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Port Clinton High School

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Port Clinton High School ranks 202 nd of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

202^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 76% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Port Clinton High School is a public high school serving 458 students in grades 9-12 in Port Clinton, Ohio, which is part of the Port Clinton City School District. This high-performing school consistently ranks in the top 25-30% of Ohio high schools, with a current ranking of 202 out of 855 schools statewide.

Port Clinton High School's academic excellence is evident across several key metrics. The school has maintained high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 93.5% to 97.3% over the past few years, well above the state average. Additionally, students at Port Clinton High School score significantly above the state average on subjects like American Government, American History, Biology, and Algebra I. The school's performance is particularly impressive for certain student subgroups, ranking in the top 25% for male students, Hispanic students, and White students, and in the top 50% for multi-racial students and special education students. Notably, the school ranks in the top 5% for low socioeconomic status students.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Perkins High School and Oak Harbor High School, Port Clinton High School stands out as a strong performer, outranking Fremont Ross High School and Sandusky High School in the surrounding area. The school's consistent academic excellence, even during the COVID-19 pandemic, suggests a strong foundation and effective support for student learning.

448

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,987

Per pupil spending ?

51.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

821 Jefferson St
Port Clinton, OH 43452-2415

(419) 734-2147

District: Port Clinton City

Feeder schools for Port Clinton High School:

Elementary:	Bataan Memorial Intermediate School
	Bataan Memorial Primary School
Middle:	Port Clinton Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.5%

Hispanic:

11.6%

Two or more races:

8.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 64th percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (75% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Ohio high schools

✓94% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg76%

Ohio avg62%

202^nd of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

271^st of 828Port Clinton 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	69.4	202 of 855	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	238 of 864	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	196 of 867	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	55.9	373 of 836	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.8	421 of 819	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.9	257 of 836	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.9	401 of 800	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.4	420 of 773	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	59.9	298 of 784	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.9	282 of 778	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.5	346 of 769	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.8	192 of 767	75.0%	★★★★☆
2012	73.8	154 of 832	81.5%	★★★★☆
2011	71.5	198 of 818	75.8%	★★★★☆
2010	69.1	248 of 819	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	72.5	163 of 791	79.4%	★★★★☆
2008	77.7	79 of 767	89.7%	★★★★☆
2007	70.8	179 of 756	76.3%	★★★★☆
2006	59.2	336 of 696	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	57.4	341 of 689	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	82.6	105 of 681	84.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	35.4	364 of 606	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.4	180 of 596	69.8%	★★★★☆
2019	69.5	105 of 628	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	59.7	149 of 550	72.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	197 of 809	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	268 of 798	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.3	242 of 813	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	50.2	440 of 794	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.6	428 of 775	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.8	278 of 781	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.6	415 of 751	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	76 of 270	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	69.4	74 of 273	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	59.3	111 of 270	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.0	92 of 260	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.7	57 of 239	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	78.1	37 of 207	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	67.7	56 of 184	69.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	37 of 815	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	66.3	250 of 822	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.0	107 of 805	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	63.7	251 of 773	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.7	303 of 763	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.1	343 of 779	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.8	394 of 758	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	185 of 817	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	196 of 816	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	161 of 819	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	64.1	285 of 808	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.5	411 of 778	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.8	227 of 792	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	56.0	304 of 763	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	136 of 254	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.8	101 of 242	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.9	35 of 239	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	51.5	111 of 222	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.4	173 of 211	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	192 of 617	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.3	122 of 598	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	53.4	200 of 614	67.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	180 of 748	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	215 of 754	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	70.7	201 of 756	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	52.7	366 of 749	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.1	420 of 727	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.1	262 of 739	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.9	423 of 718	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)95th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2025)77th percentile~ school

White (2025)76th percentile~ school

Female (2025)76th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)69th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)46th percentile-30 vs school

Disabled (2022)40th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American Government82%+9 vs state

