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Best Public Schools in Ross County, OH

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Schools

10,526

Students

Districts

Top rankedUnioto Middle School298^th of 1,046 Ohio middle schools

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Biggest riser

Southeastern Elementary School up 181 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Southeastern High School 11.5 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests American Government (2026)	Ohio State Tests American History (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)						Ohio State Tests Biology (2026)	Ohio State Tests English II (2026)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2026)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2026)	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 (2016)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	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 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th 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
Chillicothe High School	Public	9-12	421 Yoctangee Pkwy	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Chillicothe City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 702-2287	795	40	19.8	100.0%	598 (75.2%)	48 (6.0%)	34 (4.3%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	104 (13.1%)	32.1	582^nd of 795 public high schools	26.8%		35.6	602^nd of 855 public high schools	29.6%	20			64.4	63.7													66.8	66.7	28.0	43.9	$11,836
Chillicothe Primary School	Public	K-2	235 Cherry St	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Chillicothe City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 773-2638	572	27	21.1	100.0%	407 (71.2%)	34 (5.9%)	37 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (16.3%)								(n/a)																					$13,980
Chillicothe Middle School	Public	7-8	381 Yoctangee Pkwy	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Chillicothe City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 773-2241	404	31	13.2	0.0%	312 (77.2%)	24 (5.9%)	15 (3.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (12.6%)	52.6	539^th of 1046 public middle schools	48.5%		47	589^th of 1036 public middle schools	43.1%	50		68.9							45.5	34.9					58.4	61.1				98.1	$13,048
Chillicothe Intermediate School	Public	3-6	345 Arch St	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Chillicothe City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 774-2123	719	41	17.5	100.0%	504 (70.1%)	63 (8.8%)	30 (4.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	117 (16.3%)	29.9	1137^th of 1560 public elementary schools	27.1%		30.6	1112^th of 1558 public elementary schools	28.6%	25	53.1				43.7	53.4	49.7	31.2			47.8	48.3	48.0	38.9							$11,757
Buckskin Elementary School	Public	K-5	4297 Broadway St	South Salem	45681	Ross County	Greenfield Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 981-2673	202	15	13.4	62.8%	195 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	47	935^th of 1560 public elementary schools	40.1%		46.2	955^th of 1558 public elementary schools	38.7%	20	67.6				62.9	52.8	38.2				62.9	47.2	76.5								$14,502
Adena Middle School	Public	6-8	3367 County Road 550	Frankfort	45628	Ross County	Adena Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 998-2313	263	18	14.6	0.0%	244 (92.8%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.7%)	41	659^th of 1046 public middle schools	37.0%		28.6	741^st of 1036 public middle schools	28.5%	82		54.1						45.8	42.4	31.1				50.0	52.9	47.1				100.0	$10,663
Adena High School	Public	9-12	3367 County Road 550	Frankfort	45628	Ross County	Adena Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 998-2313	297	15	19.8	0.0%	270 (90.9%)	4 (1.3%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.1%)	33.4	574^th of 795 public high schools	27.8%		36.8	590^th of 855 public high schools	31.0%	16			74.1	67.1													56.6	67.8	30.1	33.8	$12,147
Adena Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3367 County Road 550	Frankfort	45628	Ross County	Adena Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 998-5293	524	21	24.9	85.0%	478 (91.2%)	6 (1.1%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.0%)	42.1	1005^th of 1560 public elementary schools	35.6%		52.9	850^th of 1558 public elementary schools	45.4%	155	45.9				47.0	73.9	52.7				53.0	58.7	60.8								$12,140
Huntington Middle School	Public	5-8	188 Huntsman Rd	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Huntington Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 663-6079	313	22	14.2	0.0%	293 (93.6%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	39.1	676^th of 1046 public middle schools	35.4%		36.5	678^th of 1036 public middle schools	34.6%	2	45.7	38.4					48.8	61.8	33.8	43.2			45.7	52.2	46.2	40.5					$13,835
Huntington Elementary School	Public	K-4	188 Huntsman Rd	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Huntington Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 663-2191	404	28	14.4	0.0%	382 (94.6%)	7 (1.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	48	920^th of 1560 public elementary schools	41.0%		47.8	929^th of 1558 public elementary schools	40.4%	9					67.5	77.0					51.8	47.1									$14,509
Huntington High School	Public	9-12	188 Huntsman Rd	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Huntington Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 663-2230	300	21	14.2	100.0%	284 (94.7%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	23.6	629^th of 795 public high schools	20.9%		31	619^th of 855 public high schools	27.6%	10			68.5	56.4													60.0	58.1	10.1	37.5	$14,678
