	546	Oak Hill Middle/High School	Public	6-12	5063 State Route 93	Oak Hill	45656	Jackson County	Oak Hill Union Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 682-7055	537				529 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$10,750							40.2	51.5	451	95
390444901412	547	McKinley High School	Public	9-12	616 Dragon Dr	Niles	44446	Trumbull County	Niles City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 652-9968	580	39	14.9	56.4%	463 (79.8%)	33 (5.7%)	26 (4.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.3%)	$11,749							40	39.3	567	20
390053005240	548	Buckeye On-Line School for Success	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	119 E Fifth St	East Liverpool	43920	Columbiana County	Buckeye On-Line School for Success	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(330) 385-1987	584	41	14.2		440 (75.3%)	53 (9.1%)	39 (6.7%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.0%)	$6,923							39.9	32.5	607	59
390051005220	549	Horizon Science Academy Toledo	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2600 W Sylvania Ave	Toledo	43613	Lucas County	Horizon Science Academy Toledo	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 474-3350	515	43	11.9		89 (17.3%)	296 (57.5%)	52 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	77 (15.0%)	$11,523							39.9	33.1	605	56
390451502059	550	Xenia High School	Public	9-12	303 Kinsey Rd	Xenia	45385	Greene County	Xenia Community City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 372-6983	985	52	18.9	48.2%	703 (71.4%)	101 (10.3%)	28 (2.8%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	146 (14.8%)	$12,033							39.8	39.5	563	13

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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.