Algebra I80%+21 vs state

Biology79%+14 vs state

American History78%+7 vs state

English II73%+13 vs state

Geometry59%+17 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
Port Clinton High School	Public	9-12	821 Jefferson St	Port Clinton	43452	Ottawa County	Port Clinton City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 734-2147	448	26	17.2		347 (77.5%)	6 (1.3%)	52 (11.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.9%)	69.4	202^nd of 855 public high schools	76.4%		66.9	238^th of 864 public high schools	72.5%	36		81.7	78.5							79.3	73.1	59.4	80.4	$15,987
Danbury High School	Public	9-12	9451 E Harbor Rd	Lakeside Marblehead	43440	Ottawa County	Danbury Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 798-4037	172	14	12.0	98.3%	163 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	70.1	190^th of 855 public high schools	77.8%		65.3	265^th of 864 public high schools	69.3%	75		93.5	78.0							75.0	82.9	52.6	73.5	$22,622
Townsend Community School	Public, Charter	9-12	207 Lowell St	Castalia	44824	Erie County	Townsend Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 684-5402	494	16	30.3		342 (69.2%)	18 (3.6%)	80 (16.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (10.7%)	4.6	806^th of 855 public high schools	5.7%		8.2	760^th of 864 public high schools	12.0%	46		25.9	35.2							25.4	28.1	1.2	3.0	$9,175
Margaretta High School	Public	6-12	209 Lowell St	Castalia	44824	Erie County	Margaretta Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 684-5351	536	31	17.2	39.6%	484 (90.3%)	4 (0.7%)	33 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	56.6	382^nd of 855 public high schools	55.3%		62.1	308^th of 864 public high schools	64.4%	74	78.7	60.0	81.7	62.7	77.5	33.3	72.4	77.5	60.7	74.4	77.8	35.1	74.1	$14,876
Oak Harbor High School	Public	7-12	11661 W State Route 163	Oak Harbor	43449	Ottawa County	Benton Carroll Salem Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 898-6216	669	37	18.3	29.1%	615 (91.9%)	4 (0.6%)	36 (5.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	78.2	90^th of 855 public high schools	89.5%		79.9	82^nd of 864 public high schools	90.5%	8	84.8	89.2	92.3		76.3	82.6		81.6	80.2	85.3	77.9	72.5	75.3	$14,479
Put-In-Bay High School	Public	7-12	548 Catawba Ave	Put in Bay	43456	Ottawa County	Put-In-Bay Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 285-3614	25	2	12.5		24 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$60,573
Sandusky High School	Public	9-12	2130A Hayes Ave	Sandusky	44870	Erie County	Sandusky City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 984-1068	1,028	59	17.5		376 (36.6%)	360 (35.0%)	75 (7.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	212 (20.6%)	21.4	665^th of 855 public high schools	22.2%		28.9	622^nd of 864 public high schools	28.0%	43		65.4	56.4							44.1	40.3	13.3	30.0	$15,211
Vanguard Technical Center	Public	9-12	1306 Cedar St	Fremont	43420	Sandusky County	Vanguard-Sentinel Career & Technology Centers	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 332-2626	177	25	7.0	98.3%	132 (74.6%)	10 (5.6%)	23 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.8%)								(n/a)
Technology Center	Public	6-12	1220 Cedar St	Fremont	43420	Sandusky County	Vanguard-Sentinel Career & Technology Centers	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 334-5698	111	19	5.8		79 (71.2%)	4 (3.6%)	18 (16.2%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	8 (7.2%)								(n/a)
Perkins High School	Public	9-12	3714 Campbell St	Sandusky	44870	Erie County	Perkins Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 625-1252	539	30	17.7	31.5%	431 (80.0%)	29 (5.4%)	27 (5.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.7%)	71.5	173^rd of 855 public high schools	79.8%		69.3	206^th of 864 public high schools	76.2%	33		87.0	89.0							83.1	74.5	57.7	67.7	$17,111

Frequently Asked Questions about Port Clinton High School

What is the racial makeup of Port Clinton High School?

Students at Port Clinton High School are 77% White, 12% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 1% African American.

How many students attend Port Clinton High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 448 students attended Port Clinton High School.

What schools feed into Port Clinton High School?

Port Clinton High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bataan Memorial Intermediate School
Elementary : Bataan Memorial Primary School
Middle : Port Clinton Middle School

What district is Port Clinton High School in?

Port Clinton City

Is Port Clinton High School a good school?

Port Clinton High School ranks 202^nd of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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