West Carrollton High School

Summary:

West Carrollton High School is a public high school serving 951 students in grades 9-12 in West Carrollton, Ohio, a predominantly White (55.73%) community with significant African American (21.77%) and Hispanic (11.57%) populations.

While the school has shown relatively strong four-year graduation rates, ranging from 84.9% to 90.8%, it has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 11.9% in 2019-2020 to 36.3% in 2023-2024. The school's performance on state tests is mixed, with strengths in subjects like American History and American Government, but struggles in Geometry and Algebra I. Interestingly, African American and Hispanic students generally perform better than their White counterparts, but the school struggles with the performance of Gifted and Talented students. Compared to the nearby Dayton Digital Academy, West Carrollton High School performs significantly better in terms of graduation rates, chronic absenteeism, and test scores.

The school's challenges may be influenced by its relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (54.99%), a proxy for low socioeconomic status, as well as a slightly higher student-teacher ratio of 17.2 compared to the state average. Over the past few years, West Carrollton High School has experienced a decline in its statewide ranking, from a high of 455 in 2013-2014 to a low of 570 in 2023-2024, suggesting the need for the school to identify and address the underlying factors contributing to its performance.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 5833 Student St
       West Carrollton, OH  45449-2935


(937) 859-5121

District: West Carrollton City

SchoolDigger Rank:
570th of 864 Ohio High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,674 Help


Feeder schools for West Carrollton High School:

Elementary:    Harold Schnell Elementary School
    Harry Russell Elementary School
    West Carrollton Early Childhood Center
Middle:    West Carrollton Intermediate School
    West Carrollton Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.4 Help
Number of students:  940

Racial breakdown:

White:
56.3%
African American:
23.0%
Hispanic:
10.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  68.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details West Carrollton High School ranks worse than 66% of high schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.5. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at West Carrollton 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 (56.3%), African American (23%), Hispanic (10.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 68.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at West Carrollton High School is 15.4. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at West Carrollton High School is $11,674.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

West Carrollton High School:

SchoolDigger ranks West Carrollton High School 570th of 864 Ohio public high schools. (See West Carrollton High School in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for West Carrollton High School

