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)
390474702902	391	Vanlue High School	Public	6-12	301 S. East St	Vanlue	45890	Hancock County	Vanlue Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 387-7724	96	6	16.3	42.7%	87 (90.6%)	1 (1.0%)	6 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	$17,988							55.8	40.8	550	159
390445601457	392	Norwalk High School	Public	9-12	350 Shady Lane Dr	Norwalk	44857	Huron County	Norwalk City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 668-2079	739	33	22.6	29.0%	577 (78.1%)	5 (0.7%)	117 (15.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.9%)	$10,013							55.5	57.8	368	24
390504103935	393	Carlisle High School	Public	9-12	250 Jamaica Rd	Carlisle	45005	Warren County	Carlisle Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 746-4481	424	26	16.3	28.5%	393 (92.7%)	4 (0.9%)	10 (2.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.1%)	$13,807							55.4	54.3	407	14
390507004037	394	North Baltimore High School	Public	9-12	2012 Tiger Dr	North Baltimore	45872	Wood County	North Baltimore Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 257-3464	136	16	8.7	83.8%	117 (86.0%)	1 (0.7%)	14 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	$20,118							55.4	53.1	430	36
390439200878	395	East Palestine High School	Public	9-12	360 W Grant St	East Palestine	44413	Columbiana County	East Palestine City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 426-9401	274	18	15.2	45.6%	258 (94.2%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.6%)	$12,267							55.2	58.1	364	31
390468902690	396	Pickerington High School Central	Public	9-12	300 Opportunity Way	Pickerington	43147	Fairfield County	Pickerington Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 833-3025	1,808	87	20.7	28.8%	777 (43.0%)	676 (37.4%)	109 (6.0%)	114 (6.3%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	126 (7.0%)	$10,467							55.2	56.6	381	15
390455102259	397	Milton-Union High School	Public	9-12	7640 Milton Potsdam Rd	West Milton	45383	Miami County	Milton-Union Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 884-7940	383	23	16.7	99.2%	356 (93.0%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	$12,946							55	61.2	320	77
390488003408	398	Highland High School	Public	9-12	1300 State Route 314	Marengo	43334	Morrow County	Highland Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 768-3101	502	30	16.6	21.7%	477 (95.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	$11,126							54.9	58.4	360	38
390453302179	399	Covington High School	Public	9-12	807 Chestnut St	Covington	45318	Miami County	Covington Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 473-3746	207	15	13.8		193 (93.2%)	4 (1.9%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	$16,244							54.8	62.2	306	93
390480803105	400	Indian Lake High School	Public	9-12	6210 State Route 235 N	Lewistown	43333	Logan County	Indian Lake Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 686-8851	492	24	20.5	33.5%	444 (90.2%)	3 (0.6%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.9%)	$16,449							54.8	66.2	256	144

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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:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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