Best High Schools in Ohio

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the Ohio State Tests test scores by the Ohio Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 17, 2025.

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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
601	Portsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High School	Public	7-12	1225 Gallia St	Portsmouth	45662	Scioto County	Portsmouth City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 353-2398	636	45	14		427 (67.1%)	48 (7.5%)	55 (8.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (15.9%)	$12,258							35.7	29.8	618	17		391002701544
602	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		598 (75.2%)	48 (6.0%)	34 (4.3%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	104 (13.1%)	$11,836							35.6	34.2	596	6		390437400281
603	Alliance High School	Public	9-12	400 Glamorgan St	Alliance	44601	Stark County	Alliance City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 829-2245	953	49	19.4		688 (72.2%)	94 (9.9%)	50 (5.2%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	113 (11.9%)	$13,590							35.6	31.7	610	7		390434900064
604	Meadowbrook High School	Public	9-12	58615 Marietta Rd	Byesville	43723	Guernsey County	Rolling Hills Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 685-2566	415	28	14.9		391 (94.2%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	$13,330							35.4	36.9	573	31		390473002835
605	Ohio Connections Academy Inc	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	130 E. Wilson Bridge Rd	Worthington	43085	Franklin County	Ohio Connections Academy Inc	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(513) 234-4900	5,191	130	39.8		3,592 (69.2%)	695 (13.4%)	366 (7.1%)	41 (0.8%)	12 (0.2%)	11 (0.2%)	474 (9.1%)	$8,056							35.2	34.1	597	8		390025005193
606	Stebbins High School	Public	9-12	1900 Harshman Rd	Dayton	45424	Montgomery County	Mad River Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 237-4250	1,092	60	18.1		745 (68.2%)	123 (11.3%)	100 (9.2%)	31 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	92 (8.4%)	$11,527							35	37.7	567	39		390487003364
607	Whetstone High School	Public	9-12	4405 Scenic Dr	Columbus	43214	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6060	1,017	52	19.5		394 (38.7%)	258 (25.4%)	236 (23.2%)	47 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (8.1%)	$15,662							34.9	41.1	541	66		390438000738
608	Xenia High School	Public	9-12	303 Kinsey Rd	Xenia	45385	Greene County	Xenia Community City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 372-6983	887	50	17.7		650 (73.3%)	92 (10.4%)	26 (2.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (13.1%)	$14,364							34.6	39.8	550	58		390451502059
609	East Clinton High School	Public	9-12	174 Larrick Rd	Sabina	45169	Clinton County	East Clinton Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 584-2474	284	17	16.7		265 (93.3%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$14,429							33.9	36.7	576	33		390464002543
610	Van Wert High School	Public	9-12	10708 State Route 118	Van Wert	45891	Van Wert County	Van Wert City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 238-3350	509	30	16.9	85.1%	442 (86.8%)	6 (1.2%)	36 (7.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (4.1%)	$12,521							33.8	45.5	500	110		391002301888

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.