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Circleville High School

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Circleville High School ranks 615 th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

615^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 28% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Circleville High School is a public high school in Circleville, Ohio, serving 588 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Circleville City School District, which is ranked 532 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Circleville High School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past several years, dropping from 385 out of 773 Ohio high schools in 2016-2017 (3-star rating) to 615 out of 855 in 2024-2025 (1-star rating). The school struggles across various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of Ohio high schools for female, male, white, multi-racial, special education, and gifted and talented students. However, the school performs relatively better for low socioeconomic status students, ranking in the middle 50% of Ohio high schools. Circleville High School's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 91-93%, slightly below the state average, and the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 31.9% to 42.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Circleville High School to nearby schools, it performs significantly worse than most. For example, Canal Winchester High School, Unioto High School, and Teays Valley High School all have higher statewide rankings, better graduation rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and stronger test scores across the board. Circleville High School's performance has been on a downward trajectory, suggesting the school is struggling to address its academic and operational challenges effectively.

528

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,704

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

380 Clark Dr
Circleville, OH 43113-1517

(740) 474-4846

District: Circleville City

Feeder schools for Circleville High School:

Elementary:	Circleville Elementary School
Middle:	Circleville Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.0%

Two or more races:

6.1%

African American:

2.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (50% vs 62% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg52%

Ohio avg62%

615^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

532^nd of 828Circleville City among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	615 of 855	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	589 of 864	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	547 of 867	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	541 of 836	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.2	435 of 819	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.4	514 of 836	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.8	464 of 800	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.2	385 of 773	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	48.6	469 of 784	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	53.0	453 of 778	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.2	571 of 769	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	45.4	575 of 767	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	50.1	585 of 832	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	44.0	622 of 818	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	43.8	613 of 819	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	48.0	567 of 791	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.2	632 of 767	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.5	626 of 756	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.4	593 of 696	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	34.8	537 of 689	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	32.9	505 of 681	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	23.1	489 of 606	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	464 of 596	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	377 of 628	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	353 of 550	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	620 of 809	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.4	531 of 798	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	503 of 813	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.3	485 of 794	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.1	461 of 775	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.3	469 of 781	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	458 of 751	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	177 of 244	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.2	177 of 280	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.8	153 of 308	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.5	210 of 312	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.5	171 of 349	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.8	135 of 272	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.1	453 of 538	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	555 of 815	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.2	446 of 822	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.4	323 of 805	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.9	511 of 773	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.4	351 of 763	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.7	516 of 779	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.6	473 of 758	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	600 of 817	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	611 of 816	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	565 of 819	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	582 of 808	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.2	404 of 778	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.6	541 of 792	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	533 of 763	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	20.6	200 of 242	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	173 of 222	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	522 of 617	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	392 of 598	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.6	472 of 614	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	612 of 748	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	609 of 754	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	576 of 756	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	566 of 749	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.6	472 of 727	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.5	527 of 739	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	541 of 718	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)27th percentile~ school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)19th percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)17th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American Government72%~ state avg

Biology60%-6 vs state

American History59%-12 vs state

English II47%-14 vs state

Algebra I43%-16 vs state

Geometry16%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)			Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)			Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Circleville High School	Public	9-12	380 Clark Dr	Circleville	43113	Pickaway County	Circleville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 474-4846	528	31	17.0		470 (89.0%)	13 (2.5%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.1%)	31.6	615^th of 855 public high schools	28.1%		35.2	589^th of 864 public high schools	31.8%	26		71.9	59.2							59.5	46.9	16.5	43.2	$12,704
Ralph C Starkey (Cjcf)	Public	9-12	640 Island Rd	Circleville	43113	Pickaway County	Buckeye United School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 571-8282	108	18	6.0	97.2%	17 (15.7%)	86 (79.6%)	4 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)								(n/a)
Logan Elm Middle/High School	Public	6-12	9511 Tarlton Rd	Circleville	43113	Pickaway County	Logan Elm Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 474-7503	899	56	16.0	46.6%	830 (92.3%)	10 (1.1%)	22 (2.4%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (2.9%)	64.2	274^th of 855 public high schools	68.0%		58.9	347^th of 864 public high schools	59.8%	73	74.8	81.1	78.9	43.6	43.1	64.0	51.4	68.5	59.4	82.6	66.1	43.3	78.2	$13,566
Teays Valley High School	Public	9-12	3887 State Route 752	Ashville	43103	Pickaway County	Teays Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 983-5000	1,263	57	22.1		1,135 (89.9%)	25 (2.0%)	35 (2.8%)	16 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	50 (4.0%)	65.3	254^th of 855 public high schools	70.3%		62.3	304^th of 864 public high schools	64.8%	50		84.5	79.9							78.3	70.0	56.5	63.9	$10,026
Teays Valley Digital Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	383 Circleville Ave	Ashville	43103	Pickaway County	Teays Valley Local	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(740) 983-5000	65	0			61 (93.8%)	2 (3.1%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)								(n/a)		45.5												$7,691
Amanda-Clearcreek High School	Public	9-12	328 E Main St	Amanda	43102	Fairfield County	Amanda-Clearcreek Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 969-7251	413	27	15.2	99.3%	398 (96.4%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)	55.1	396^th of 855 public high schools	53.7%		56.5	380^th of 864 public high schools	56.0%	16		86.5	73.5							66.1	66.9	43.0	55.6	$14,205
Westfall High School	Public	9-12	19463 Pherson Pike	Williamsport	43164	Pickaway County	Westfall Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 986-2911	407	18	22.6	47.4%	378 (92.9%)	7 (1.7%)	9 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	41.9	547^th of 855 public high schools	36.0%		44.1	513^th of 864 public high schools	40.6%	34		76.0	62.3							53.7	67.3	38.7	41.6	$15,332
Zane Trace High School	Public	9-12	946 State Route 180	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Zane Trace Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 775-1809	330	15	22.0		310 (93.9%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	40.2	562^nd of 855 public high schools	34.3%		35.9	582^nd of 864 public high schools	32.6%	20		74.2	54.5							74.2	60.2	24.0	44.2	$13,599
Canal Winchester High School	Public	9-12	300 Washington St	Canal Winchester	43110	Franklin County	Canal Winchester Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 833-2157	1,121	65	17.2		575 (51.3%)	341 (30.4%)	62 (5.5%)	60 (5.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (7.3%)	64	276^th of 855 public high schools	67.7%		57.3	369^th of 864 public high schools	57.3%	93		84.6	84.6							66.2	72.8	50.9	68.5	$12,070
Fairfield Career Center	Public	11-12	3985 Coonpath Rd	Carroll	43112	Fairfield County	Eastland-Fairfield Career & Technical Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 837-9443	523	37	14.1		277 (53.0%)	121 (23.1%)	19 (3.6%)	21 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (15.9%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Circleville High School

What district is Circleville High School in?

Circleville City

How many students attend Circleville High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 528 students attended Circleville High School.

Is Circleville High School a good school?

Circleville High School ranks 615^th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Circleville High School?

Students at Circleville High School are 89% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Hispanic.

What schools feed into Circleville High School?

Circleville High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Circleville Elementary School
Middle : Circleville Middle School

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