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
151	Bethel Tate High School	Public	9-12	3420 State Route 125	Bethel	45106	Clermont County	Bethel-Tate Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 734-2271	402	23	17.4	42.3%	378 (94.0%)	3 (0.7%)	11 (2.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$11,214							72.8	74	150	1		390463102505
152	Howland High School	Public	9-12	200 Shaffer Dr NE	Warren	44484	Trumbull County	Howland Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 856-8220	696	44	15.9	42.0%	582 (83.6%)	19 (2.7%)	35 (5.0%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.2%)	$13,835							72.5	70.1	193	41		390501603855
153	Shawnee High School	Public	9-12	3333 Zurmehly Rd	Lima	45806	Allen County	Shawnee Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 998-8000	673	36	18.6	30.3%	552 (82.0%)	35 (5.2%)	29 (4.3%)	12 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (6.5%)	$13,153							72.4	78.1	98	55		390457902345
154	Liberty Center High School	Public	9-12	100 Tiger Trail	Liberty Center	43532	Henry County	Liberty Center Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 533-6641	306	29	10.5	89.5%	282 (92.2%)	2 (0.7%)	16 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$14,324							72.4	75.2	132	22		390475802921
155	Watkins Memorial High School	Public	9-12	1954 Warrior Way	Pataskala	43062	Licking County	Southwest Licking Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 927-3846	1,397	63	22.1	30.4%	1,100 (78.7%)	60 (4.3%)	56 (4.0%)	118 (8.4%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (4.3%)	$10,151							72.3	69.5	202	47		390480403097
156	Ayersville High School	Public	7-12	28046 Watson Rd	Defiance	43512	Defiance County	Ayersville Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 395-1111	326	22	15	54.3%	277 (85.0%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (10.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.4%)	$11,968							72.3	72.9	165	9		390467002626
157	Arcadia High School	Public	9-12	19033 State Route 12	Arcadia	44804	Hancock County	Arcadia Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 894-6431	192	19	10.1	98.4%	167 (87.0%)	3 (1.6%)	14 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.2%)	$18,250							72.3	64.8	271	114		391000202888
158	Jonathan Alder High School	Public	9-12	9200 US Route 42 S	Plain City	43064	Madison County	Jonathan Alder Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 873-4642	729	34	21.1	32.1%	618 (84.8%)	4 (0.5%)	80 (11.0%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.9%)	$12,726							72.3	72.3	168	10		390482603178
159	Crestview High School	Public	9-12	531 E Tully St	Convoy	45832	Van Wert County	Crestview Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 749-9100	249	29	8.5	98.8%	232 (93.2%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	$21,222							72.2	75.6	127	32		390503503919
160	Fort Frye High School	Public	9-12	420 Fifth St	Beverly	45715	Washington County	Fort Frye Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 984-2376	227	18	12.6	63.4%	218 (96.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	$18,146							72	74.1	149	11		390504803960

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