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Chillicothe High School

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Chillicothe High School ranks 582 nd of 795 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

582^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 795 Ohio High Schools

Better than 27% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Chillicothe High School is a public high school serving grades 9–12 in Chillicothe, Ohio, with 795 students, making it one of the larger high schools in its area as part of the Chillicothe City district. The school ranks 582nd of 795 Ohio high schools (27th percentile, 1 star), placing it in the bottom third of the state, while the district ranks 563rd of 773. Percentile rank has hovered between the mid-20s and mid-30s for a decade, and the school earned 1 star in each of the last two school years.

Recent trends show real progress in getting students to school and through to graduation. The graduation rate climbed to 92.1% in 2025–2026, up from 80.6% in 2022–2023, and chronic absenteeism fell to 39.5% from 61.5% in 2021–2022. Even so, both measures trail nearby traditional high schools: Paint Valley High School (98.6%), Southeastern High School (98.7%), Adena High School (97.3%), Unioto High School (97.3%), Waverly High School (97.1%), Logan Elm Middle/High School (96.6%), Huntington High School (94.5%), and Zane Trace High School (93.5%). Chillicothe also reports the highest absenteeism of that group. English II is the brightest academic spot: 66.7% proficient, above the state's 62.7% and ahead of several nearby schools.

Math is the clearest weakness. Geometry proficiency is 28.0% versus 43.3% statewide, near the bottom locally, and Algebra I is 43.9% versus 61.6%. American Government and American History also trail the state. Results vary across student groups: Hispanic students and students experiencing homelessness rank around the 57th–64th percentiles, while gifted students slipped from the 64th percentile in 2021–2022 to the 39th, and special education students improved from the 28th to the 37th. The student-teacher ratio improved to 19.8 in 2024–2025, and per-student spending ($9,850 in 2018–2019, the most recent figure) is mid-pack locally. Bottom line: a large, bottom-quartile school making gains in attendance and graduation while still working to raise math achievement.

795

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,836

Per pupil spending ?

64.4%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

421 Yoctangee Pkwy
Chillicothe, OH 45601-1658

(740) 702-2287

District: Chillicothe City

Feeder schools for Chillicothe High School:

Elementary:	Chillicothe Intermediate School
	Chillicothe Primary School
Middle:	Chillicothe Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.2%

Two or more races:

13.1%

African American:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2016 → 27th in 2026

Strengths

✓92% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (56% vs 63% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg58%

Ohio avg63%

582^nd of 795

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 35% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

563^rd of 773Chillicothe City among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	32.1	582 of 795	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.6	602 of 855	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	596 of 864	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	570 of 867	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	558 of 836	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.6	608 of 819	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.7	551 of 836	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	574 of 800	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.7	551 of 773	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	45.0	513 of 784	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.0	575 of 778	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	41.8	601 of 769	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.9	586 of 767	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	54.6	545 of 832	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.0	515 of 818	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.8	516 of 819	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	60.2	404 of 791	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.2	555 of 767	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.7	618 of 756	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.9	552 of 696	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	37.1	523 of 689	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	36.1	482 of 681	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	34.9	192 of 296	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.5	148 of 328	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.8	165 of 318	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.7	133 of 323	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.8	140 of 306	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.4	171 of 284	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.5	109 of 303	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.4	100 of 279	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	22.5	497 of 606	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	451 of 596	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	406 of 628	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.4	501 of 550	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	39.3	539 of 763	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.5	565 of 809	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	565 of 798	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.9	542 of 813	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	580 of 794	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	579 of 775	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.4	527 of 781	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	494 of 751	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	53.0	174 of 283	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.3	154 of 244	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.3	112 of 312	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.6	280 of 349	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	76.2	2 of 538	99.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	63.3	98 of 272	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.1	128 of 270	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.9	170 of 273	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	11.1	246 of 270	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	49.7	12 of 28	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.3	11 of 30	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	12 of 30	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.7	10 of 24	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.9	7 of 22	68.2%	★★★★☆
2019	65.3	8 of 32	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	50.0	10 of 28	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	44.1	493 of 761	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.5	512 of 815	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.2	487 of 822	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.0	404 of 805	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.0	349 of 773	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.1	434 of 763	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.3	305 of 779	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.8	323 of 758	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	28.7	597 of 765	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.5	611 of 817	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	598 of 816	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	580 of 819	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.0	525 of 808	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.8	567 of 778	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.7	529 of 792	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.7	576 of 763	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	49.0	125 of 240	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.3	157 of 254	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	154 of 242	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	146 of 239	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	158 of 222	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	172 of 211	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	157 of 208	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	179 of 201	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	36.6	360 of 575	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.7	443 of 617	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	406 of 598	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	387 of 614	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	23.2	592 of 709	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.7	603 of 748	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	611 of 754	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	606 of 756	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	594 of 749	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	613 of 727	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.1	529 of 739	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	532 of 718	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2026)64th percentile+37 vs school

