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)
390505804000	151	Waynedale High School	Public	9-12	9050 Dover Rd	Apple Creek	44606	Wayne County	Southeast Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 698-3071	330	23	14.2	29.4%	313 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$17,636							73.9	72.3	161	10
391000503697	152	Jackson Center High School	Public	7-12	204 S Linden St	Jackson Center	45334	Shelby County	Jackson Center Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 596-6149	226	5	45.2	83.6%	222 (98.2%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,929							73.8	77.9	101	51
390486703341	153	Brookville High School	Public	9-12	1 Blue Pride Drive	Brookville	45309	Montgomery County	Brookville Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 833-6761	418	22	18.6	54.8%	392 (93.8%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (1.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	$12,173							73.6	81.1	74	79
390505904003	154	Triway High School	Public	9-12	3205 Shreve Rd	Wooster	44691	Wayne County	Triway Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 264-8685	379	29	13.2	25.6%	358 (94.5%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$15,550							73.5	71.2	182	28
390481403123	155	Columbia High School	Public	9-12	14168 W River Rd	Columbia Station	44028	Lorain County	Columbia Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 236-5001	260	21	12.6	21.2%	242 (93.1%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.7%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$14,018							73.5	76.9	111	44
390456702330	156	Yellow Springs/McKinney High School	Public	7-12	420 E Enon Rd	Yellow Springs	45387	Greene County	Yellow Springs Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 767-7224	353	19	18.6	21.5%	229 (64.9%)	26 (7.4%)	40 (11.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (14.7%)	$13,100							73.4	68.9	207	51
390483003195	157	Boardman High School	Public	9-12	7777 Glenwood Ave	Youngstown	44512	Mahoning County	Boardman Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 758-7511	1,166	71	16.3	48.3%	853 (73.2%)	101 (8.7%)	104 (8.9%)	46 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (5.1%)	$11,082							73.3	63.6	290	133
390455002252	158	Milford Senior High School	Public	9-12	1 Eagles Way	Milford	45150	Clermont County	Milford Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 831-2990	1,850	100	18.4	15.3%	1,633 (88.3%)	45 (2.4%)	78 (4.2%)	41 (2.2%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	45 (2.4%)	$11,502							73.3	75.2	127	31
390494703608	159	Ontario High School	Public	9-12	467 Shelby Ontario Rd	Mansfield	44906	Richland County	Ontario Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 529-3969	527	30	17.7	24.3%	444 (84.3%)	23 (4.4%)	19 (3.6%)	12 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.1%)	$11,166							73.3	69.3	200	41
390437500316	160	School For Creative and Performing Arts	Public, Alternative	K-12	108 W Central Pkwy	Cincinnati	45202	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 363-8000	1,214	81	14.9	48.8%	326 (26.9%)	721 (59.4%)	47 (3.9%)	10 (0.8%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (8.8%)	$17,892							73.2	69.4	199	39

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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.