Whitmer High School

Summary:

Whitmer High School is a public high school in Toledo, Ohio, serving 2,247 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Washington Local School District, which is ranked 553 out of 839 districts in Ohio and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Whitmer High School has maintained a relatively stable four-year graduation rate, ranging from 83.6% to 89.7% over the past few years, which is higher than some nearby schools like Woodward High School and Jesup W. Scott High School. However, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 23.5% in 2019-2020 to 44.8% in 2021-2022, which is higher than the state average. Whitmer High School's test scores are generally lower than the state averages, with the most significant gaps in Geometry and Algebra I, where the school's proficiency rates are around 20-30 percentage points lower than the state.

While Whitmer High School performs better than some nearby schools, it lags behind higher-performing schools like Sylvania Northview High School and Toledo Early College High School in terms of test scores and overall academic achievement. The school's location within the Washington Local School District, which is ranked lower than the state average, and the relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds (41.79% free/reduced lunch recipients) may be contributing to the school's academic challenges.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 5601 Clegg Dr
       Toledo, OH  43613-2022


(419) 473-8490

District: Washington Local

SchoolDigger Rank:
591st of 864 Ohio High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,993 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  20.4 Help
Number of students:  2,229

Racial breakdown:

White:
60.3%
African American:
14.1%
Hispanic:
14.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  59.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Whitmer High School ranks worse than 68.4% of high schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.7. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Whitmer 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 Student population at Whitmer High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (60.3%), African American (14.1%), Hispanic (14%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 59.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Whitmer High School is 20.4. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Whitmer High School is $10,993.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Whitmer High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Whitmer High School 591st of 864 Ohio public high schools. (See Whitmer High School in the ranking list.)

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Washington Local:

SchoolDigger ranks Washington Local 553rd of 839 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Whitmer High School

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Rank History for all students at Whitmer High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 12.77 617th 681 9.4%
2005 53.06 390th 689 43.4%
2006 48.84 450th 696 35.3%
2007 55.62 445th 756 41.1%
2008 61.03 375th 767 51.1%
2009 62.58 361st 791 54.4%
2010 55.23 507th 819 38.1%
2011 53.73 546th 818 33.3%
2012 54.30 548th 832 34.1%
2013 52.17 515th 767 32.9%
2014 54.48 478th 769 37.8%
2015 52.70 457th 778 41.3%
2016 42.79 544th 784 30.6%
2017 46.26 442nd 773 42.8%
2018 50.82 427th 800 46.6%
2019 48.56 495th 836 40.8%
2021 42.31 501st 819 38.8%
2022 37.22 565th 836 32.4%
2023 39.31 566th 867 34.7%
2024 34.70 591st 864 31.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Whitmer High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.83 100th 201 50.2%
2019 43.07 136th 208 34.6%
2021 40.58 135th 211 36.0%
2022 37.72 145th 222 34.7%
2023 28.21 184th 239 23.0%
2024 32.30 173rd 242 28.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Whitmer High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.42 14th 100 86.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Whitmer High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 27.20 466th 614 24.1%
2024 30.45 418th 598 30.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Whitmer High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.01 278th 758 63.3%
2019 57.32 360th 779 53.8%
2021 39.52 505th 763 33.8%
2022 42.07 498th 773 35.6%
2023 40.51 523rd 805 35.0%
2024 39.46 548th 822 33.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Whitmer High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.57 470th 751 37.4%
2019 54.14 452nd 781 42.1%
2021 34.78 548th 775 29.3%
2022 36.28 555th 794 30.1%
2023 38.02 561st 813 31.0%
2024 37.90 554th 798 30.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Whitmer High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.76 323rd 550 41.3%
2019 29.99 465th 628 26.0%
2021 40.08 336th 596 43.6%
2022 26.45 456th 606 24.8%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Whitmer High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.47 460th 538 14.5%
2019 55.51 148th 272 45.6%
2021 53.07 191st 349 45.3%
2022 45.09 228th 312 26.9%
2023 43.79 239th 308 22.4%
2024 46.83 196th 280 30.0%
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Rank History for Foster Care students at Whitmer High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.24 3rd 31 90.3%
2019 84.14 1st 23 95.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Whitmer High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.50 350th 763 54.1%
2019 45.16 501st 792 36.7%
2021 37.45 538th 778 30.8%
2022 34.95 574th 808 29.0%
2023 37.77 558th 819 31.9%
2024 29.25 606th 816 25.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Whitmer High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.18 79th 279 71.7%
2019 62.16 110th 303 63.7%
2021 38.41 162nd 284 43.0%
2022 41.13 170th 306 44.4%
2023 46.79 152nd 323 52.9%
2024 42.25 171st 318 46.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Whitmer High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.42 92nd 184 50.0%
2019 41.13 139th 207 32.9%
2021 34.19 169th 239 29.3%
2022 38.79 167th 260 35.8%
2023 40.38 172nd 270 36.3%
2024 36.94 185th 273 32.2%
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Rank History for White students at Whitmer High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.14 383rd 718 46.7%
2019 48.80 437th 739 40.9%
2021 36.76 495th 727 31.9%
2022 32.75 550th 749 26.6%
2023 37.18 524th 756 30.7%
2024 33.25 551st 754 26.9%
See the entire list of Best Ohio High Schools for White Students!

