Urbana High School

Summary:

Urbana High School is a public high school located in Urbana, Ohio, serving around 550 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Urbana City School District, which is ranked 519 out of 839 districts in Ohio and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Urbana High School has seen a decline in its four-year graduation rates, dropping from 88.3% in 2021-2022 to 80.9% in 2023-2024, this is still lower than the state average and several nearby schools like Triad High School and Mechanicsburg High School. The school has also experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 16.3% in 2019-2020 to 30.5% in 2023-2024, which is notably higher than the state average and most of the surrounding schools.

Urbana High School's performance on state tests is generally below the state average and the nearby schools. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates in Algebra I (39%), Geometry (59.5%), and Biology (56.2%) were all lower than the state averages. Additionally, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with its special education and disabled student populations ranking in the bottom quartile of Ohio high schools.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 500 Washington Ave
       Urbana, OH  43078-1759


(937) 653-1412

District: Urbana City

SchoolDigger Rank:
486th of 864 Ohio High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,827 Help


Feeder schools for Urbana High School:

Elementary:    Urbana Elementary School
Middle:    Urbana Junior High School

Student/teacher ratio:  19.0 Help
Number of students:  571

Racial breakdown:

White:
84.2%
Two or more races:
7.2%
Hispanic:
4.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  53.8% Help


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Compare Details Urbana High School ranks worse than 56.3% of high schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 46.98. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Urbana High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (84.2%), two or more races (7.2%), Hispanic (4.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 53.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Urbana High School is 19. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Urbana High School is $11,827.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Urbana High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Urbana High School 486th of 864 Ohio public high schools. (See Urbana High School in the ranking list.)

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Urbana City:

SchoolDigger ranks Urbana City 519th of 839 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Urbana High School

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Rank History for all students at Urbana High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 53.74 353rd 681 48.2%
2005 56.85 347th 689 49.6%
2006 66.11 243rd 696 65.1%
2007 63.96 311th 756 58.9%
2008 62.15 348th 767 54.6%
2009 62.39 364th 791 54.0%
2010 60.98 409th 819 50.1%
2011 58.53 473rd 818 42.2%
2012 57.62 507th 832 39.1%
2013 54.10 497th 767 35.2%
2014 48.17 545th 769 29.1%
2015 50.39 479th 778 38.4%
2016 43.18 534th 784 31.9%
2017 40.83 494th 773 36.1%
2018 43.27 527th 800 34.1%
2019 51.16 462nd 836 44.7%
2021 40.72 523rd 819 36.1%
2022 46.85 480th 836 42.6%
2023 47.77 490th 867 43.5%
2024 46.98 486th 864 43.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Urbana High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 56.49 102nd 211 51.7%
2022 62.11 88th 222 60.4%
2023 16.81 208th 239 13.0%
2024 37.62 153rd 242 36.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Urbana High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 25.98 479th 614 22.0%
2024 19.73 515th 598 13.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Urbana High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.41 438th 758 42.2%
2019 55.63 388th 779 50.2%
2021 40.47 497th 763 34.9%
2022 42.54 494th 773 36.1%
2023 54.13 396th 805 50.8%
2024 54.46 391st 822 52.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Urbana High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.91 446th 751 40.6%
2019 57.18 406th 781 48.0%
2021 41.91 492nd 775 36.5%
2022 45.66 480th 794 39.5%
2023 53.13 437th 813 46.2%
2024 49.17 474th 798 40.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Urbana High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.94 359th 550 34.7%
2019 41.74 347th 628 44.7%
2021 24.28 477th 596 20.0%
2022 19.51 516th 606 14.9%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Urbana High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.53 277th 538 48.5%
2019 76.62 22nd 272 91.9%
2021 43.58 256th 349 26.6%
2022 41.62 244th 312 21.8%
2023 54.46 183rd 308 40.6%
2024 53.94 167th 280 40.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Urbana High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.71 479th 763 37.2%
2019 49.95 466th 792 41.2%
2021 38.95 519th 778 33.3%
2022 47.13 473rd 808 41.5%
2023 42.11 531st 819 35.2%
2024 46.95 480th 816 41.2%
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Rank History for White students at Urbana High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.94 486th 718 32.3%
2019 46.70 454th 739 38.6%
2021 33.38 520th 727 28.5%
2022 39.85 492nd 749 34.3%
2023 40.47 499th 756 34.0%
2024 39.38 501st 754 33.6%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Ohio Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Urbana High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 736 50 3 5 0 n/a n/a 0 794
1989 739 31 6 9 0 n/a n/a 0 785
1990 699 47 3 8 0 n/a n/a 0 757
1991 665 33 3 11 0 n/a n/a 0 712
1992 629 51 8 14 0 n/a n/a 0 702
1993 657 54 6 5 1 n/a n/a 0 723
1994 571 49 3 5 2 n/a n/a 0 630
1995 588 64 1 7 3 n/a n/a 0 663
1996 588 64 1 7 3 n/a n/a 0 663
1997 613 70 1 8 3 n/a n/a 0 695
1998 646 76 3 7 0 n/a n/a 0 732
1999 627 77 3 5 0 n/a n/a 0 712
2000 636 69 4 10 1 n/a n/a 0 720
2001 625 64 9 10 2 n/a n/a 0 710
2002 563 60 7 2 0 n/a n/a 13 645
2003 563 60 7 2 0 n/a n/a 13 645
2004 575 46 6 2 0 n/a n/a 18 647
2005 573 37 5 4 0 n/a n/a 28 647
2006 554 37 4 3 0 n/a n/a 32 630
2007 584 30 7 5 0 n/a n/a 38 664
2008 591 30 7 10 1 n/a n/a 37 676
2009 572 36 5 13 0 n/a n/a 28 654
2010 552 35 7 9 1 n/a n/a 23 627
2011 529 49 2 8 1 0 27 0 616
2012 517 40 2 12 2 0 29 0 602
2013 503 37 0 8 1 1 36 0 586
2014 461 28 0 10 0 0 40 0 539
2015 454 29 0 6 1 0 41 0 531
2016 432 30 1 8 1 0 37 0 509
2017 420 22 2 11 1 0 36 0 492
2018 432 16 3 13 1 0 38 0 503
2019 483 20 3 18 1 0 35 0 560
2020 458 17 2 20 0 0 48 0 545
2021 445 19 5 20 0 0 48 0 537
2022 467 19 5 21 0 0 51 0 563
2023 452 13 8 24 0 1 52 0 550
2024 481 13 9 25 0 2 41 0 571

