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)
390495603634	471	Lakota High School	Public	9-12	5200 County Road 13	Kansas	44841	Seneca County	Lakota Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 986-6620	292	17	17.1	36.3%	267 (91.4%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$14,535							48.9	58.8	353	118
390438600841	472	Defiance High School	Public	9-12	1755 Palmer Dr	Defiance	43512	Defiance County	Defiance City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 784-2777	709	44	15.9	45.4%	451 (63.6%)	45 (6.3%)	189 (26.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.1%)	$11,068							48.8	41	549	77
390506804027	473	Elmwood High School	Public	9-12	7650 Jerry City Rd	Bloomdale	44817	Wood County	Elmwood Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 655-2583	329	24	13.8	95.4%	293 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	$14,357							48.8	66.1	259	214
390456002299	474	Rossford High School	Public	9-12	701 Superior St	Rossford	43460	Wood County	Rossford Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 666-5262	437	0		72.8%	314 (71.9%)	21 (4.8%)	65 (14.9%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.9%)	$17,037							48.7	52	442	32
390447201585	475	St Marys Memorial High School	Public	9-12	2250 St Rt 66 N	Saint Marys	45885	Auglaize County	St Marys City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 394-4011	636	35	18.1		585 (92.0%)	5 (0.8%)	16 (2.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.6%)	$11,018							48.7	53.9	417	58
390450801986	476	Wickliffe Upper School	Public	7-12	2255 Rockefeller Rd	Wickliffe	44092	Lake County	Wickliffe City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 810-8001	432	27	16	30.6%	321 (74.3%)	55 (12.7%)	18 (4.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.3%)	$13,573							48.6	47.7	491	15
390452202126	477	Bradford High School	Public	6-12	750 Railroad Ave	Bradford	45308	Miami County	Bradford Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 448-2719	244	31	7.7	91.0%	240 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$13,344							48.4	52	444	33
390447101581	478	St Bernard-Elmwood Place Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	4615 Tower Ave	Saint Bernard	45217	Hamilton County	St Bernard-Elmwood Place City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 482-7100	351	26	13.5	74.4%	134 (38.2%)	138 (39.3%)	35 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	41 (11.7%)	$15,351							48.1	48.1	488	10
390446301519	479	Valley Forge High School	Public	9-12	9999 Independence Blvd	Parma Heights	44130	Cuyahoga County	Parma City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 885-2330	1,409	64	22	51.5%	990 (70.3%)	114 (8.1%)	179 (12.7%)	57 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (4.8%)	$11,976							48	55.6	391	88
391001303010	480	East Knox Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	23227 Coshocton Rd	Howard	43028	Knox County	East Knox Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 599-7000	415	24	17.4	44.1%	394 (94.9%)	7 (1.7%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$11,734							48	50.7	459	21

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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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Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.