Homeless (2026)57th percentile+30 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)48th percentile+21 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)39th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2026)37th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2026)35th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)29th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)22nd percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)18th percentile-15 vs school

White (2026)17th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Biology67%~ state avg

English II67%+4 vs state

American Government64%-7 vs state

American History64%-9 vs state

Algebra I44%-18 vs state

Geometry28%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests American Government (2026)	Ohio State Tests American History (2026)	Ohio State Tests Biology (2026)	Ohio State Tests English II (2026)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2026)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
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	64.4%	598 (75.2%)	48 (6.0%)	34 (4.3%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	104 (13.1%)	32.1	582^nd of 795 public high schools	26.8%		35.6	602^nd of 855 public high schools	29.6%	20	64.4	63.7	66.8	66.7	28.0	43.9			$11,836
Southern Ohio Career Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	30 E Main St	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Southern Ohio Career Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(330) 620-5861	48	4	12.0	—	43 (89.6%)	3 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.2%)								(n/a)									$10,042
Unioto High School	Public	9-12	14193 Pleasant Valley Rd	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Union-Scioto Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 773-4105	578	25	23.1	70.9%	505 (87.4%)	17 (2.9%)	19 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.1%)	41.6	504^th of 795 public high schools	36.6%		52.6	434^th of 855 public high schools	49.2%	70	72.1	63.2	75.2	64.7	30.1	66.2			$11,585
Zane Trace High School	Public	9-12	946 State Route 180	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Zane Trace Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 775-1809	330	15	22.0	99.1%	310 (93.9%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	37.6	535^th of 795 public high schools	32.7%		40.2	562^nd of 855 public high schools	34.3%	27	78.9	66.7	73.1	55.6	34.8	37.1			$13,599
Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center	Public	7-12	895 Crouse Chapel Rd	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Pickaway-Ross County JVSD	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 642-1200	760	0		33.8%	694 (91.3%)	12 (1.6%)	15 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.0%)								(n/a)
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	98.8%	242 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	55	360^th of 795 public high schools	54.7%		54.5	406^th of 855 public high schools	52.5%	46	74.3	82.6	66.7	73.0	39.0	81.8			$14,175
Huntington High School	Public	9-12	188 Huntsman Rd	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Huntington Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 663-2230	300	21	14.2	99.0%	284 (94.7%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	23.6	629^th of 795 public high schools	20.9%		31	619^th of 855 public high schools	27.6%	10	68.5	56.4	60.0	58.1	10.1	37.5			$14,678
Adena High School	Public	9-12	3367 County Road 550	Frankfort	45628	Ross County	Adena Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 998-2313	297	15	19.8	—	270 (90.9%)	4 (1.3%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.1%)	33.4	574^th of 795 public high schools	27.8%		36.8	590^th of 855 public high schools	31.0%	16	74.1	67.1	56.6	67.8	30.1	33.8			$12,147
Paint Valley High School	Public	9-12	7454 Us Highway 50 W	Bainbridge	45612	Ross County	Paint Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 634-3582	184	7	26.2	—	174 (94.6%)	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	35.3	559^th of 795 public high schools	29.7%		43.5	530^th of 855 public high schools	38.0%	29	44.4	71.1	72.9	54.1	47.2	59.1			$16,908
Waverly High School	Public	9-12	1 Tiger Drive	Waverly	45690	Pike County	Waverly City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 947-7701	435	29	15.0	73.6%	409 (94.0%)	10 (2.3%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	21.9	650^th of 795 public high schools	18.2%		30.8	621^st of 855 public high schools	27.4%	29	60.7	66.2	45.5	54.8	30.4	36.8			$12,071

Frequently Asked Questions about Chillicothe High School

What district is Chillicothe High School in?

Chillicothe City

What is the racial makeup of Chillicothe High School?

Students at Chillicothe High School are 75% White, 13% Two or more races, 6% African American, 4% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Chillicothe High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 795 students attended Chillicothe High School.

Is Chillicothe High School a good school?

Chillicothe High School ranks 582^nd of 795 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools feed into Chillicothe High School?

Chillicothe High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Chillicothe Intermediate School
Elementary : Chillicothe Primary School
Middle : Chillicothe Middle School

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