Sandusky High School

Public 8-12

 2130A Hayes Ave
       Sandusky, OH  44870-4740


(419) 984-1068

District: Sandusky City

SchoolDigger Rank:
630th of 867 Ohio High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,213 Help


Feeder schools for Sandusky High School:

Elementary:    The Early Learning Academy
    The Sandusky Intermediate School
    The Sandusky Primary School
Middle:    Sandusky Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.4 Help
Number of students:  1,004

Racial breakdown:

White:
40.3%
African American:
36.8%
Two or more races:
18.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  80.3% Help


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Compare Details Sandusky High School ranks worse than 72.7% of high schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.82. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Sandusky High School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Sandusky High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (40.3%), African American (36.8%), two or more races (18.3%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sandusky High School is 15.4. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sandusky High School is $14,213.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Sandusky High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Sandusky High School 630th of 867 Ohio public high schools. (See Sandusky High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Sandusky City:

SchoolDigger ranks Sandusky City 613th of 835 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Sandusky High School

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Rank History for all students at Sandusky High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 29.92 524th 681 23.1%
2005 13.64 635th 689 7.8%
2006 27.97 596th 696 14.4%
2007 55.98 436th 756 42.3%
2008 48.08 540th 767 29.6%
2009 48.76 558th 791 29.5%
2010 43.56 614th 819 25.0%
2011 48.29 601st 818 26.5%
2012 31.51 685th 832 17.7%
2013 26.24 659th 767 14.1%
2014 20.40 681st 769 11.4%
2015 24.61 655th 778 15.8%
2016 34.36 605th 784 22.8%
2017 29.70 586th 773 24.2%
2018 41.73 543rd 800 32.1%
2019 37.92 584th 836 30.1%
2021 22.68 643rd 819 21.5%
2022 29.22 627th 836 25.0%
2023 28.82 630th 867 27.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Sandusky High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.81 139th 201 30.8%
2019 39.53 140th 208 32.7%
2021 19.96 180th 211 14.7%
2022 31.59 166th 222 25.2%
2023 38.24 159th 239 33.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Sandusky High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 16.28 571st 614 7.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sandusky High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.63 335th 758 55.8%
2019 54.09 407th 779 47.8%
2021 35.88 540th 763 29.2%
2022 43.52 483rd 773 37.5%
2023 41.77 512th 805 36.4%
See the entire list of Best Ohio High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Homeless students at Sandusky High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 54.32 10th 32 68.8%
2023 65.21 6th 30 80.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Sandusky High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.67 551st 751 26.6%
2019 33.59 596th 781 23.7%
2021 21.68 628th 775 19.0%
2022 32.55 587th 794 26.1%
2023 27.52 623rd 813 23.4%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Sandusky High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.20 455th 550 17.3%
2019 25.06 514th 628 18.2%
2021 23.89 481st 596 19.3%
2022 13.76 571st 606 5.8%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Sandusky High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.01 249th 538 53.7%
2019 53.75 154th 272 43.4%
2021 63.74 122nd 349 65.0%
2022 66.88 109th 312 65.1%
2023 62.59 140th 308 54.5%
See the entire list of Best Ohio High Schools for Gifted and Talented Students!

Rank History for Male students at Sandusky High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.09 570th 763 25.3%
2019 41.46 546th 792 31.1%
2021 19.27 648th 778 16.7%
2022 21.27 649th 808 19.7%
2023 26.49 628th 819 23.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Sandusky High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.52 115th 279 58.8%
2019 53.08 141st 303 53.5%
2021 36.93 167th 284 41.2%
2022 36.67 183rd 306 40.2%
2023 40.66 171st 323 47.1%
See the entire list of Best Ohio High Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Sandusky High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.35 84th 184 54.3%
2019 57.95 98th 207 52.7%
2021 23.75 197th 239 17.6%
2022 26.70 198th 260 23.8%
2023 19.88 227th 270 15.9%
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Rank History for White students at Sandusky High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.25 409th 718 43.0%
2019 49.84 429th 739 41.9%
2021 35.49 503rd 727 30.8%
2022 43.67 455th 749 39.3%
2023 31.49 561st 756 25.8%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Data source: Ohio Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a citizen
Monday, August 27, 2012

Open Quote You can't find a better school system! I will have to look at why SHS is ranked so low! It was good for me, we had the best of a lot of things. Technologically more advanced then when I was a student( clearly), the students of SHS are exposed to anything and everything you can imagine!

