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)
390486503325	741	Beallsville High School	Public	7-12	43822 State Route 556	Beallsville	43716	Monroe County	Switzerland of Ohio Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 926-1302	97	12	8.1	49.5%	95 (97.9%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$26,557							9.5	39.8	562	179
390437504284	742	Withrow University High School	Public	7-12	2488 Madison Rd	Cincinnati	45208	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-9200	1,344	85	15.8		29 (2.2%)	1,046 (77.8%)	210 (15.6%)	7 (0.5%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (3.3%)	$12,570							9.3	5.7	794	52
390470106118	743	Hilliard Online Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	5323 Cemetery Rd	Hilliard	43026	Franklin County	Hilliard City	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(614) 921-7000	133	15	9.1		90 (67.7%)	14 (10.5%)	11 (8.3%)	6 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (9.0%)	$6,089							9.2	42	539	204
390482210850	744	Springfield Digital Academy (SDA)	Public, Virtual, Alternative	1-12	6924 Spring Valley Dr	Holland	43528	Lucas County	Springfield Local	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(419) 867-5600	99	6	16.5		53 (53.5%)	19 (19.2%)	15 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (11.1%)	$3,752							9.2	6.8	776	32
390438004524	745	Columbus Africentric Early College High School	Public	9-12	3223 Allegheny Ave	Columbus	43209	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-8675	367	19	19.3		3 (0.8%)	336 (91.6%)	16 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	$16,228							9	11.8	729	16
390486803345	746	Jefferson Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	2701 S Union Rd	Dayton	45417	Montgomery County	Jefferson Township Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 835-5691	122	8	15.2		18 (14.8%)	91 (74.6%)	8 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.1%)	$20,485							9	9.6	745	1
390437100253	747	McKinley High School	Public	9-12	2323 17th St NW	Canton	44708	Stark County	Canton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 438-2712	2,154	144	14.9		724 (33.6%)	856 (39.7%)	271 (12.6%)	5 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	296 (13.7%)	$15,102							9	8.9	751	4
390438400813	748	Meadowdale High School	Public	9-12	3873 Whitestone Ct	Dayton	45416	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-7030	572	38	15		55 (9.6%)	481 (84.1%)	14 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.5%)	$13,603							9	4.9	810	62
390438000677	749	Marion-Franklin High School	Public	9-12	1265 Koebel Rd	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5432	473	32	14.7		140 (29.6%)	239 (50.5%)	47 (9.9%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.5%)	$15,942							9	5.9	786	37
390438000714	750	South High School	Public	7-12	1160 Ann St	Columbus	43206	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5541	903	54	16.7		141 (15.6%)	606 (67.1%)	80 (8.9%)	10 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (7.0%)	$14,464							8.9	9.9	740	10

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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.