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
661	Fostoria Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	1001 Park Ave	Fostoria	44830	Wood County	Fostoria City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 436-4110	725	51	14.2		360 (49.7%)	49 (6.8%)	192 (26.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	121 (16.7%)	$11,757							22.5	22.6	658	3		390439900957
662	Clearview High School	Public	9-12	4700 Broadway	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Clearview Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 233-6313	333	25	13.5		113 (33.9%)	48 (14.4%)	139 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.3%)	$21,500							22.3	36.8	575	87		390481303120
663	Oakstone Community School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2655 Oakstone Dr	Columbus	43231	Franklin County	Oakstone Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 865-3413	197	34	5.7		127 (64.5%)	28 (14.2%)	10 (5.1%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (14.2%)	$7,507							22.2	31.9	608	55		390038304920
664	SWL Digital Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	10653 Hazelton Etna Rd NW	Pataskala	43062	Licking County	Southwest Licking Local	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(740) 964-3459	75	0			63 (84.0%)	2 (2.7%)	2 (2.7%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.3%)	$2,004							21.5	7.1	768	104		390480410823
665	Sandusky High School	Public	9-12	2130A Hayes Ave	Sandusky	44870	Erie County	Sandusky City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 984-1068	1,028	59	17.5		376 (36.6%)	360 (35.0%)	75 (7.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	212 (20.6%)	$15,211							21.4	28.9	622	43		390447401605
666	Western High School	Public	7-12	7959 State Route 124	Latham	45646	Pike County	Western Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 493-2514	262	15	17.4		257 (98.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$15,777							20.4	32.9	603	63		390491503511
667	Buchtel Community Learning Center	Public	6-12	1040 Copley Rd	Akron	44320	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 873-3300	994	75	13.3		42 (4.2%)	841 (84.6%)	46 (4.6%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (5.6%)	$13,964							20.4	10.6	725	58		390434800051
668	Springfield School Of Innovation	Public	9-12	601 Selma Rd	Springfield	45505	Clark County	Springfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 505-4120	122	20	6.1		78 (63.9%)	20 (16.4%)	9 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	14 (11.5%)	$18,975							20.3	11.1	721	53		390448100117
669	John Marshall School of Engineering	Public	9-12	3952 W 140th St	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-6100	459	21	21.8		113 (24.6%)	154 (33.6%)	144 (31.4%)	22 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (5.2%)	$14,775							20	19.4	671	2		390437805868
670	Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners -Xenia	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1694 Pawnee Dr	Xenia	45385	Greene County	Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners -Xenia	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 372-5210	153	15	10		122 (79.7%)	8 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (13.1%)	$7,539							20	8.2	759	89		390009704036

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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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Educational resources:

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Virtual Schools: The Future of Online Education

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