I am proud to be from Sandusky, and because I was taught well, I am now able to teach and deliver quality instruction. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Sandusky High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1003 459 4 28 3 n/a n/a 0 1497
1989 919 458 8 31 0 n/a n/a 0 1416
1990 856 421 6 30 0 n/a n/a 0 1313
1991 800 400 7 28 0 n/a n/a 0 1235
1992 794 403 12 25 0 n/a n/a 0 1234
1993 788 383 6 20 0 n/a n/a 0 1197
1994 795 407 7 25 0 n/a n/a 0 1234
1995 800 478 2 31 3 n/a n/a 0 1314
1996 800 478 2 31 3 n/a n/a 0 1314
1997 820 501 4 27 2 n/a n/a 0 1354
1998 818 481 5 32 1 n/a n/a 0 1337
1999 857 475 6 36 2 n/a n/a 0 1376
2000 849 485 4 31 0 n/a n/a 0 1369
2001 798 476 4 32 0 n/a n/a 0 1310
2002 771 450 1 29 0 n/a n/a 31 1282
2003 771 450 1 29 0 n/a n/a 31 1282
2004 719 418 4 39 0 n/a n/a 56 1236
2005 699 407 2 44 0 n/a n/a 76 1228
2006 661 401 2 42 0 n/a n/a 100 1206
2007 612 390 2 35 1 n/a n/a 108 1148
2008 619 393 0 32 2 n/a n/a 121 1167
2009 566 377 1 25 1 n/a n/a 128 1098
2010 516 378 2 29 1 n/a n/a 163 1089
2011 490 340 2 29 1 0 156 0 1018
2012 438 309 3 36 2 0 161 0 949
2013 369 298 0 25 4 1 153 0 850
2014 359 313 2 26 3 0 151 0 854
2015 319 332 1 20 1 0 162 0 835
2016 330 338 0 21 1 0 143 0 833
2017 365 327 1 30 1 1 153 0 878
2018 343 332 0 35 1 0 141 0 852
2019 366 341 2 44 1 0 147 0 901
2020 353 358 1 40 0 0 163 0 915
2021 363 347 1 39 1 0 161 0 912
2022 384 377 1 43 1 1 162 0 969
2023 405 369 0 43 2 1 184 0 1004