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 Whitmer High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 2522 76 16 49 12 n/a n/a 0 2675
1989 2271 82 24 54 15 n/a n/a 0 2446
1990 2152 91 22 45 28 n/a n/a 0 2338
1991 2055 77 18 57 11 n/a n/a 0 2218
1992 1942 87 16 53 12 n/a n/a 0 2110
1993 1924 89 19 58 13 n/a n/a 0 2103
1994 1874 107 24 49 9 n/a n/a 0 2063
1995 1954 125 19 54 3 n/a n/a 0 2155
1996 1954 125 19 54 3 n/a n/a 0 2155
1997 1969 128 16 52 7 n/a n/a 0 2172
1998 2002 143 15 51 10 n/a n/a 0 2221
1999 1992 121 16 57 8 n/a n/a 0 2194
2000 1974 122 12 66 6 n/a n/a 0 2180
2001 1968 120 12 67 3 n/a n/a 0 2170
2002 1867 122 12 77 5 n/a n/a 16 2099
2003 1867 122 12 77 5 n/a n/a 16 2099
2004 1902 121 12 71 5 n/a n/a 25 2136
2005 1949 150 12 95 9 n/a n/a 28 2243
2006 1999 152 15 100 11 n/a n/a 34 2311
2007 1935 174 15 93 10 n/a n/a 51 2278
2008 1804 179 14 96 10 n/a n/a 54 2157
2009 1751 203 13 89 11 n/a n/a 69 2136
2010 1713 184 14 112 9 n/a n/a 95 2127
2011 1670 178 12 122 10 0 98 0 2090
2012 1631 182 12 125 8 0 120 0 2078
2013 1634 175 12 160 7 0 137 0 2125
2014 1617 169 13 172 9 0 130 0 2110
2015 1556 201 15 166 10 0 138 0 2086
2016 1581 223 16 177 8 0 131 0 2136
2017 1563 222 18 192 10 0 147 0 2152
2018 1551 213 14 188 9 0 157 0 2132
2019 1515 217 14 220 8 1 181 0 2156
2020 1438 231 15 222 8 0 182 0 2096
2021 1436 222 10 230 6 0 183 0 2087
2022 1436 264 8 266 6 1 217 0 2198
2023 1398 278 17 306 3 3 242 0 2247
2024 1343 314 17 311 1 2 241 0 2229

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 Whitmer High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2675 172.0 15.5 0
1989 2446 161.0 15.1 n/a
1990 2338 156.8 14.9 n/a
1991 2218 159.3 13.9 n/a
1992 2110 n/a n/a 4.3
1993 2103 141.4 14.9 5.1
1994 2063 139.7 14.8 8.7
1995 2155 136.1 15.8 9.2
1996 2155 136.1 15.8 9.2
1997 2172 135.9 16.0 8.3
1998 2221 136.6 16.3 7.3
1999 2194 136.6 16.1 9.4
2000 2180 142.3 15.3 4.9
2001 2170 149.0 14.6 5.7
2002 2099 145.5 14.4 7.8
2003 2099 145.5 14.4 7.8
2004 2136 148.0 14.4 9.3
2005 2243 159.0 14.1 14
2006 2311 162.1 14.3 18.3
2007 2278 172.2 13.2 21.2
2008 2157 148.3 14.5 n/a
2009 2136 150.3 14.2 31.8
2010 2127 148.0 14.3 39
2011 2090 141.3 14.7 48
2012 2078 144.5 14.3 45.7
2013 2125 144.0 14.7 49
2014 2110 142.0 14.8 49.4
2015 2086 n/a n/a 47.5
2016 2136 133.0 16.0 47.3
2017 2152 133.8 16.0 46.2
2018 2132 128.8 16.5 43.9
2019 2156 129.8 16.5 42.5
2020 2096 130.8 16.0 42.8
2021 2087 126.1 16.5 n/a
2022 2198 116.0 18.9 n/a
2023 2247 116.8 19.2 41.8
2024 2229 109.0 20.4 59.1