Paint Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	7454 Us Highway 50 W	Bainbridge	45612	Ross County	Paint Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 634-3454	166	10	16.6	0.0%	159 (95.8%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	36.5	702^nd of 1046 public middle schools	32.9%		48.9	577^th of 1036 public middle schools	44.3%	125		50.0						45.0	28.6	49.0				41.7	40.8	49.0	100.0			100.0	$12,469
Paint Valley High School	Public	9-12	7454 Us Highway 50 W	Bainbridge	45612	Ross County	Paint Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 634-3582	184	7	26.2	0.0%	174 (94.6%)	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	35.3	559^th of 795 public high schools	29.7%		43.5	530^th of 855 public high schools	38.0%	29			44.4	71.1													72.9	54.1	47.2	59.1	$16,908
Paint Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7454 Us Highway 50 W	Bainbridge	45612	Ross County	Paint Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 634-3454	371	17	21.8	99.2%	354 (95.4%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	26.1	1183^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	24.2%		35	1070^th of 1558 public elementary schools	31.3%	113	44.0				38.3	43.8	42.0				58.3	41.7	50.0								$13,389
Southeastern Middle School	Public	5-8	2003 Lancaster Rd	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Southeastern Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 774-2003	281	14	20.0	99.2%	261 (92.9%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	66.9	368^th of 1046 public middle schools	64.8%		73.5	281^st of 1036 public middle schools	72.9%	87	77.6	49.3					56.6	82.5	60.8	52.9			76.3	66.7	70.3	62.0					$12,368
Southeastern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2003 Lancaster Rd	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Southeastern Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 774-2003	381	26	14.6	0.0%	354 (92.9%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	61.1	708^th of 1560 public elementary schools	54.6%		50.4	889^th of 1558 public elementary schools	42.9%	181					67.8	71.2					66.7	65.2									$12,178
Southeastern High School	Public	9-12	2003 Lancaster Rd	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Southeastern Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 774-2003	251	22	11.5	0.0%	242 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	55	360^th of 795 public high schools	54.7%		54.5	406^th of 855 public high schools	52.5%	46			74.3	82.6													66.7	73.0	39.0	81.8	$14,175
Unioto Middle School	Public	6-8	160 Moundsville Rd	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Union-Scioto Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 773-5211	486	20	24.3	0.0%	430 (88.5%)	7 (1.4%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.2%)	71.9	298^th of 1046 public middle schools	71.5%		72.1	297^th of 1036 public middle schools	71.3%	1		62.0						54.2	59.2	81.9				67.6	75.2	67.7				100.0	$8,977
Unioto High School	Public	9-12	14193 Pleasant Valley Rd	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Union-Scioto Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 773-4105	578	25	23.1	88.1%	505 (87.4%)	17 (2.9%)	19 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.1%)	41.6	504^th of 795 public high schools	36.6%		52.6	434^th of 855 public high schools	49.2%	70			72.1	63.2													75.2	64.7	30.1	66.2	$11,585
Unioto Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	138 Sandusky Blvd	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Union-Scioto Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 773-4103	1,032	57	18.1	51.9%	863 (83.6%)	22 (2.1%)	20 (1.9%)	10 (1.0%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (10.9%)	56.9	780^th of 1560 public elementary schools	50.0%		60.5	726^th of 1558 public elementary schools	53.4%	54	70.0				63.5	65.2	65.0				64.6	61.5	65.0								$10,035
Zane Trace Elementary School	Public	K-4	946 State Route 180	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Zane Trace Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 775-1304	473	29	16.3	0.0%	445 (94.1%)	4 (0.8%)	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	53.2	844^th of 1560 public elementary schools	45.9%		68	566^th of 1558 public elementary schools	63.7%	278					55.3	79.8					59.3	60.6									$11,704
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	99.3%	310 (93.9%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	37.6	535^th of 795 public high schools	32.7%		40.2	562^nd of 855 public high schools	34.3%	27			78.9	66.7													73.1	55.6	34.8	37.1	$13,599
Zane Trace Middle School	Public	5-8	946 State Route 180	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Zane Trace Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 773-5842	392	23	17.0	0.0%	368 (93.9%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.6%)	67.8	352^nd of 1046 public middle schools	66.3%		68	355^th of 1036 public middle schools	65.7%	3	54.2	73.9					56.7	56.7	52.4	53.2			76.3	57.7	76.8	72.7				100.0	$11,577
Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center	Public	7-12	895 Crouse Chapel Rd	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Pickaway-Ross County JVSD	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 642-1200	760	0			694 (91.3%)	12 (1.6%)	15 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.0%)								(n/a)
Southern Ohio Career Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	30 E Main St	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Southern Ohio Career Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(330) 620-5861	48	4	12.0		43 (89.6%)	3 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.2%)								(n/a)																					$10,042

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