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Sandusky High School

Public Grades 9-12

665^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 22% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Sandusky High School is a public high school in Sandusky, Ohio, serving 994 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Sandusky City School District, which is ranked 637 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Sandusky High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Ohio high schools, with a ranking between 584 and 665 over the past 10 years, and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sandusky High School faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance. The school's 4-year graduation rate is slightly below the state average, ranging from 88.0% to 90.9% over the past 3 years. Additionally, Sandusky High School has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 34.4% to 39.2% over the past 3 years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school's test scores are consistently lower than the state and district averages across all subject areas, with proficiency rates ranging from 13.3% to 65.4% in 2024-2025. Compared to nearby high schools, such as Bellevue High School, Port Clinton High School, and Huron High School, Sandusky High School's performance is significantly lower.

Sandusky High School's struggles are particularly evident in the performance of its special education and low-income students, who rank in the bottom 25% of Ohio high schools. The school's high chronic absenteeism rate and wide performance gaps between different student subgroups suggest that targeted interventions and support are needed to address these issues. Addressing the challenges at Sandusky High School will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach that focuses on improving instruction, attendance, and targeted support for underperforming students.

1,028

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,211

Per pupil spending ?

80.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2130A Hayes Ave
Sandusky, OH 44870-4740

(419) 984-1068

District: Sandusky City

Feeder schools for Sandusky High School:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.6%

African American:

35.0%

Two or more races:

20.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓91% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (42% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg42%

Ohio avg62%

665^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

637^th of 828Sandusky 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	21.4	665 of 855	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	622 of 864	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	630 of 867	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	627 of 836	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	643 of 819	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.9	584 of 836	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	543 of 800	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.7	586 of 773	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.4	605 of 784	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.6	655 of 778	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.4	681 of 769	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.2	659 of 767	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.5	685 of 832	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	48.3	601 of 818	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	43.6	614 of 819	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	48.8	558 of 791	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	48.1	540 of 767	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	56.0	436 of 756	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	28.0	596 of 696	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	13.6	635 of 689	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	29.9	524 of 681	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	200 of 328	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	179 of 318	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	171 of 323	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	183 of 306	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.9	167 of 284	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.1	141 of 303	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	115 of 279	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	13.8	571 of 606	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	481 of 596	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	514 of 628	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	455 of 550	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	653 of 809	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	598 of 798	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	623 of 813	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	587 of 794	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	628 of 775	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	596 of 781	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	551 of 751	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	213 of 244	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.5	180 of 280	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.6	140 of 308	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.9	109 of 312	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.7	122 of 349	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.7	154 of 272	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.0	249 of 538	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	234 of 270	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.6	131 of 273	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	19.9	227 of 270	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	198 of 260	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	197 of 239	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.0	98 of 207	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	84 of 184	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	20 of 37	45.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.4	9 of 30	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	65.2	6 of 30	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	54.3	10 of 32	68.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	631 of 815	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.1	544 of 822	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	512 of 805	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	483 of 773	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.9	540 of 763	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.1	407 of 779	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.6	335 of 758	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	663 of 817	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	632 of 816	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	628 of 819	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	649 of 808	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	648 of 778	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.5	546 of 792	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	570 of 763	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	211 of 254	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	180 of 242	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.2	159 of 239	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	166 of 222	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	180 of 211	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.5	140 of 208	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	139 of 201	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	559 of 617	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	539 of 598	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	571 of 614	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	613 of 748	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	569 of 754	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	561 of 756	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.7	455 of 749	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	503 of 727	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.8	429 of 739	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	409 of 718	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)46th percentile+24 vs school

African American (2025)39th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)19th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)17th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)13th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2022)6th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American Government65%-7 vs state

American History56%-15 vs state

Biology44%-21 vs state

English II40%-20 vs state

Algebra I30%-29 vs state

Geometry13%-29 vs state

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by a citizen
Monday, August 27, 2012

