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Arcanum High School

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Arcanum High School ranks 233 rd of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

233^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 73% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Arcanum High School is a public high school located in Arcanum, Ohio, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 368 students. The school is part of the Arcanum-Butler Local School District, which is ranked 102 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Arcanum High School stands out as a high-performing school, with a consistently high four-year graduation rate of 100% in the 2024-2025 school year, significantly higher than the state average and the graduation rates of nearby schools like Northmont High School (96.5%) and Covington High School (100%). The school's students also perform exceptionally well on Ohio state tests, with proficiency rates consistently exceeding the state averages across various subjects, including American Government, American History, Biology, and English II.

Despite serving a student population with a high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 74.79% to 97.55% in recent years, Arcanum High School has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 5.8% to 12.7%, which are lower than the rates of nearby schools like Northmont High School (21.7%) and Greenville Senior High School (21.8%). The school's performance is particularly strong among male students and low socioeconomic status students, ranking in the top 25% and top 20% of Ohio high schools, respectively, in recent years.

325

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,782

Per pupil spending ?

99.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2011 Trojan Ave
Arcanum, OH 45304-1381

(937) 692-5174

District: Arcanum-Butler Local

Feeder schools for Arcanum High School:

Elementary:	Arcanum Elementary School
Middle:	Butler Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.6%

Two or more races:

2.2%

African American:

0.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (74% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓100% graduate within 4 years

✓Above the Ohio median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg75%

Ohio avg62%

233^rd of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

102^nd of 828Arcanum-Butler Local 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	66.9	233 of 855	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	190 of 864	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	158 of 867	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	68.8	201 of 836	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	73.5	128 of 819	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	69.8	185 of 836	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	65.6	229 of 800	71.4%	★★★★☆
2017	60.9	266 of 773	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.1	332 of 784	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.3	217 of 778	72.1%	★★★★☆
2014	65.4	303 of 769	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.4	390 of 767	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	60.0	459 of 832	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	64.9	338 of 818	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.0	278 of 819	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.9	227 of 791	71.3%	★★★★☆
2008	74.4	132 of 767	82.8%	★★★★☆
2007	76.0	99 of 756	86.9%	★★★★☆
2006	76.9	119 of 696	82.9%	★★★★☆
2005	81.9	75 of 689	89.1%	★★★★☆
2004	80.6	131 of 681	80.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	61.0	140 of 550	74.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	268 of 809	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.6	271 of 798	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.9	161 of 813	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	69.8	221 of 794	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	76.1	137 of 775	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	74.0	168 of 781	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	67.9	165 of 751	78.0%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	74.5	40 of 349	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	60.6	214 of 538	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	203 of 815	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	101 of 822	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	171 of 805	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	79.8	62 of 763	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	60.1	321 of 779	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.9	269 of 758	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	190 of 817	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	113 of 816	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	173 of 819	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	74.2	171 of 808	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	76.8	120 of 778	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	70.3	218 of 792	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	64.8	202 of 763	73.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	539 of 617	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	256 of 748	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.6	211 of 754	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	71.9	192 of 756	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	67.7	229 of 749	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.2	136 of 727	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	64.0	273 of 739	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	226 of 718	68.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2021)89th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)77th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile~ school

Disabled (2018)75th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)67th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)66th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile-60 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American Government84%+12 vs state