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Urbana High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 794 43.0 18.4 0
1989 785 43.0 18.2 n/a
1990 757 43.0 17.6 n/a
1991 712 42.0 16.9 n/a
1992 702 42.0 16.7 8.1
1993 723 42.0 17.2 8.6
1994 630 38.0 16.6 0
1995 663 40.0 16.6 13.6
1996 663 40.0 16.6 13.6
1997 695 41.0 17.0 11.2
1998 732 40.0 18.3 10.8
1999 712 40.2 17.7 12.9
2000 720 40.2 17.9 14.6
2001 710 39.2 18.1 27.6
2002 645 41.2 15.7 28.6
2003 645 41.2 15.7 28.6
2004 647 41.2 15.7 29.1
2005 647 42.0 15.4 29.1
2006 630 41.2 15.3 40.6
2007 664 41.3 16.1 54.5
2008 676 41.0 16.5 n/a
2009 654 39.0 16.8 80.7
2010 627 41.0 15.2 98.7
2011 616 38.5 16.0 78.6
2012 602 37.0 16.2 73.3
2013 586 36.0 16.2 74.7
2014 539 31.0 17.3 87
2015 531 n/a n/a 87.8
2016 509 29.0 17.5 93.3
2017 492 28.7 17.1 58.9
2018 503 28.0 17.9 58.1
2019 560 28.0 20.0 50.5
2020 545 29.6 18.3 54.3
2021 537 29.6 18.0 n/a
2022 563 30.6 18.3 n/a
2023 550 31.0 17.7 46.7
2024 571 30.0 19.0 53.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Urbana High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 794 43.0 18.4 0
1989 785 43.0 18.2 n/a
1990 757 43.0 17.6 n/a
1991 712 42.0 16.9 n/a
1992 702 42.0 16.7 8.1
1993 723 42.0 17.2 8.6
1994 630 38.0 16.6 0
1995 663 40.0 16.6 13.6
1996 663 40.0 16.6 13.6
1997 695 41.0 17.0 11.2
1998 732 40.0 18.3 10.8
1999 712 40.2 17.7 12.9
2000 720 40.2 17.9 14.6
2001 710 39.2 18.1 27.6
2002 645 41.2 15.7 28.6
2003 645 41.2 15.7 28.6
2004 647 41.2 15.7 29.1
2005 647 42.0 15.4 29.1
2006 630 41.2 15.3 40.6
2007 664 41.3 16.1 54.5
2008 676 41.0 16.5 n/a
2009 654 39.0 16.8 80.7
2010 627 41.0 15.2 98.7
2011 616 38.5 16.0 78.6
2012 602 37.0 16.2 73.3
2013 586 36.0 16.2 74.7
2014 539 31.0 17.3 87
2015 531 n/a n/a 87.8
2016 509 29.0 17.5 93.3
2017 492 28.7 17.1 58.9
2018 503 28.0 17.9 58.1
2019 560 28.0 20.0 50.5
2020 545 29.6 18.3 54.3
2021 537 29.6 18.0 n/a
2022 563 30.6 18.3 n/a
2023 550 31.0 17.7 46.7
2024 571 30.0 19.0 53.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Urbana High School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $9,590
2022 $10,993
2023 $11,254
2024 $11,827

Data source: Ohio Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Urbana High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 462nd of 836 High schoolsRanks 490th of 867 High schools
 1.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course American Government (Urbana High School)74.872
 2.8%
   End of Course American Government (Urbana City)75.773
 2.7%
   End of Course American Government (Ohio)77.772
 5.7%
End of Course American History (Urbana High School)71.759.9
 11.8%
   End of Course American History (Urbana City)72.760.9
 11.8%
   End of Course American History (Ohio)78.169.7
 8.4%
End of Course Biology (Urbana High School)69.359.3
 10%
   End of Course Biology (Urbana City)69.759.7
 10%
   End of Course Biology (Ohio)73.763.7
 10%
End of Course English II (Urbana High School)76.963.3
 13.6%
   End of Course English II (Urbana City)75.563.6
 11.9%
   End of Course English II (Ohio)66.260.8
 5.4%
End of Course Geometry (Urbana High School)69.954.3
 15.6%
   End of Course Geometry (Urbana City)69.154.6
 14.5%
   End of Course Geometry (Ohio)50.141.8
 8.3%
End of Course Algebra I (Urbana High School)37.541.1
 3.6%
   End of Course Algebra I (Urbana City)50.450.3
 0.1%
   End of Course Algebra I (Ohio)61.153
 8.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students560550
 1.8%
African American2013
 35%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian38
 166.7%
Hispanic1824
 33.3%
Pacific Islander01
White483452
 6.4%
Two or More Races3552
 48.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients50.5%46.7%
 3.8%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Urbana High School

Urbana High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Urbana Elementary School
Middle : Urbana Junior High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 571 students attended Urbana High School.

Urbana High School ranks 486th of 864 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Urbana High School are 84% White, 7% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% Asian.


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