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
791	Woodward High School	Public	9-12	701 E Central Ave	Toledo	43608	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-6000	570	48	11.8		107 (18.8%)	317 (55.6%)	87 (15.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (9.8%)	$18,906							5.9	4	826	35		390449001844
792	Linden-McKinley STEM Academy	Public	7-12	1320 Duxberry Ave	Columbus	43211	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5583	795	40	19.8		36 (4.5%)	599 (75.3%)	114 (14.3%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.7%)	$15,407							5.8	6.4	782	10		390438000672
793	Towpath Trail High School	Public, Charter	9-12	275 W Market St	Akron	44303	Summit County	Towpath Trail High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(234) 542-0102	767	27	28.4		373 (48.6%)	268 (34.9%)	16 (2.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (13.8%)	$8,713							5.6	4.6	813	20		390005303054
794	John Adams College & Career Academy	Public	9-12	3817 Martin Luther King Jr Dr	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-4050	437	29	15		12 (2.7%)	409 (93.6%)	12 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$16,544							5.5	3.8	829	35		390437805920
795	Franklinton High School	Public, Charter	9-12	89 Avondale Ave	Columbus	43222	Franklin County	Franklinton High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 427-1012	155	10	15.1		43 (27.7%)	82 (52.9%)	16 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.7%)	$10,692							5.5	11.7	718	77		390162706027
796	Stark High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1379 Garfield Ave SW Ste B	Canton	44706	Stark County	Stark High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(234) 214-4140	104	10	10.9		43 (41.3%)	34 (32.7%)	8 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (18.3%)	$14,853							5.5			(n/a)		390017504699
797	Belmont High School	Public	7-12	2615 Wayne Ave	Dayton	45420	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-6460	1,153	58	19.8		352 (30.5%)	528 (45.8%)	188 (16.3%)	11 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (6.3%)	$12,630							5.4	5.9	787	10		390438400778
798	Columbus Africentric Early College High School	Public	9-12	3223 Allegheny Ave	Columbus	43209	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-8675	332	21	15.8		3 (0.9%)	300 (90.4%)	16 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	$17,283							5.4	9	745	53		390438004524
799	Start High School	Public	9-12	2010 Tremainsville Rd	Toledo	43613	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-3000	1,105	80	13.8		282 (25.5%)	578 (52.3%)	119 (10.8%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	119 (10.8%)	$15,179							5.4	7.3	767	32		390449001835
800	Rogers High School	Public	9-12	222 McTigue Dr	Toledo	43615	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-1000	700	47	14.8		127 (18.1%)	445 (63.6%)	56 (8.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (10.0%)	$16,694							5.4	9.6	739	61		390449001829

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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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Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.