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Chillicothe High School

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Chillicothe High School ranks 602 nd of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

602^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 30% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Chillicothe High School is a public high school in Chillicothe, Ohio, serving 859 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Chillicothe City School District, which is ranked 569 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Chillicothe High School has seen a steady improvement in its four-year graduation rate, increasing from 80.6% in 2022-2023 to 86.3% in 2024-2025, though this is still slightly below the state average. However, the school struggles with a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 39.9% to 55.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Academically, Chillicothe High School's test scores are generally below the state averages across various subjects and grade levels, with proficiency rates ranging from 26.3% in Geometry to 73.3% in American Government, compared to the state averages of 42.8% and 72.6%, respectively.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Logan Elm Middle/High School, Southeastern High School, and Unioto High School, Chillicothe High School's performance is generally lower, with higher graduation rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and better test scores across various subjects. Additionally, Chillicothe High School's statewide ranking has been declining over the years, from 551 out of 773 Ohio high schools in 2016-2017 to 602 out of 855 in 2024-2025, suggesting the school is not keeping pace with improvements in other Ohio high schools.

795

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,836

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Holding steady — 26th percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (52% vs 62% meeting standards)

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

!Algebra I scores 26 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg54%

Ohio avg62%

602^nd of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

569^th of 828Chillicothe 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

Homeless (2024)63rd percentile+32 vs school

African American (2025)55th percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+23 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)38th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)37th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile~ school

Male (2025)25th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)18th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American Government73%~ state avg

Biology63%~ state avg

American History62%-9 vs state

English II53%-8 vs state

Algebra I34%-26 vs state

Geometry26%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)			Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)			Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2025)	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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	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	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		598 (75.2%)	48 (6.0%)	34 (4.3%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	104 (13.1%)	35.6	602^nd of 855 public high schools	29.6%		34.2	596^th of 864 public high schools	31.0%	6		73.3	61.9							62.9	52.6	26.3	33.8	$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	81.3%	43 (89.6%)	3 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.2%)	5.1	803^rd of 855 public high schools	6.1%					(n/a)		4.8	12.5							21.4	33.3	6.7		$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		505 (87.4%)	17 (2.9%)	19 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.1%)	52.6	434^th of 855 public high schools	49.2%		52	442^nd of 864 public high schools	48.8%	8		78.9	81.9							75.3	57.4	38.1	48.4	$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		310 (93.9%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	40.2	562^nd of 855 public high schools	34.3%		35.9	582^nd of 864 public high schools	32.6%	20		74.2	54.5							74.2	60.2	24.0	44.2	$13,599
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%)	54.5	406^th of 855 public high schools	52.5%		68.7	215^th of 864 public high schools	75.1%	191		81.2	67.5							65.1	76.2	41.1	60.3	$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		284 (94.7%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	31	619^th of 855 public high schools	27.6%		33.6	600^th of 864 public high schools	30.6%	19		64.1	69.0							55.6	51.5	18.9	31.3	$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%)	36.8	590^th of 855 public high schools	31.0%		42.8	523^rd of 864 public high schools	39.5%	67		77.9	48.0							59.4	58.0	34.3	40.2	$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%)	43.5	530^th of 855 public high schools	38.0%		35.3	587^th of 864 public high schools	32.1%	57		69.4	59.5							70.0	53.7	42.9	58.3	$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		409 (94.0%)	10 (2.3%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	30.8	621^st of 855 public high schools	27.4%		22.4	660^th of 864 public high schools	23.6%	39		67.9	61.9							38.9	58.2	27.9	39.4	$12,071
Logan Elm Middle/High School	Public	6-12	9511 Tarlton Rd	Circleville	43113	Pickaway County	Logan Elm Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 474-7503	899	56	16.0	46.6%	830 (92.3%)	10 (1.1%)	22 (2.4%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (2.9%)	64.2	274^th of 855 public high schools	68.0%		58.9	347^th of 864 public high schools	59.8%	73	74.8	81.1	78.9	43.6	43.1	64.0	51.4	68.5	59.4	82.6	66.1	43.3	78.2	$13,566

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 602^nd of 855 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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