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)
390480103078	461	Licking Valley High School	Public	9-12	100 Hainsview Dr	Newark	43055	Licking County	Licking Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 763-3721	540	30	18	31.1%	525 (97.2%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$10,751							50	50.2	466	5
390471702786	462	Cardinal High School	Public	9-12	14785 Thompson Ave	Middlefield	44062	Geauga County	Cardinal Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 632-0261	266	16	16.6	24.8%	253 (95.1%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	$15,776							49.9	52.1	438	24
390496403659	463	Valley High School	Public	9-12	1821 State Route 728	Lucasville	45648	Scioto County	Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 259-5551	271	20	13.5	37.3%	253 (93.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	$12,946							49.9	49.5	474	11
390491203499	464	Eastern High School	Public	9-12	1170 Tile Mill Rd	Beaver	45613	Pike County	Eastern Local School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 226-1544	158	13	12.1		150 (94.9%)	3 (1.9%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$17,189							49.8	40.5	554	90
390439600927	465	Fairborn High School	Public	8-12	900 E Dayton Yellow Springs Rd	Fairborn	45324	Greene County	Fairborn City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 879-3611	1,048	70	15	45.6%	768 (73.3%)	121 (11.5%)	38 (3.6%)	24 (2.3%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	92 (8.8%)	$11,889							49.6	45.3	506	41
390479303044	466	Fairland High School	Public	9-12	812 County Road 411	Proctorville	45669	Lawrence County	Fairland Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 886-3250	391	44	8.9	49.4%	367 (93.9%)	4 (1.0%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	$9,517							49.6	54	414	52
390499403770	467	Sandy Valley High School	Public	9-12	5130 State Route 183 NE	Magnolia	44643	Stark County	Sandy Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 866-3339	420	29	14.4	71.4%	398 (94.8%)	3 (0.7%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$8,764							49.5	55.7	390	77
390435300104	468	Barberton High School	Public	9-12	555 Barber Rd	Barberton	44203	Summit County	Barberton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 753-1084	1,220			59.6%	894 (73.3%)	174 (14.3%)	43 (3.5%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	100 (8.2%)	$12,725							49.5	52	445	23
391003000263	469	Celina High School	Public	8-12	715 E Wayne St	Celina	45822	Mercer County	Celina City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 586-8300	784			38.4%	669 (85.3%)	8 (1.0%)	38 (4.8%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.0%)	19 (2.4%)	$9,512							49.3	39.9	560	91
390442001132	470	Lancaster High School	Public	9-12	1312 Granville Pike	Lancaster	43130	Fairfield County	Lancaster City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 681-7500	1,848	91	20.2	52.6%	1,629 (88.1%)	48 (2.6%)	44 (2.4%)	10 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	115 (6.2%)	$11,879							49.3	49.7	470

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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.