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Lancaster High School

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Lancaster High School ranks 507 th of 795 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

507^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 795 Ohio High Schools

Better than 36% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Lancaster High School is a public high school serving grades 9–12 in Lancaster City schools in Lancaster, Ohio, with 1,995 students — the largest school in its nearby comparison group, where most other high schools enroll between roughly 260 and 711 students.

In 2025–2026, Lancaster ranked 507th of 795 Ohio high schools — the 36th percentile, with 2 stars — while its district, Lancaster City, ranked 473rd of 773 statewide at the 39th percentile. The school has slipped from the 63rd percentile in 2016–2017. Despite its size, resources are modest: a 21.4 student-to-teacher ratio in 2024–2025 (higher than most nearby schools) and per-student spending of $9,295 in 2018–2019, among the lowest in the group. Chronic absenteeism is the clearest concern at 36.1% in 2025–2026 — the highest among nearby comprehensive high schools and about 10 points above its own district. Its graduation rate of 91.9% is below every nearby comprehensive high school listed (92.3% to 99.0%); Bloom-Carroll High School (11.7% absenteeism), Liberty Union High School (16.9%) and Berne Union High School (16.3%) post graduation rates of 98.5% to 99.0%. Notably, Berne Union High School's 92.62% free/reduced lunch rate shows poverty alone doesn't explain the differences.

Test results are mixed. Lancaster is at or above the state in American History (74.5% vs. 73.2%) and Algebra I (64.3% vs. 61.6%), but below state in English II (61.6% vs. 62.7%), Biology (61.1% vs. 67.0%) and Geometry (40.1% vs. 43.3%). Graduation and attendance have improved recently — graduation from 89.9% in 2023–2024 to 91.9% in 2025–2026, and absenteeism from 45.3% in 2021–2022 to 36.1%. Subgroup results are uneven: homeless students ranked 2nd of 28 statewide (93rd percentile, 5 stars), gifted and talented students reached the 83rd percentile, and low-income students improved to the 55th percentile, while special education students sat at the 27th percentile.

1,995

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,936

Per pupil spending ?

57.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1312 Granville Pike
Lancaster, OH 43130-1033

(740) 681-7500

District: Lancaster City

Feeder schools for Lancaster High School:

Elementary:	Gorsuch West Elementary School
	Medill Elementary School
	Mt. Pleasant Elementary School
	Tallmadge Elementary School
	More...
	Tarhe Trails Elementary School
Middle:	General Sherman Junior High School
	Thomas Ewing Junior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.0%

Two or more races:

6.7%

African American:

3.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2016 → 36th in 2026

Strengths

✓92% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg63%

Ohio avg63%

507^th of 795

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From top 49% (2016) to bottom 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

473^rd of 773Lancaster 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	41.1	507 of 795	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.8	484 of 855	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.3	470 of 864	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.7	470 of 867	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.9	441 of 836	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.7	358 of 819	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.3	475 of 836	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.1	361 of 800	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.2	284 of 773	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.7	387 of 784	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.3	364 of 778	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.1	310 of 769	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.7	281 of 767	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.9	259 of 832	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.2	241 of 818	70.5%	★★★★☆
2010	66.7	284 of 819	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.7	396 of 791	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.1	466 of 767	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	58.8	406 of 756	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	70.5	190 of 696	72.7%	★★★★☆
2005	60.2	320 of 689	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	54.4	348 of 681	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	45.1	162 of 296	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.4	125 of 328	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.9	97 of 318	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.5	160 of 323	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.3	176 of 306	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	190 of 284	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.3	146 of 303	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.0	105 of 279	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	28.8	430 of 606	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.0	306 of 596	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.9	517 of 628	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.8	275 of 550	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	49.5	452 of 763	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.5	426 of 809	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	484 of 798	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.3	477 of 813	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.0	421 of 794	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.8	381 of 775	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.9	375 of 781	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	315 of 751	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	73.1	47 of 283	83.4%	★★★★☆
2025	71.3	58 of 244	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	69.4	89 of 280	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.4	67 of 308	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.3	105 of 312	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.7	208 of 349	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.5	108 of 272	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.3	447 of 538	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	50.3	151 of 272	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.5	192 of 270	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	71.6	66 of 273	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	61.7	103 of 270	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	89.3	17 of 260	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	61.4	82 of 239	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.5	108 of 207	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.2	95 of 184	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	86.3	2 of 28	92.9%	★★★★★
2025	88.0	2 of 37	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	2 of 30	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	63.4	7 of 30	76.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	57.6	343 of 761	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.5	288 of 815	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.6	508 of 822	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.5	473 of 805	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.5	417 of 773	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.6	332 of 763	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.8	499 of 779	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.1	345 of 758	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	41.9	520 of 765	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.2	485 of 817	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.6	430 of 816	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.3	438 of 819	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.2	462 of 808	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.1	342 of 778	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.4	471 of 792	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.4	388 of 763	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	42.6	148 of 240	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.6	182 of 254	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.4	121 of 242	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.4	148 of 239	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.6	78 of 222	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.1	116 of 211	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.0	99 of 208	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.1	135 of 201	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	30.8	420 of 575	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.4	399 of 617	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	411 of 598	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	417 of 614	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	36.2	509 of 709	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.9	466 of 748	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	485 of 754	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	487 of 756	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.5	486 of 749	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.4	369 of 727	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	453 of 739	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.9	372 of 718	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)93rd percentile+57 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)83rd percentile+47 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)55th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2026)45th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)44th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)41st percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)38th percentile~ school

