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)
390480303093	241	Northridge High School	Public	9-12	6066 Johnstown Utica Rd	Johnstown	43031	Licking County	Northridge Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 967-6651	351	21	16.4	61.0%	338 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$14,299							66.9	68	226	15
390461502460	242	Talawanda High School	Public	9-12	5301 University Park Blvd	Oxford	45056	Butler County	Talawanda City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 273-3200	956	50	19.1	29.1%	848 (88.7%)	20 (2.1%)	27 (2.8%)	21 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	36 (3.8%)	$13,477							66.8	66.4	253	11
390441601086	243	Theodore Roosevelt High School	Public	9-12	1400 N Mantua St	Kent	44240	Portage County	Kent City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 673-9595	1,245			26.0%	939 (75.4%)	142 (11.4%)	41 (3.3%)	24 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	96 (7.7%)	$15,011							66.8	68.1	223	20
390458202352	244	Hillsdale 7-12	Public	7-12	479 Township Road 1902	Jeromesville	44840	Ashland County	Hillsdale Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 368-6841	194	18	10.6	24.2%	190 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$18,608							66.6	70.6	187	57
390468202669	245	Vermilion High School	Public	8-12	1250 Sanford St	Vermilion	44089	Erie County	Vermilion Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 204-1701	674	33	20.4	30.7%	588 (87.2%)	6 (0.9%)	36 (5.3%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.6%)	$13,983							66.5	67.8	228	17
390494403593	246	Lucas High School	Public	8-12	5 1st Ave	Lucas	44843	Richland County	Lucas Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 892-2338	156	14	11.1		152 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$16,408							66.4	53.7	421	175
390464302552	247	Crestview High School	Public	9-12	44100 Crestview Rd Ste B	Columbiana	44408	Columbiana County	Crestview Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 482-4744	351	25	14	28.8%	341 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	$13,605							66.4	66	263	16
391002103681	248	Old Fort High School	Public	7-12	7635 N Co Rd 51	Tiffin	44883	Seneca County	Old Fort Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 992-4291	352	22	16.2	25.3%	309 (87.8%)	7 (2.0%)	26 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$15,753							66.3	55.1	399	151
390483703229	249	Springfield High School	Public	9-12	11335 Youngstown Pittsburgh Rd	New Middletown	44442	Mahoning County	Springfield Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 542-3626	270	21	12.8	60.7%	250 (92.6%)	2 (0.7%)	11 (4.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$14,555							66.2	74.3	139	110
390481503129	250	Firelands High School	Public	9-12	10521 Vermilion Rd	Oberlin	44074	Lorain County	Firelands Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 965-4255	487	28	17.3	41.3%	436 (89.5%)	5 (1.0%)	37 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$12,957							66.2	70.1	190	60

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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.