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Rank History for all students at West Carrollton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 24.34 558th 681 18.1%
2005 43.20 479th 689 30.5%
2006 47.33 463rd 696 33.5%
2007 58.68 412th 756 45.5%
2008 62.46 342nd 767 55.4%
2009 60.70 393rd 791 50.3%
2010 58.36 457th 819 44.2%
2011 61.06 426th 818 47.9%
2012 60.57 453rd 832 45.6%
2013 60.52 385th 767 49.8%
2014 56.13 455th 769 40.8%
2015 37.15 601st 778 22.8%
2016 43.47 533rd 784 32.0%
2017 39.41 511th 773 33.9%
2018 35.50 592nd 800 26.0%
2019 33.55 610th 836 27.0%
2021 34.91 568th 819 30.6%
2022 37.52 563rd 836 32.7%
2023 32.47 608th 867 29.9%
2024 37.50 570th 864 34.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at West Carrollton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.49 128th 201 36.3%
2019 19.25 183rd 208 12.0%
2021 36.11 148th 211 29.9%
2022 52.23 108th 222 51.4%
2023 43.35 147th 239 38.5%
2024 47.80 134th 242 44.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at West Carrollton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.70 66th 100 34.0%
2019 24.54 89th 112 20.5%
2021 32.64 77th 119 35.3%
2022 50.04 42nd 111 62.2%
2023 22.46 94th 107 12.1%
2024 55.54 37th 111 66.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at West Carrollton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 39.64 338th 614 45.0%
2024 41.01 310th 598 48.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at West Carrollton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.62 535th 758 29.4%
2019 37.05 563rd 779 27.7%
2021 37.04 523rd 763 31.5%
2022 43.44 484th 773 37.4%
2023 32.26 585th 805 27.3%
2024 40.57 538th 822 34.5%
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Rank History for Female students at West Carrollton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.83 587th 751 21.8%
2019 31.33 609th 781 22.0%
2021 29.37 582nd 775 24.9%
2022 32.80 585th 794 26.3%
2023 33.33 594th 813 26.9%
2024 39.96 546th 798 31.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at West Carrollton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.61 331st 550 39.8%
2019 36.42 393rd 628 37.4%
2021 42.69 309th 596 48.2%
2022 32.70 391st 606 35.5%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at West Carrollton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.11 458th 538 14.9%
2019 29.28 242nd 272 11.0%
2021 52.63 196th 349 43.8%
2022 45.58 225th 312 27.9%
2023 45.00 235th 308 23.7%
2024 47.93 191st 280 31.8%
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Rank History for Male students at West Carrollton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.72 598th 763 21.6%
2019 29.44 617th 792 22.1%
2021 35.98 551st 778 29.2%
2022 38.07 545th 808 32.5%
2023 27.92 613th 819 25.2%
2024 32.23 585th 816 28.3%
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Rank History for African American students at West Carrollton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.30 147th 279 47.3%
2019 46.56 160th 303 47.2%
2021 50.65 119th 284 58.1%
2022 42.16 165th 306 46.1%
2023 47.99 146th 323 54.8%
2024 50.86 148th 318 53.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at West Carrollton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.10 131st 184 28.8%
2019 30.27 156th 207 24.6%
2021 50.41 121st 239 49.4%
2022 40.97 159th 260 38.8%
2023 32.23 196th 270 27.4%
2024 50.49 143rd 273 47.6%
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Rank History for White students at West Carrollton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.91 573rd 718 20.2%
2019 28.22 597th 739 19.2%
2021 29.32 559th 727 23.1%
2022 37.20 512th 749 31.6%
2023 27.66 597th 756 21.0%
2024 30.63 568th 754 24.7%
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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 West Carrollton High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1090 9 12 1 0 n/a n/a 0 1112
1989 1039 6 17 2 0 n/a n/a 0 1064
1990 907 6 21 2 1 n/a n/a 0 937
1991 878 9 17 2 0 n/a n/a 0 906
1992 813 9 19 2 0 n/a n/a -9 834
1993 803 13 33 4 1 n/a n/a 0 854
1994 843 19 32 1 1 n/a n/a 0 896
1995 853 29 16 3 2 n/a n/a 0 903
1996 853 29 16 3 2 n/a n/a 0 903
1997 831 38 16 5 1 n/a n/a 0 891
1998 804 30 13 5 1 n/a n/a 0 853
1999 1104 54 29 14 1 n/a n/a 0 1202
2000 1056 48 41 10 2 n/a n/a 0 1157
2001 1015 56 35 11 1 n/a n/a 0 1118
2002 1009 59 36 10 3 n/a n/a 11 1128
2003 1009 59 36 10 3 n/a n/a 11 1128
2004 968 76 38 12 3 n/a n/a 19 1116
2005 949 89 29 18 2 n/a n/a 23 1110
2006 947 99 25 18 1 n/a n/a 21 1111
2007 906 104 23 21 0 n/a n/a 24 1078
2008 887 117 17 25 1 n/a n/a 30 1077
2009 928 129 17 27 1 n/a n/a 30 1132
2010 871 107 17 33 3 n/a n/a 38 1069
2011 837 108 18 22 2 1 32 0 1020
2012 793 127 21 31 4 0 40 0 1016
2013 747 116 22 42 3 1 41 0 972
2014 698 125 20 42 4 1 42 0 932
2015 653 153 18 47 3 1 48 0 923
2016 686 161 20 55 3 0 44 0 969
2017 633 146 18 51 3 0 54 0 905
2018 624 168 15 58 0 1 78 0 944
2019 603 166 15 66 3 1 61 0 915
2020 607 146 18 81 6 1 59 0 918
2021 609 166 12 90 5 1 63 0 946
2022 565 199 11 104 5 0 68 0 952
2023 530 207 12 110 6 0 86 0 951
2024 529 216 15 99 2 0 79 0 940

