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)
390010003820	821	Cliff Park High School	Public, Charter	9-12	821 N Limestone St	Springfield	45503	Clark County	Cliff Park High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 342-3006	314	7	44.8		173 (55.1%)	82 (26.1%)	14 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (13.7%)	$8,429							4	5.3	801	20
390064205309	822	Dayton Business Technology High School	Public, Charter	9-12	348 W 1st St	Dayton	45402	Montgomery County	Dayton Business Technology High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 225-3989	69	7	9.8		5 (7.2%)	56 (81.2%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.7%)	$19,313							4	3.8	835	13
390141305569	823	Central High School	Public, Charter	9-12	840 W State St	Columbus	43222	Franklin County	Central High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 362-7530	118	3	39.3		35 (29.7%)	69 (58.5%)	8 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.1%)	$11,522							4	3.5	839	16
390437805624	824	Natividad Pagan International Newcomers Academy	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3145 W 46th St	Cleveland	44102	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-7150	584	33	17.6		190 (32.5%)	98 (16.8%)	216 (37.0%)	76 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	$13,844							4	1.8	863	39
390140905571	825	Regent High School	Public, Charter	9-12	5806 Broadway Ave	Cleveland	44127	Cuyahoga County	Regent High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 512-0076	239	7	34.1		26 (10.9%)	201 (84.1%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	$9,522							4	2.9	847	22
390449001844	826	Woodward High School	Public	8-12	701 E Central Ave	Toledo	43608	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-6000	672	49	13.7		115 (17.1%)	422 (62.8%)	79 (11.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.9%)	$16,477							4	4.8	811	15
390163106180	827	Akron Career Technical High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1115 S Main St	Akron	44301	Summit County	Akron Career Technical High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(234) 888-6050	64	8	8		11 (17.2%)	37 (57.8%)	3 (4.7%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (18.8%)	$9,472							3.9	6.5	779	48
390437800456	828	East Technical High School	Public	9-12	2439 E 55th St	Cleveland	44104	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-1000	401	51	7.8		22 (5.5%)	360 (89.8%)	10 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$23,879							3.9	4	826	2
390437805920	829	John Adams College & Career Academy	Public	9-12	3817 Martin Luther King Jr Dr	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-4050	494	30	16.4		12 (2.4%)	464 (93.9%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$15,090							3.8	5.2	802	27
390027904819	830	Randall Park High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4836 Northfield Rd	North Randall	44128	Cuyahoga County	Randall Park High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 243-5034	144	5	28.8		0 (0.0%)	144 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,341							3.8	2.8	849	19

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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.