Best High Schools in Ohio

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 855)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
511	Oberlin High School	Public	9-12	281 N Pleasant St	Oberlin	44074	Lorain County	Oberlin City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 774-1295	218	20	10.7	51.8%	113 (51.8%)	35 (16.1%)	31 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (17.9%)	$21,942							45.6	44.8	508	3		390445901471
512	Millersport Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	11850 Lancaster St	Millersport	43046	Fairfield County	Walnut Township Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 467-2929	260	18	14.2		243 (93.5%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$16,898							45.4	57.8	366	146		390469002695
513	Mississinawa Valley Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	10480 Staudt Rd	Union City	45390	Darke County	Mississinawa Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 968-4464	276	20	13.8		227 (82.2%)	5 (1.8%)	34 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	8 (2.9%)	$16,766							45.1	43.6	518	5		390466702619
514	McKinley High School	Public	9-12	616 Dragon Dr	Niles	44446	Trumbull County	Niles City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 652-9968	530	36	14.8		422 (79.6%)	30 (5.7%)	31 (5.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.5%)	$11,415							45.1	40	547	33		390444901412
515	Elmwood High School	Public	9-12	7650 Jerry City Rd	Bloomdale	44817	Wood County	Elmwood Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 655-2583	319	25	12.8	99.1%	284 (89.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.6%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	$14,170							45	48.8	473	42		390506804027
516	Shenandoah High School	Public	9-12	49346 Seneca Lake Rd	Sarahsville	43779	Noble County	Noble Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 732-2361	240	22	10.9	51.3%	233 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	$23,447							44.8	44.5	512	4		390489003448
517	Cleveland High School for the Digital Arts	Public	9-12	1440 Lakeside Ave E	Cleveland	44114	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-0000	311	19	16.3		27 (8.7%)	227 (73.0%)	43 (13.8%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.3%)	$13,152							44.8	30.1	616	99		390437805831
518	Kenton Ridge Middle/High School	Public	6-12	2250 Montego Dr	Springfield	45503	Clark County	Northeastern Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 390-1274	1,025	54	19	89.1%	866 (84.5%)	42 (4.1%)	26 (2.5%)	12 (1.2%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (7.1%)	$10,418							44.8	46.5	491	27		390462502488
519	Reynoldsburg High School	Public	9-12	6699 E Livingston Ave	Reynoldsburg	43068	Franklin County	Reynoldsburg City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(614) 501-5600	2,115	123	17.2	33.3%	479 (22.6%)	923 (43.6%)	223 (10.5%)	274 (13.0%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	212 (10.0%)	$6,106							44.8	38.2	563	44		390470010851
520	Zenith Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4606 Heaton Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Zenith Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 888-9997	429	20	21.4		8 (1.9%)	380 (88.6%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,683							44.7	25.9	638	118		390039604956

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Ohio State Tests American Government, Ohio State Tests American History, Ohio State Tests Biology, Ohio State Tests English II, Ohio State Tests Geometry, Ohio State Tests Integrated Math I, Ohio State Tests Integrated Math II, Ohio State Tests Algebra I test scores released by the Ohio Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 17, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Ohio Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Ohio Department of Education.
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.