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)
390478703017	61	Kirtland High School	Public	9-12	9150 Chillicothe Rd	Kirtland	44094	Lake County	Kirtland Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 256-3366	369	19	19.1	6.0%	347 (94.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	$15,072							81.9	79.7	87	26
390493803576	62	Ottoville High School	Public	7-12	650 W Third St	Ottoville	45876	Putnam County	Ottoville Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 453-3358	212	16	12.9	28.8%	206 (97.2%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$12,417							81.9	85.9	31	31
390465602589	63	Independence High School	Public	9-12	6001 Archwood Rd	Independence	44131	Cuyahoga County	Independence Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 642-5860	334	24	14	6.9%	303 (90.7%)	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.8%)	8 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	$18,927							81.8	76.2	118	55
390469902734	64	New Albany High School	Public	9-12	7600 Fodor Rd	New Albany	43054	Franklin County	New Albany-Plain Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 413-8300	1,630	102	16	13.6%	1,044 (64.0%)	192 (11.8%)	86 (5.3%)	180 (11.0%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	124 (7.6%)	$12,314							81.7	81.3	71	7
390467605390	65	Orange High School	Public	9-12	2840 E Orange Rd	Lewis Center	43035	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 657-5100	1,977	89	22.1	12.0%	1,229 (62.2%)	209 (10.6%)	130 (6.6%)	304 (15.4%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (5.1%)	$3,336							81.7	77.8	103	38
390442701207	66	Loveland High School	Public	9-12	1 Tiger Trl	Loveland	45140	Clermont County	Loveland City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 683-1920	1,309	63	20.6	9.0%	1,167 (89.2%)	28 (2.1%)	54 (4.1%)	30 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (2.2%)	$11,361							81.3	77.1	109	43
390504603956	67	Waynesville High School	Public	9-12	735 Dayton Rd	Waynesville	45068	Warren County	Wayne Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 897-2776	465	22	21.6	16.6%	432 (92.9%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	$14,177							81.2	84.5	43	24
390481203113	68	Avon Lake High School	Public	9-12	175 Avon Belden Rd	Avon Lake	44012	Lorain County	Avon Lake City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 933-6290	1,152	64	17.9	10.9%	1,020 (88.5%)	22 (1.9%)	47 (4.1%)	17 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	44 (3.8%)	$12,948							81.1	83.9	45	23
390470402757	69	Archbold High School	Public	9-12	600 Lafayette St	Archbold	43502	Fulton County	Archbold-Area Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 445-5579	333	21	16	20.4%	261 (78.4%)	4 (1.2%)	60 (18.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$12,709							81.1	76.5	115	46
390454302213	70	Indian Hill High School	Public	9-12	6865 Drake Rd	Cincinnati	45243	Hamilton County	Indian Hill Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 272-4550	662	48	13.8		483 (73.0%)	26 (3.9%)	38 (5.7%)	80 (12.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (4.8%)	$20,516							81.1	81.7	68	2

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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.