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 West Carrollton High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1112 57.0 19.5 0
1989 1064 58.0 18.3 n/a
1990 937 52.6 17.8 n/a
1991 906 53.6 16.9 n/a
1992 834 55.1 15.1 0.8
1993 854 55.7 15.3 3
1994 896 48.3 18.6 3.3
1995 903 51.7 17.5 0
1996 903 51.7 17.5 0
1997 891 54.7 16.3 0
1998 853 60.6 14.1 0
1999 1202 63.0 19.1 0
2000 1157 69.4 16.7 n/a
2001 1118 77.0 14.5 n/a
2002 1128 76.2 14.8 n/a
2003 1128 76.2 14.8 n/a
2004 1116 61.0 18.3 n/a
2005 1110 65.0 17.1 0
2006 1111 65.0 17.1 0
2007 1078 54.0 20.0 23.1
2008 1077 56.0 19.2 n/a
2009 1132 59.0 19.2 31.8
2010 1069 60.0 17.8 36.9
2011 1020 61.0 16.7 43.6
2012 1016 61.0 16.6 50.8
2013 972 61.5 15.8 59.1
2014 932 60.7 15.3 63
2015 923 n/a n/a 52.8
2016 969 61.0 15.8 49.9
2017 905 61.9 14.6 57.2
2018 944 61.8 15.2 51.9
2019 915 60.8 15.0 50.5
2020 918 57.8 15.8 52.9
2021 946 57.0 16.5 n/a
2022 952 58.0 16.4 n/a
2023 951 55.0 17.2 55
2024 940 61.0 15.4 68.9

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 West Carrollton High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1112 57.0 19.5 0
1989 1064 58.0 18.3 n/a
1990 937 52.6 17.8 n/a
1991 906 53.6 16.9 n/a
1992 834 55.1 15.1 0.8
1993 854 55.7 15.3 3
1994 896 48.3 18.6 3.3
1995 903 51.7 17.5 0
1996 903 51.7 17.5 0
1997 891 54.7 16.3 0
1998 853 60.6 14.1 0
1999 1202 63.0 19.1 0
2000 1157 69.4 16.7 n/a
2001 1118 77.0 14.5 n/a
2002 1128 76.2 14.8 n/a
2003 1128 76.2 14.8 n/a
2004 1116 61.0 18.3 n/a
2005 1110 65.0 17.1 0
2006 1111 65.0 17.1 0
2007 1078 54.0 20.0 23.1
2008 1077 56.0 19.2 n/a
2009 1132 59.0 19.2 31.8
2010 1069 60.0 17.8 36.9
2011 1020 61.0 16.7 43.6
2012 1016 61.0 16.6 50.8
2013 972 61.5 15.8 59.1
2014 932 60.7 15.3 63
2015 923 n/a n/a 52.8
2016 969 61.0 15.8 49.9
2017 905 61.9 14.6 57.2
2018 944 61.8 15.2 51.9
2019 915 60.8 15.0 50.5
2020 918 57.8 15.8 52.9
2021 946 57.0 16.5 n/a
2022 952 58.0 16.4 n/a
2023 951 55.0 17.2 55
2024 940 61.0 15.4 68.9

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 West Carrollton High School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $9,108
2022 $11,546
2023 $11,323
2024 $11,674

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

Impact of COVID-19 on West Carrollton High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 610th of 836 High schoolsRanks 608th of 867 High schools
 2.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course American Government (West Carrollton High School)78.968.3
 10.6%
   End of Course American Government (West Carrollton City)78.968.4
 10.5%
   End of Course American Government (Ohio)77.772
 5.7%
End of Course American History (West Carrollton High School)7969.9
 9.1%
   End of Course American History (West Carrollton City)79.270.7
 8.5%
   End of Course American History (Ohio)78.169.7
 8.4%
End of Course Biology (West Carrollton High School)67.946.1
 21.8%
   End of Course Biology (West Carrollton City)68.147.1
 21%
   End of Course Biology (Ohio)73.763.7
 10%
End of Course English II (West Carrollton High School)53.752.1
 1.6%
   End of Course English II (West Carrollton City)54.153.1
 1%
   End of Course English II (Ohio)66.260.8
 5.4%
End of Course Geometry (West Carrollton High School)17.612.4
 5.2%
   End of Course Geometry (West Carrollton City)20.313.9
 6.4%
   End of Course Geometry (Ohio)50.141.8
 8.3%
End of Course Algebra I (West Carrollton High School)2921.8
 7.2%
   End of Course Algebra I (West Carrollton City)33.126.1
 7%
   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 Students915951
 3.9%
African American166207
 24.7%
American Indian36
 100%
Asian1512
 20%
Hispanic66110
 66.7%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White603530
 12.1%
Two or More Races6186
 41%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients50.5%55%
 4.5%


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Students at West Carrollton High School are 56% White, 23% African American, 11% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

West Carrollton High School ranks 570th of 864 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 940 students attended West Carrollton High School.


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