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

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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
Sandusky High School	Public	9-12	2130A Hayes Ave	Sandusky	44870	Erie County	Sandusky City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 984-1068	1,028	59	17.5		376 (36.6%)	360 (35.0%)	75 (7.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	212 (20.6%)	21.4	665^th of 855 public high schools	22.2%		28.9	622^nd of 864 public high schools	28.0%	43		65.4	56.4							44.1	40.3	13.3	30.0	$15,211
Perkins High School	Public	9-12	3714 Campbell St	Sandusky	44870	Erie County	Perkins Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 625-1252	539	30	17.7	31.5%	431 (80.0%)	29 (5.4%)	27 (5.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.7%)	71.5	173^rd of 855 public high schools	79.8%		69.3	206^th of 864 public high schools	76.2%	33		87.0	89.0							83.1	74.5	57.7	67.7	$17,111
Margaretta High School	Public	6-12	209 Lowell St	Castalia	44824	Erie County	Margaretta Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 684-5351	536	31	17.2	39.6%	484 (90.3%)	4 (0.7%)	33 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	56.6	382^nd of 855 public high schools	55.3%		62.1	308^th of 864 public high schools	64.4%	74	78.7	60.0	81.7	62.7	77.5	33.3	72.4	77.5	60.7	74.4	77.8	35.1	74.1	$14,876
Townsend Community School	Public, Charter	9-12	207 Lowell St	Castalia	44824	Erie County	Townsend Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 684-5402	494	16	30.3		342 (69.2%)	18 (3.6%)	80 (16.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (10.7%)	4.6	806^th of 855 public high schools	5.7%		8.2	760^th of 864 public high schools	12.0%	46		25.9	35.2							25.4	28.1	1.2	3.0	$9,175
Danbury High School	Public	9-12	9451 E Harbor Rd	Lakeside Marblehead	43440	Ottawa County	Danbury Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 798-4037	172	14	12.0	98.3%	163 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	70.1	190^th of 855 public high schools	77.8%		65.3	265^th of 864 public high schools	69.3%	75		93.5	78.0							75.0	82.9	52.6	73.5	$22,622
Huron High School	Public	9-12	710 Cleveland Rd W	Huron	44839	Erie County	Huron City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 433-1234	372	22	16.9	28.8%	341 (91.7%)	4 (1.1%)	13 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.2%)	75.6	119^th of 855 public high schools	86.1%		77.2	107^th of 864 public high schools	87.6%	12		90.2	90.3							85.3	78.8	65.9	68.4	$14,364
Ehove Career Center	Public	10-12	316 Mason Rd W	Milan	44846	Erie County	EHOVE Career Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 499-4663	731	11	66.4		652 (89.2%)	4 (0.5%)	56 (7.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.3%)								(n/a)
Edison High School	Public	9-12	2603 State Route 113 E	Milan	44846	Erie County	Edison Local (formerly Berlin-Milan)	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 499-4652	329	21	15.6		294 (89.4%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	65.9	248^th of 855 public high schools	71.0%		67	237^th of 864 public high schools	72.6%	11		78.1	83.8							80.9	77.1	57.7	58.5	$13,840
Bellevue High School	Public	9-12	200 Oakland Ave	Bellevue	44811	Sandusky County	Bellevue City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 484-5070	521	38	13.6	42.0%	471 (90.4%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	68.9	207^th of 855 public high schools	75.8%		63.3	291^st of 864 public high schools	66.3%	84		84.4	90.0							80.8	81.8	49.7	61.3	$13,307
Port Clinton High School	Public	9-12	821 Jefferson St	Port Clinton	43452	Ottawa County	Port Clinton City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 734-2147	448	26	17.2		347 (77.5%)	6 (1.3%)	52 (11.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.9%)	69.4	202^nd of 855 public high schools	76.4%		66.9	238^th of 864 public high schools	72.5%	36		81.7	78.5							79.3	73.1	59.4	80.4	$15,987

Frequently Asked Questions about Sandusky High School

What district is Sandusky High School in?

Sandusky City

How many students attend Sandusky High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,028 students attended Sandusky High School.

Is Sandusky High School a good school?

Sandusky High School ranks in the bottom 22.2% of Ohio high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Sandusky High School?

Students at Sandusky High School are 37% White, 35% African American, 21% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

What schools feed into Sandusky High School?

Sandusky High School is fed by the following schools:

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

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