Male (2026)32nd percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)29th percentile-18 vs school

White (2026)28th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2026)27th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

American History74%~ state avg

American Government70%~ state avg

Algebra I64%+3 vs state

English II62%~ state avg

Biology61%-6 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 (2024)	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 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
Lancaster High School	Public	9-12	1312 Granville Pike	Lancaster	43130	Fairfield County	Lancaster City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 681-7500	1,995	93	21.4	57.1%	1,735 (87.0%)	63 (3.2%)	56 (2.8%)	7 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	133 (6.7%)	41.1	507^th of 795 public high schools	36.2%		48.8	484^th of 855 public high schools	43.4%	23		70.4	74.5							61.1	61.6	40.1	64.3	$11,936
Fairfield Career Center	Public	11-12	3985 Coonpath Rd	Carroll	43112	Fairfield County	Eastland-Fairfield Career & Technical Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 837-9443	523	37	14.1		277 (53.0%)	121 (23.1%)	19 (3.6%)	21 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (15.9%)								(n/a)
Fairfield Union High School	Public	9-12	6675 Cincinnati Zanesville Rd	Lancaster	43130	Fairfield County	Fairfield Union Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 536-7306	587	34	17.2	36.4%	556 (94.7%)	6 (1.0%)	12 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	58.7	310^th of 795 public high schools	61.0%		71.6	169^th of 855 public high schools	80.2%	141		84.5	87.8							71.8	76.2	29.5	72.0	$12,553
Bloom-Carroll High School	Public	9-12	5240 Plum Road NW	Carroll	43112	Fairfield County	Bloom-Carroll Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 756-4318	697	30	23.5	29.6%	613 (87.9%)	39 (5.6%)	9 (1.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.6%)	57.7	322^nd of 795 public high schools	59.5%		64.3	271^st of 855 public high schools	68.3%	51		83.0	89.6							76.4	78.3	31.4	58.0	$11,469
Berne Union High School	Public	7-12	506 N Main St	Sugar Grove	43155	Fairfield County	Berne Union Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 746-9956	366	25	14.6	99.2%	342 (93.4%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	53.3	376^th of 795 public high schools	52.7%		48	494^th of 855 public high schools	42.2%	118	58.3	78.8	80.6		60.9	54.1		76.6	62.5	67.7	73.8	44.8	62.5	$16,727
Liberty Union High School	Public	9-12	500 W Washington St	Baltimore	43105	Fairfield County	Liberty Union-Thurston Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 862-4107	349	29	11.9	27.8%	327 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.9%)	47.7	443^rd of 795 public high schools	44.3%		54	411^th of 855 public high schools	51.9%	32		83.6	85.2							72.1	71.0	24.1	25.0	$15,565
Amanda-Clearcreek High School	Public	9-12	328 E Main St	Amanda	43102	Fairfield County	Amanda-Clearcreek Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 969-7251	413	27	15.2	91.6%	398 (96.4%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)	49.9	415^th of 795 public high schools	47.8%		55.1	396^th of 855 public high schools	53.7%	19		79.6	77.8							72.9	75.8	45.2	29.7	$14,205
Millersport Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	11850 Lancaster St	Millersport	43046	Fairfield County	Walnut Township Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 467-2929	260	18	14.2	57.0%	243 (93.5%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	53.8	372^nd of 795 public high schools	53.2%		45.4	512^th of 855 public high schools	40.1%	140	70.8	80.9	77.5	54.5	33.3	35.7	60.6	63.3	58.3	58.3	76.3	43.9	75.7	$16,898
Sheridan High School	Public	9-12	8725 Sheridan Drive N.W.	Thornville	43076	Perry County	Northern Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 743-1335	711	34	20.6	37.8%	681 (95.8%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.1%)	62.3	249^th of 795 public high schools	68.7%		65.1	258^th of 855 public high schools	69.8%	9		78.8	86.5							77.0	76.5	46.5	74.7	$10,004
Pickerington High School Central	Public	9-12	300 Opportunity Way	Pickerington	43147	Fairfield County	Pickerington Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 833-3025	1,711	88	19.3	29.6%	622 (36.4%)	708 (41.4%)	120 (7.0%)	147 (8.6%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	111 (6.5%)	46.2	460^th of 795 public high schools	42.1%		55.1	398^th of 855 public high schools	53.5%	62		67.6	71.6							70.8	72.8	43.4	63.9	$10,068

Frequently Asked Questions about Lancaster High School

What is the racial makeup of Lancaster High School?

Students at Lancaster High School are 87% White, 7% Two or more races, 3% African American, 3% Hispanic.

What schools feed into Lancaster High School?

Lancaster High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Gorsuch West Elementary School
Elementary : Medill Elementary School
Elementary : Mt. Pleasant Elementary School
Elementary : Tallmadge Elementary School
Elementary : Tarhe Trails Elementary School
Middle : General Sherman Junior High School
Middle : Thomas Ewing Junior High School

What district is Lancaster High School in?

Lancaster City

Is Lancaster High School a good school?

Lancaster High School ranks 507^th of 795 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lancaster High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,995 students attended Lancaster High School.

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