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Hillsboro High School

Q: Is Hillsboro High School a good school?

Hillsboro High School ranks 417 th of 795 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

417^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 795 Ohio High Schools

Better than 48% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Hillsboro High School is a 9–12 school serving 638 students in Hillsboro, OH, and is part of the Hillsboro City district. It is the largest traditional high school in its local comparison group. In 2025–26 it ranks 417 of 795 statewide (48th percentile, 2 stars), while its district ranks 296 of 773 (62nd percentile, 3 stars) — so the high school is currently performing below its own district. Nearly all students are economically disadvantaged (99.52% in 2023–24), and the student-teacher ratio rose to 21.2 in 2024–25, the highest among nearby schools, alongside relatively low per-student spending.

Academically, the school is split. It is above the state in American History (78.6 vs 73.2), Biology (79.6 vs 67.0), English II (72.0 vs 62.7), and just barely in American Government (72.4 vs 71.6). Math is the weak spot: Geometry is 40.1 against the state's 43.3, and Algebra I is 51.9 versus 61.6 statewide and 70.7 in the district — the weakest subject, with that district-school gap persisting for four years. Locally, Hillsboro outranks McClain High School overall but trails Peebles High School, North Adams High School, Eastern High School, Fairfield Local High School, and Lynchburg-Clay High School. Laurel Oaks Cdc is a career center without comparable test data, so it is excluded from these comparisons.

Graduation is a clear strength, climbing to 99.4% in 2025–26. Chronic absenteeism, however, stands at 30.1% — improved from 43.6% in 2021–22 but still above the district's 25.0% and above most nearby schools, whose median is roughly 18%. Low-income students (69th percentile) and homeless students (92nd percentile in 2024–25) are served well, but special education students rank in the 7th percentile with 0 stars, and male and gifted-and-talented students have also declined in recent years.

638

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,305

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

550 US Route 62
Hillsboro, OH 45133-1619

(937) 393-3485

District: Hillsboro City

Feeder schools for Hillsboro High School:

Elementary:	Hillsboro Early Childhood Center
	Hillsboro Intermediate School
	Hillsboro Primary School
Middle:	Hillsboro Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.9%

Two or more races:

5.8%

Hispanic:

2.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 64th percentile in 2023 → 48th in 2026

Strengths

✓99% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 64th-percentile peak (2023) to 48th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg69%

Ohio avg63%

417^th of 795

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

296^th of 773Hillsboro 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	49.7	417 of 795	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.8	364 of 855	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.9	311 of 864	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.8	310 of 867	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.8	337 of 836	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.1	331 of 819	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.2	418 of 836	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.7	477 of 800	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.7	522 of 773	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.8	575 of 784	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.7	596 of 778	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	51.2	513 of 769	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.1	554 of 767	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	46.5	614 of 832	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	57.1	501 of 818	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.0	512 of 819	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.7	475 of 791	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.8	500 of 767	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.5	565 of 756	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.6	569 of 696	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	39.2	508 of 689	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	12.0	621 of 681	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	27.2	451 of 606	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	66.9	114 of 596	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	33.1	433 of 628	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.6	500 of 550	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	58.7	359 of 763	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.7	331 of 809	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.0	341 of 798	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.9	338 of 813	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.2	228 of 794	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	55.6	355 of 775	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.6	462 of 781	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	448 of 751	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	115 of 244	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.9	85 of 308	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.8	100 of 312	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.7	450 of 538	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	86.5	3 of 37	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	85.1	3 of 30	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	67.3	6 of 24	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	93.1	2 of 22	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	85.2	6 of 32	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	90.0	4 of 28	85.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	65.7	236 of 761	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.3	160 of 815	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	202 of 822	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.8	222 of 805	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	69.5	184 of 773	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	71.0	146 of 763	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	57.7	353 of 779	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.7	397 of 758	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	50.6	447 of 765	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.5	377 of 817	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.7	275 of 816	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.1	281 of 819	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.2	460 of 808	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.8	322 of 778	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.9	475 of 792	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.4	559 of 763	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	38.7	160 of 240	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.8	119 of 254	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.9	171 of 239	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	68.9	71 of 222	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.3	118 of 211	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.5	70 of 208	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.0	118 of 201	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	16.0	536 of 575	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.6	493 of 617	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	384 of 598	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.4	541 of 614	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	49.7	405 of 709	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.5	362 of 748	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	348 of 754	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.9	328 of 756	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	339 of 749	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.0	375 of 727	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.3	471 of 739	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	516 of 718	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)92nd percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)69th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2026)53rd percentile+5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)53rd percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)43rd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)42nd percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)33rd percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2022)26th percentile-34 vs school

