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)
390435900150	291	Bellevue High School	Public	9-12	200 Oakland Ave	Bellevue	44811	Huron County	Bellevue City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 484-5070	534	36	14.7	33.1%	487 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	$11,606							63.3	65.1	273	18
390480003074	292	Licking Heights High School	Public	9-12	4101 Summit Rd SW	Pataskala	43062	Licking County	Licking Heights Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 964-9005	1,389	70	19.8	40.9%	570 (41.0%)	475 (34.2%)	71 (5.1%)	234 (16.8%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (2.6%)	$8,584							63.1	57.7	370	78
390496603667	293	Wheelersburg High School	Public	9-12	800 Pirate Dr	Wheelersburg	45694	Scioto County	Wheelersburg Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 574-2527	445	19	23.4	28.1%	417 (93.7%)	5 (1.1%)	8 (1.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	$8,965							63	72	169	124
390476302933	294	Lynchburg-Clay High School	Public	9-12	6762 State Route 134	Lynchburg	45142	Highland County	Lynchburg-Clay Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 364-2250	318	22	14.1	40.3%	304 (95.6%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$12,840							62.8	56.7	379	85
390464702565	295	Ridgewood High School	Public	8-12	602 Johnson St	West Lafayette	43845	Coshocton County	Ridgewood Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 545-6345	454	25	18	55.3%	431 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	$11,258							62.7	68.9	209	86
390458702372	296	Jefferson Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	207 W Mulberry St	Jefferson	44047	Ashtabula County	Jefferson Area Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 576-4731	442	18	24.4	30.8%	393 (88.9%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.0%)	$8,947							62.6	59.9	342	46
390450401961	297	Westerville-North High School	Public	9-12	950 County Line Rd	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 797-6200	1,524	89	17.2	28.2%	831 (54.5%)	421 (27.6%)	104 (6.8%)	47 (3.1%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	118 (7.7%)	$11,642							62.6	60.1	340	43
390482703183	298	Madison-Plains High School	Public	9-12	800 Linson Rd	London	43140	Madison County	Madison-Plains Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 852-0364	324	23	14.4	50.9%	300 (92.6%)	3 (0.9%)	12 (3.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$14,545							62.6	61.2	318	20
390492403542	299	Waterloo High School	Public	9-12	1464 Industry Rd	Atwater	44201	Portage County	Waterloo Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 947-2124	224	30	7.4	35.3%	207 (92.4%)	3 (1.3%)	9 (4.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$13,038							62.5	72	172	127
390507204045	300	Otsego High School	Public	9-12	18505 Tontogany Creek Rd Ste 2	Bowling Green	43402	Wood County	Otsego Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 823-4381	479			31.1%	424 (88.5%)	4 (0.8%)	44 (9.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$13,101							62.5	73.5	149	151

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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:

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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.