Best High Schools in Ohio

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							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)
390448100117	721	Springfield School Of Innovation	Public	9-12	601 Selma Rd	Springfield	45505	Clark County	Springfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 505-4120	161	18	8.9		93 (57.8%)	31 (19.3%)	15 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (13.7%)	$13,400							11.1	8.1	759	38
390437500382	722	Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School	Public	7-12	420 Ezzard Charles Dr	Cincinnati	45214	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-8200	715	45	16		24 (3.4%)	633 (88.5%)	20 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.9%)	$13,950							10.9	8.1	760	38
390437500357	723	Oyler School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2121 Hatmaker St	Cincinnati	45204	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-4100	503	37	13.7		143 (28.4%)	260 (51.7%)	38 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (11.9%)	$17,834							10.9	16.4	688	35
390020304727	724	Alternative Education Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4 Summit Park Dr Ste 350	Independence	44131	Cuyahoga County	Alternative Education Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(866) 509-3099	6,486	201	32.2		3,836 (59.1%)	1,640 (25.3%)	601 (9.3%)	33 (0.5%)	46 (0.7%)	14 (0.2%)	316 (4.9%)	$5,931							10.6	13.9	708	16
390434800051	725	Buchtel Community Learning Center	Public	6-12	1040 Copley Rd	Akron	44320	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 873-3300	903	78	11.5		31 (3.4%)	771 (85.4%)	39 (4.3%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (6.1%)	$15,774							10.6	4.7	814	89
390438005592	726	Columbus International High School	Public	9-12	4077 Karl Rd	Columbus	43224	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-4054	460	28	16.4		13 (2.8%)	171 (37.2%)	252 (54.8%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	$18,429							10.6	12.8	717	9
390444101346	727	Mt Healthy High School	Public	9-12	8101 Hamilton Ave	Cincinnati	45231	Hamilton County	Mt Healthy City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 729-0130	842	52	16.1		81 (9.6%)	599 (71.1%)	72 (8.6%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	73 (8.7%)	$14,195							10.5	8.9	750	23
390434800046	728	North High School	Public	9-12	985 Gorge Blvd	Akron	44310	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-2665	920	68	13.5		93 (10.1%)	303 (32.9%)	152 (16.5%)	318 (34.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (5.8%)	$15,072							10.4	10.6	737	9
390438000595	729	Briggs High School	Public	9-12	2555 Briggs Rd	Columbus	43223	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5915	976	50	19.5		318 (32.6%)	294 (30.1%)	255 (26.1%)	38 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (7.3%)	$13,948							10.3	10.2	739	10
390455006095	730	Milford Academy	Public	11-12	1039 Business 28	Milford	45150	Clermont County	Milford Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 831-1314	52	5	10.4		42 (80.8%)	1 (1.9%)	3 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	5 (9.6%)	$14,094							10.3	14.7	698	32

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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.