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)
390158705880	761	Dayton Athletic Vocational Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1675 Woodman Dr	Dayton	45432	Greene County	Dayton Athletic Vocational Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 281-2316	84	3	28		12 (14.3%)	66 (78.6%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	3 (3.6%)	$11,242							8.1			(n/a)
390437500377	762	Shroder High School	Public	6-12	5030 Duck Creek Rd	Cincinnati	45227	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-6900	735	44	16.6		30 (4.1%)	664 (90.3%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.2%)	$14,024							8	8.6	753	9
390015504767	763	Fairborn Digital Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	57 E Dayton Yellow Springs Rd	Fairborn	45324	Greene County	Fairborn Digital Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(937) 879-0511	194	0			139 (71.6%)	19 (9.8%)	13 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (11.9%)	$7,267							7.6	17.2	684	79
390437805476	764	MC^2 STEM High School	Public	9-12	601 Erieside Ave	Cleveland	44114	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-8500	245	18	13.6		26 (10.6%)	192 (78.4%)	17 (6.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	$19,722							7.6	11.3	734	30
390449001773	765	Bowsher High School	Public	9-12	2200 Arlington Avenue	Toledo	43614	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-2000	1,240	77	16.1	49.4%	408 (32.9%)	480 (38.7%)	189 (15.2%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	159 (12.8%)	$15,385							7.3	23.8	653	112
390049505205	766	Summit Academy Secondary - Canton	Public, Charter	9-12	2400 Cleveland Ave NW	Canton	44709	Stark County	Summit Academy Secondary - Canton	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 453-8547	67	5	14.8		45 (67.2%)	10 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (17.9%)	$9,505							7.3	4.3	821	55
390449001835	767	Start High School	Public	9-12	2010 Tremainsville Rd	Toledo	43613	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-3000	1,242	88	14.1	50.2%	378 (30.4%)	645 (51.9%)	98 (7.9%)	8 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (9.0%)	$15,658							7.3	13.2	713	54
390480410823	768	SWL Digital Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	10653 Hazelton Etna Rd NW	Pataskala	43062	Licking County	Southwest Licking Local	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(740) 964-3459	77	0			63 (81.8%)	3 (3.9%)	4 (5.2%)	4 (5.2%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	$2,296							7.1	29.1	626	142
390033704874	769	Summit Academy Transition High School-Cincinnati	Public, Charter	9-12	5800 Salvia Ave	Cincinnati	45224	Hamilton County	Summit Academy Transition High School-Cincinnati	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 541-4000	55	7	8.4		20 (36.4%)	29 (52.7%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (9.1%)	$8,726							7.1	3.9	832	63
390017704701	770	Focus Learning Academy of Southwestern Columbus	Public, Charter	9-12	190 Southwood Ave	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	Focus Learning Academy of Southwestern Columbus	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 545-2000	274	7	38.7		148 (54.0%)	88 (32.1%)	19 (6.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.2%)	$8,404							7	8.4	757	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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.