Special Education (2026)7th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Biology80%+13 vs state

American History79%+5 vs state

American Government72%~ state avg

English II72%+9 vs state

Algebra I52%-10 vs state

Geometry40%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)	Ohio State Tests American Government (2026)	Ohio State Tests American History (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)		Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)		Ohio State Tests Biology (2026)	Ohio State Tests English II (2026)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2026)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2026)	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 (2025)	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 Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th 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
Hillsboro High School	Public	9-12	550 US Route 62	Hillsboro	45133	Highland County	Hillsboro City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 393-3485	638	30	21.2		567 (88.9%)	14 (2.2%)	15 (2.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.8%)	49.7	417^th of 795 public high schools	47.5%		57.8	364^th of 855 public high schools	57.4%	53		72.4	78.6					79.6	72.0	40.1	51.9	$13,305
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	12.0	52.5%	263 (94.6%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	55	359^th of 795 public high schools	54.8%		54.6	404^th of 855 public high schools	52.7%	45		78.3						82.7	71.4	30.7	72.7	$14,493
Fairfield Local High School	Public	9-12	11611 State Route 771	Leesburg	45135	Highland County	Fairfield Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 780-2966	222	15	14.8		211 (95.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	58.3	315^th of 795 public high schools	60.4%		67.2	229^th of 855 public high schools	73.2%	86		88.6	89.3					81.0	84.2	32.8	28.6	$15,473
Whiteoak High School	Public	9-12	44 North High Street	Mowrystown	45155	Highland County	Bright Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 442-2241	174	16	10.8	98.3%	166 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	45.2	474^th of 795 public high schools	40.4%		41.5	552^nd of 855 public high schools	35.4%	78		72.7	63.3					80.0	68.2	31.7	68.6	$17,792
East Clinton High School	Public	9-12	174 Larrick Rd	Sabina	45169	Clinton County	East Clinton Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 584-2474	284	17	16.7		265 (93.3%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	33.7	571^st of 795 public high schools	28.2%		33.9	609^th of 855 public high schools	28.8%	38		78.6	74.6					56.9	57.7	15.2	44.8	$14,429
McClain High School	Public	9-12	200 N 5th St	Greenfield	45123	Highland County	Greenfield Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 981-7731	496	40	12.4		457 (92.1%)	5 (1.0%)	10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	45.2	473^rd of 795 public high schools	40.5%		51.3	458^th of 855 public high schools	46.4%	15		65.8	79.5					71.3	70.0	37.5	58.6	$13,550
North Adams High School	Public	7-12	96 Green Devil Dr	Seaman	45679	Adams County	Adams County Ohio Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 386-2528	462	27	17.1		440 (95.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	56.2	348^th of 795 public high schools	56.2%		58.3	354^th of 855 public high schools	58.6%	6	68.5	78.0	77.1	36.5	60.0	56.3	66.3	81.7	72.6	35.4	74.2	$13,611
Fayetteville-Perry High School	Public	9-12	501 S Apple St	Fayetteville	45118	Brown County	Fayetteville-Perry Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 875-3520	204	14	14.5		195 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	47.7	444^th of 795 public high schools	44.2%		52.8	430^th of 855 public high schools	49.7%	14		62.3	75.4					77.6	74.6	46.4	57.6	$14,099
Eastern High School	Public	9-12	11557 US Highway 62	Winchester	45697	Adams County	Eastern Local School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 695-6277	259	20	13.0	44.0%	250 (96.5%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	55.5	354^th of 795 public high schools	55.5%		61	314^th of 855 public high schools	63.3%	40		64.3	74.4					80.4	72.4	57.8	77.8	$16,029
Laurel Oaks Cdc	Public	10-12	300 Oak Dr	Wilmington	45177	Clinton County	Great Oaks Career Campuses	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 382-1411	710	46	15.4	52.0%	659 (92.8%)	12 (1.7%)	15 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Hillsboro High School

What schools feed into Hillsboro High School?

Hillsboro High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Hillsboro Early Childhood Center
Elementary : Hillsboro Intermediate School
Elementary : Hillsboro Primary School
Middle : Hillsboro Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Hillsboro High School?

Students at Hillsboro High School are 89% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 2% African American.

Is Hillsboro High School a good school?

Hillsboro High School ranks 417^th of 795 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Hillsboro High School in?

Hillsboro City

How many students attend Hillsboro High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 638 students attended Hillsboro High School.

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