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 Whitmer High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2675 172.0 15.5 0
1989 2446 161.0 15.1 n/a
1990 2338 156.8 14.9 n/a
1991 2218 159.3 13.9 n/a
1992 2110 n/a n/a 4.3
1993 2103 141.4 14.9 5.1
1994 2063 139.7 14.8 8.7
1995 2155 136.1 15.8 9.2
1996 2155 136.1 15.8 9.2
1997 2172 135.9 16.0 8.3
1998 2221 136.6 16.3 7.3
1999 2194 136.6 16.1 9.4
2000 2180 142.3 15.3 4.9
2001 2170 149.0 14.6 5.7
2002 2099 145.5 14.4 7.8
2003 2099 145.5 14.4 7.8
2004 2136 148.0 14.4 9.3
2005 2243 159.0 14.1 14
2006 2311 162.1 14.3 18.3
2007 2278 172.2 13.2 21.2
2008 2157 148.3 14.5 n/a
2009 2136 150.3 14.2 31.8
2010 2127 148.0 14.3 39
2011 2090 141.3 14.7 48
2012 2078 144.5 14.3 45.7
2013 2125 144.0 14.7 49
2014 2110 142.0 14.8 49.4
2015 2086 n/a n/a 47.5
2016 2136 133.0 16.0 47.3
2017 2152 133.8 16.0 46.2
2018 2132 128.8 16.5 43.9
2019 2156 129.8 16.5 42.5
2020 2096 130.8 16.0 42.8
2021 2087 126.1 16.5 n/a
2022 2198 116.0 18.9 n/a
2023 2247 116.8 19.2 41.8
2024 2229 109.0 20.4 59.1

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 Whitmer High School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $10,161
2022 $8,887
2023 $10,940
2024 $10,993

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Whitmer High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 495th of 836 High schoolsRanks 566th of 867 High schools
 6.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course American Government (Whitmer High School)78.466.8
 11.6%
   End of Course American Government (Washington Local)78.466.8
 11.6%
   End of Course American Government (Ohio)77.772
 5.7%
End of Course American History (Whitmer High School)81.170.9
 10.2%
   End of Course American History (Washington Local)81.170.9
 10.2%
   End of Course American History (Ohio)78.169.7
 8.4%
End of Course Biology (Whitmer High School)74.360.3
 14%
   End of Course Biology (Washington Local)74.360.3
 14%
   End of Course Biology (Ohio)73.763.7
 10%
End of Course English II (Whitmer High School)6247.1
 14.9%
   End of Course English II (Washington Local)6247.1
 14.9%
   End of Course English II (Ohio)66.260.8
 5.4%
End of Course Geometry (Whitmer High School)4732.5
 14.5%
   End of Course Geometry (Washington Local)4734.3
 12.7%
   End of Course Geometry (Ohio)50.141.8
 8.3%
End of Course Algebra I (Whitmer High School)53.532.8
 20.7%
   End of Course Algebra I (Washington Local)5841.5
 16.5%
   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 Students21562247
 4.2%
African American217278
 28.1%
American Indian83
 62.5%
Asian1417
 21.4%
Hispanic220306
 39.1%
Pacific Islander13
 200%
White15151398
 7.7%
Two or More Races181242
 33.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients42.5%41.8%
 0.7%


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Whitmer High School ranks 591st of 864 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 2,229 students attended Whitmer High School.

Students at Whitmer High School are 60% White, 14% African American, 14% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races.


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