Summary:
The city of Lebanon, Ohio has 7 schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, including 2 elementary, 2 middle, and 3 high schools, with a combined enrollment of about 6,364 students. Most students attend the five schools operated by Lebanon City: Lebanon High School, Bowman Primary School, Lebanon Junior High, Donovan Elementary School, and Berry Intermediate School. The district is rated 4 stars and ranks in the 71st percentile statewide, with its tested schools beating state proficiency averages in 20 of 21 subjects in 2025–2026.
Lebanon High School is the largest school at 1,604 students and the strongest traditional high school, with 4 stars, a 97.5% graduation rate, and an improving rank trend now at the 79th percentile. Lebanon Junior High posts a remarkable Algebra I proficiency of 97.6%—far above the district's 79.1% and the state's 61.6%—but its rank has slipped to the 65th percentile at 3 stars, and it has the highest chronic absenteeism at 20.8%, above the district's 16.5%. Among younger grades, Berry Intermediate shows broad proficiency strength (5th-grade Science at 82.7 vs. state 62.7) with low absenteeism of 13.5%; Donovan Elementary is improving and performs above state despite the highest free/reduced-lunch rate among district schools at 35.21%; and Bowman Primary has the lowest absenteeism at 13.1% but no test data because it serves PK–2.
Two schools differ sharply from the district. Greater Ohio Virtual School is rated 1 star, ranked in the 11th percentile in 2024–2025, with test scores far below state and a 71.9% graduation rate; its 0.5% absenteeism reflects a virtual model and isn't comparable to brick-and-mortar schools. Warren County Career Center, part of Warren County Vocational School, has the lowest student-teacher ratio at 7.0 and the highest free/reduced-lunch rate at 45.9%, but no outcome data here. Missing data means unknown, not poor performance.
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