English II83%+22 vs state

Biology81%+15 vs state

American History76%+5 vs state

Geometry59%+16 vs state

Algebra I59%~ state avg

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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 Integrated Math II (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 Integrated Math II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Arcanum High School	Public	9-12	2011 Trojan Ave	Arcanum	45304	Darke County	Arcanum-Butler Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 692-5174	325	19	17.2	99.1%	314 (96.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	66.9	233^rd of 855 public high schools	72.7%		70.3	190^th of 864 public high schools	78.0%	43		84.2	76.5							80.8	82.8	58.6		58.6	$12,782
Franklin Monroe High School	Public	7-12	8591 Oakes Rd	Arcanum	45304	Darke County	Franklin Monroe Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 947-1207	281	18	15.7	58.4%	265 (94.3%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	56.8	380^th of 855 public high schools	55.6%		64.2	280^th of 864 public high schools	67.6%	100	91.4	67.6	63.9		55.6	42.9		86.1	77.1	78.2	76.4	45.8		75.0	$16,480
Greenville Senior High School	Public	9-12	100 Greenwave Way	Greenville	45331	Darke County	Greenville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 548-4188	776	55	14.2	51.2%	709 (91.4%)	6 (0.8%)	29 (3.7%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	21 (2.7%)	53.5	418^th of 855 public high schools	51.1%		56.1	386^th of 864 public high schools	55.3%	32		80.8	80.6							80.4	55.5	35.1		52.2	$13,194
Tri-County North High School	Public	9-12	436 N Commerce St	Lewisburg	45338	Preble County	Tri-County North Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 962-2675	177	13	13.6		170 (96.0%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	65.3	255^th of 855 public high schools	70.2%		50.5	455^th of 864 public high schools	47.3%	200		82.0	87.8							79.6	68.0	61.5		53.7	$17,022
Milton-Union High School	Public	9-12	7640 Milton Potsdam Rd	West Milton	45383	Miami County	Milton-Union Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 884-7940	369	20	18.4	99.2%	342 (92.7%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	51.4	455^th of 855 public high schools	46.8%		55	397^th of 864 public high schools	54.1%	58		86.3	73.1							62.0	69.2	41.2		40.7	$12,142
Newton High School	Public	7-12	201 N Long St	Pleasant Hill	45359	Miami County	Newton Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 676-2002	291	18	15.9	49.1%	280 (96.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	78.1	91^st of 855 public high schools	89.4%		77.2	106^th of 864 public high schools	87.7%	15	82.9	90.3	78.6		75.4	40.0		77.2	73.2	92.7	82.9	65.2		85.2	$14,566
Bradford High School	Public	6-12	750 Railroad Ave	Bradford	45308	Darke County	Bradford Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 448-2719	244	19	12.6	98.8%	237 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	48.5	488^th of 855 public high schools	42.9%		48.4	477^th of 864 public high schools	44.8%	11	47.9	77.5	84.8	54.3	31.6	11.9	60.0	63.2	37.5	55.0	60.5	40.0		46.7	$13,438
Brookville High School	Public	9-12	1 Blue Pride Drive	Brookville	45309	Montgomery County	Brookville Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 833-6761	425	24	17.6	66.6%	391 (92.0%)	4 (0.9%)	8 (1.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	15 (3.5%)	71.6	168^th of 855 public high schools	80.4%		73.6	153^rd of 864 public high schools	82.3%	15		86.0	83.5							83.6	72.8	61.7		72.7	$11,966
Northmont High School	Public	7-12	4916 National Rd	Clayton	45315	Montgomery County	Northmont City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 832-6000	1,369	81	16.9	44.9%	793 (57.9%)	389 (28.4%)	58 (4.2%)	27 (2.0%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (7.3%)	64.9	263^rd of 855 public high schools	69.2%		64.4	276^th of 864 public high schools	68.1%	13		87.2	83.7							71.7	70.3	47.1		70.5	$13,043
Covington High School	Public	9-12	807 Chestnut St	Covington	45318	Miami County	Covington Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 473-3746	220	16	13.7		204 (92.7%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	54.7	402^nd of 855 public high schools	53.0%		54.8	399^th of 864 public high schools	53.8%	3		72.5	71.2							75.9	71.6	72.2	0.0	57.1	$17,382

Frequently Asked Questions about Arcanum High School

Is Arcanum High School a good school?

Arcanum High School ranks 233^rd of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Arcanum High School in?

Arcanum-Butler Local

What schools feed into Arcanum High School?

Arcanum High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Arcanum Elementary School
Middle : Butler Middle School

How many students attend Arcanum High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 325 students attended Arcanum High School.

What is the racial makeup of Arcanum High School?

Students at Arcanum High School are 97% White, 2% Two or more races.

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