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Sandusky High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1497 105.0 14.2 0
1989 1416 101.0 14.0 n/a
1990 1313 91.7 14.3 n/a
1991 1235 91.6 13.4 n/a
1992 1234 76.5 16.1 11.2
1993 1197 76.4 15.7 21.3
1994 1234 79.9 15.4 26
1995 1314 81.5 16.1 25
1996 1314 81.5 16.1 25
1997 1354 84.0 16.1 24.4
1998 1337 85.5 15.6 24.5
1999 1376 85.0 16.2 28.2
2000 1369 90.1 15.2 21.7
2001 1310 90.1 14.5 23.7
2002 1282 87.1 14.7 46.2
2003 1282 87.1 14.7 46.2
2004 1236 83.3 14.8 56.9
2005 1228 80.9 15.2 53.6
2006 1206 84.4 14.3 57.1
2007 1148 81.5 14.1 62.8
2008 1167 79.8 14.6 n/a
2009 1098 81.5 13.5 64.8
2010 1089 89.6 12.1 78.1
2011 1018 89.5 11.3 66.2
2012 949 65.8 14.4 66.9
2013 850 65.0 13.0 68.7
2014 854 64.0 13.3 97.2
2015 835 n/a n/a 80.1
2016 833 61.0 13.6 80.3
2017 878 61.3 14.3 n/a
2018 852 58.8 14.4 n/a
2019 901 57.2 15.7 n/a
2020 915 58.2 15.7 n/a
2021 912 56.9 16.0 n/a
2022 969 65.9 14.7 n/a
2023 1004 64.9 15.4 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Sandusky High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1497 105.0 14.2 0
1989 1416 101.0 14.0 n/a
1990 1313 91.7 14.3 n/a
1991 1235 91.6 13.4 n/a
1992 1234 76.5 16.1 11.2
1993 1197 76.4 15.7 21.3
1994 1234 79.9 15.4 26
1995 1314 81.5 16.1 25
1996 1314 81.5 16.1 25
1997 1354 84.0 16.1 24.4
1998 1337 85.5 15.6 24.5
1999 1376 85.0 16.2 28.2
2000 1369 90.1 15.2 21.7
2001 1310 90.1 14.5 23.7
2002 1282 87.1 14.7 46.2
2003 1282 87.1 14.7 46.2
2004 1236 83.3 14.8 56.9
2005 1228 80.9 15.2 53.6
2006 1206 84.4 14.3 57.1
2007 1148 81.5 14.1 62.8
2008 1167 79.8 14.6 n/a
2009 1098 81.5 13.5 64.8
2010 1089 89.6 12.1 78.1
2011 1018 89.5 11.3 66.2
2012 949 65.8 14.4 66.9
2013 850 65.0 13.0 68.7
2014 854 64.0 13.3 97.2
2015 835 n/a n/a 80.1
2016 833 61.0 13.6 80.3
2017 878 61.3 14.3 n/a
2018 852 58.8 14.4 n/a
2019 901 57.2 15.7 n/a
2020 915 58.2 15.7 n/a
2021 912 56.9 16.0 n/a
2022 969 65.9 14.7 n/a
2023 1004 64.9 15.4 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Sandusky High School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $10,640
2022 $13,756
2023 $14,213

Data source: Ohio Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Sandusky High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 584th of 836 High schoolsRanks 630th of 867 High schools
 2.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course American Government (Sandusky High School)76.163.7
 12.4%
   End of Course American Government (Sandusky City)76.163.7
 12.4%
   End of Course American Government (Ohio)77.772
 5.7%
End of Course American History (Sandusky High School)73.255.6
 17.6%
   End of Course American History (Sandusky City)73.255.6
 17.6%
   End of Course American History (Ohio)78.169.7
 8.4%
End of Course Biology (Sandusky High School)66.248.8
 17.4%
   End of Course Biology (Sandusky City)66.248.8
 17.4%
   End of Course Biology (Ohio)73.763.7
 10%
End of Course English II (Sandusky High School)51.644.9
 6.7%
   End of Course English II (Sandusky City)51.644.9
 6.7%
   End of Course English II (Ohio)66.260.8
 5.4%
End of Course Geometry (Sandusky High School)30.218.5
 11.7%
   End of Course Geometry (Sandusky City)31.618.5
 13.1%
   End of Course Geometry (Ohio)50.141.8
 8.3%
End of Course Algebra I (Sandusky High School)53.140.5
 12.6%
   End of Course Algebra I (Sandusky City)56.339.5
 16.8%
   End of Course Algebra I (Ohio)61.153
 8.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students9011004
 11.4%
African American341369
 8.2%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian20
 100%
Hispanic4443
 2.3%
Pacific Islander01
White366405
 10.7%
Two or More Races147184
 25.2%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 1,004 students attended Sandusky High School.

Students at Sandusky High School are 40% White, 37% African American, 18% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

Sandusky High School ranks 630th of 867 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.


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