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
491	North Central Junior/High School	Public	7-12	400 E Baubice St	Pioneer	43554	Williams County	North Central Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 737-2366	208	21	9.9	98.6%	180 (86.5%)	5 (2.4%)	21 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$17,039							48.2	43.7	517	26		390506404016
492	Maysville High School	Public	9-12	3725 Panther Drive	Zanesville	43701	Muskingum County	Maysville Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 454-7999	468	26	18.3		418 (89.3%)	11 (2.4%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.1%)	$13,746							48.2	50.2	460	32		390488503429
493	East Knox Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	23227 Coshocton Rd	Howard	43028	Knox County	East Knox Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 599-7000	369	26	13.9		343 (93.0%)	8 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	$13,441							48.1	48	480	13		391001303010
494	Berne Union High School	Public	7-12	506 N Main St	Sugar Grove	43155	Fairfield County	Berne Union Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 746-9956	366	25	14.6	92.6%	342 (93.4%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	$16,727							48	61.3	319	175		390468502675
495	West Muskingum High School	Public	9-12	150 Kimes Rd	Zanesville	43701	Muskingum County	West Muskingum Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 452-6312	431	21	20.7	40.1%	379 (87.9%)	8 (1.9%)	10 (2.3%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.3%)	$10,808							47.8	58.1	361	134		390488803443
496	Hardin Northern High School	Public	7-12	11589 State Route 81	Dola	45835	Hardin County	Hardin Northern Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 759-3515	173	16	10.8	86.1%	163 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	$22,058							47.8	60.2	332	164		390474902904
497	Valley Forge High School	Public	9-12	9999 Independence Blvd	Parma Heights	44130	Cuyahoga County	Parma City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 885-2330	1,402	75	18.7		942 (67.2%)	112 (8.0%)	204 (14.6%)	52 (3.7%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (6.3%)	$13,830							47.8	48	479	18		390446301519
498	Northwestern High School	Public	9-12	7473 N Elyria Rd	West Salem	44287	Wayne County	Northwestern Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 846-3833	327	24	13.7	52.0%	310 (94.8%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$17,826							47.6	59.6	336	162		391003303993
499	Leetonia Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	450 Walnut St	Leetonia	44431	Columbiana County	Leetonia Exempted Village School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 427-6594	203	19	10.6		196 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$16,373							46.9	42.4	529	30		391000702217
500	Felicity-Franklin Local High School	Public	9-12	105 Market St	Felicity	45120	Clermont County	Felicity-Franklin Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 362-5330	184	14	13.5		175 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)	$12,945							46.9	46.4	493	7		390463302514

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