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)
390450701983	611	Whitehall Yearling High School	Public	9-12	675 S Yearling Rd	Whitehall	43213	Franklin County	Whitehall City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 417-5100	810	67	12		160 (19.8%)	367 (45.3%)	205 (25.3%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (8.8%)	$9,883							31.6	26.2	643	32
390437006008	612	Northeast Ohio Impact Academy	Public	7-12	436 Struthers Coitsville Rd	Lowellville	44436	Mahoning County	Campbell City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 799-8239	126	9	14		56 (44.4%)	26 (20.6%)	40 (31.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	$5,580							31.3			(n/a)
390475202913	613	Upper Scioto Valley High School	Public	9-12	510 S Courtright St	Mc Guffey	45859	Hardin County	Upper Scioto Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 757-3231	137	13	10.5	97.8%	125 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.4%)	$17,158							31.3	49.3	477	136
390448001660	614	Franklin Heights High School	Public	9-12	1001 Demorest Rd	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-3200	1,338	68	19.5	64.6%	559 (41.8%)	354 (26.5%)	317 (23.7%)	27 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	78 (5.8%)	$10,597							30.7	25.6	646	32
390448001679	615	Westland High School	Public	9-12	146 Galloway Rd	Galloway	43119	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 851-7000	1,832	88	20.8	58.6%	609 (33.2%)	391 (21.3%)	669 (36.5%)	67 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (5.2%)	$9,980							30.3	32	613	2
390437805831	616	Cleveland High School for the Digital Arts	Public	9-12	1440 Lakeside Ave E	Cleveland	44114	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-0000	334				28 (8.4%)	258 (77.2%)	35 (10.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	$13,987							30.1	22.6	657	41
390459102383	617	Federal Hocking High School	Public	9-12	8461 State Route 144	Stewart	45778	Athens County	Federal Hocking Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 662-6691	227	15	15.1		214 (94.3%)	7 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$15,570							30.1	37.2	586	31
391002701544	618	Portsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High School	Public	7-12	1225 Gallia St	Portsmouth	45662	Scioto County	Portsmouth City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 353-2398	672	43	15.6		465 (69.2%)	51 (7.6%)	55 (8.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (14.6%)	$12,184							29.8	27.6	634	16
390477804400	619	Buckeye Local High School	Public	9-12	10692 State Route 150	Rayland	43943	Jefferson County	Buckeye Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 859-2196	388	27	14.3	53.6%	375 (96.6%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$13,491							29.5	39.5	564	55
390479203040	620	Dawson-Bryant High School	Public	9-12	1 Hornet Ln	Coal Grove	45638	Lawrence County	Dawson-Bryant Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 532-6345	311	18	17.2		301 (96.8%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$10,594							29.4	28.1	633	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.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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