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
401	London High School	Public	9-12	336 Elm St	London	43140	Madison County	London City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 852-5705	635	37	17.1	38.6%	517 (81.4%)	38 (6.0%)	19 (3.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (8.8%)	$11,683							54.8	56.6	378	23		390442501182
402	Covington High School	Public	9-12	807 Chestnut St	Covington	45318	Miami County	Covington Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 473-3746	220	16	13.7		204 (92.7%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	$17,382							54.7	54.8	399	3		390453302179
403	Defiance High School	Public	9-12	1755 Palmer Dr	Defiance	43512	Defiance County	Defiance City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 784-2777	697	45	15.4		448 (64.3%)	42 (6.0%)	182 (26.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.2%)	$11,994							54.6	48.8	472	69		390438600841
404	Lynchburg-Clay High School	Public	9-12	6762 State Route 134	Lynchburg	45142	Highland County	Lynchburg-Clay Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 364-2250	278	23	12	52.5%	263 (94.6%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	$14,493							54.6	62.8	294	110		390476302933
405	Waterford High School	Public	9-12	330 Main Street	Waterford	45786	Washington County	Wolf Creek Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 984-2373	163	16	9.8	43.6%	158 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$19,612							54.6	56	387	18		390505103974
406	Southeastern High School	Public	9-12	2003 Lancaster Rd	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Southeastern Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 774-2003	251	22	11.5		242 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$14,175							54.5	68.7	215	191		390495203623
407	New Philadelphia High School	Public	9-12	343 Ray Ave NW	New Philadelphia	44663	Tuscarawas County	New Philadelphia City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 364-0644	748	49	15.2		563 (75.3%)	5 (0.7%)	162 (21.7%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	$11,645							54.4	61.4	317	90		390444801400
408	Ridgedale Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	3165 Hillman Ford Rd	Morral	43337	Marion County	Ridgedale Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 382-6065	315	27	11.7	55.2%	288 (91.4%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.7%)	$13,702							54.1	50.3	458	50		390484303250
409	Wooster High School	Public	8-12	515 Oldman Rd	Wooster	44691	Wayne County	Wooster City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 345-4000	1,182	68	17.3	45.8%	985 (83.3%)	37 (3.1%)	67 (5.7%)	9 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (7.0%)	$16,664							54	58.8	352	57		391003202033
410	Georgetown Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	987 Mount Orab Pike	Georgetown	45121	Brown County	Georgetown Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 378-6730	395	27	14.6		373 (94.4%)	4 (1.0%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.5%)	$12,961							54	56.6	379	31		390453702192

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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.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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