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Columbian High School

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Columbian High School ranks 323 rd of 795 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

323^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 795 Ohio High Schools

Better than 59% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Columbian High School in Tiffin, Ohio, is the only comprehensive high school serving grades 9–12 in Tiffin City Schools, and with 786 students it is the largest high school in its part of Seneca County — bigger than Fostoria Junior/Senior High School (725 students) and several times larger than nearby rural schools such as New Riegel High School and Old Fort High School. For 2025–2026 it ranks 323rd of 795 Ohio high schools, placing it in the 59th percentile with 3 stars, up sharply from a 46th-percentile dip the year before and close to its best showing of the past decade.

Academically, Columbian beats the state average in five of six End-of-Course subjects: American History 84.1%, Biology 80.9%, Algebra I 74.4%, English II 73.9%, and American Government 75.8%. Algebra I made a striking jump of about 18 points in a single year. Geometry is the clear weak spot at 33.5%, 9.8 points below the state, though it has improved for three straight years. Neighboring districts face the same hurdle — Carey High School (21.1%) and Fostoria Junior/Senior High School (20.2%) score lower — while Old Fort High School (60.0%) and Hopewell-Loudon Local High School (56.9%) show how high the ceiling can be.

Two areas lag the peer group. Chronic absenteeism is 24.0% and the graduation rate is 92.5% — the lowest among nearby schools, whose graduation rates run 96.9–100% and absenteeism 5.4–18.5%. Still, low-income students rank in the 83rd percentile statewide (4 stars), well above the school's overall standing, while special education students remain in the bottom third (30th percentile, 1 star). Notably, the school achieves this with the largest classes in the region (26.2 students per teacher) and the lowest recorded per-student spending ($8,367). Compared with Fostoria Junior/Senior High School, a similar-sized city school 14 miles away, Columbian is well ahead. Priorities: Geometry, special education results, and attendance.

786

Students ?

26.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,167

Per pupil spending ?

35.0%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

300 S Monroe St
Tiffin, OH 44883-2906

(419) 447-6331

District: Tiffin City Schools

Feeder schools for Columbian High School:

Elementary:	Krout 2-3 Elementary
	Noble 4-5 Elementary
	Washington K-1 Elementary School
Middle:	Tiffin Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.4%

Hispanic:

5.2%

Two or more races:

4.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2016 → 59th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (70% vs 63% meeting standards)

✓92% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg71%

Ohio avg63%

323^rd of 795

Ohio public high schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 43% (2016) to top 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

374^th of 773Tiffin City Schools 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)

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	57.7	323 of 795	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.7	461 of 855	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.2	412 of 864	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.7	354 of 867	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.7	365 of 836	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.3	443 of 819	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.3	315 of 836	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	339 of 800	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.5	381 of 773	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.6	446 of 784	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	58.9	351 of 778	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.6	465 of 769	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	67.3	243 of 767	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.9	311 of 832	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.4	403 of 818	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.1	325 of 819	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.5	256 of 791	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.8	290 of 767	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.8	221 of 756	70.8%	★★★★☆
2006	64.1	268 of 696	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	73.2	166 of 689	75.9%	★★★★☆
2004	48.5	402 of 681	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	29.7	419 of 606	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.7	501 of 596	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.0	356 of 628	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.5	404 of 550	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	61.9	319 of 763	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.2	430 of 809	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.2	407 of 798	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.0	370 of 813	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.8	326 of 794	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.8	410 of 775	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.9	266 of 781	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.1	389 of 751	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	61.5	140 of 283	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.8	31 of 244	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	43.2	211 of 280	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	58.4	163 of 308	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.5	131 of 312	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.8	221 of 349	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.5	107 of 272	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.1	374 of 538	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	162 of 270	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	171 of 273	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	184 of 270	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.4	138 of 239	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.4	71 of 207	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	73.5	132 of 761	82.7%	★★★★☆
2025	64.1	295 of 815	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.5	528 of 822	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.7	312 of 805	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.4	263 of 773	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.8	419 of 763	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.9	274 of 779	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	351 of 758	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	63.0	306 of 765	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.8	475 of 817	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.5	417 of 816	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.3	335 of 819	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.1	381 of 808	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.1	499 of 778	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.0	342 of 792	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.2	318 of 763	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	8.9	200 of 211	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	46.2	112 of 201	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	405 of 575	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.6	562 of 617	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	448 of 598	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	468 of 614	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	52.0	386 of 709	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.5	477 of 748	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.2	421 of 754	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.7	370 of 756	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	381 of 749	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.6	450 of 727	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.9	324 of 739	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.7	351 of 718	51.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)83rd percentile+23 vs school

Male (2026)60th percentile~ school

Female (2026)58th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)51st percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)46th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)31st percentile-25 vs school

Special Education (2026)30th percentile-30 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)5th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

American History84%+11 vs state

Biology81%+14 vs state

American Government76%+4 vs state

Algebra I74%+13 vs state

English II74%+11 vs state

Geometry34%-10 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Columbian High School	Public	9-12	300 S Monroe St	Tiffin	44883	Seneca County	Tiffin City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 447-6331	786	30	26.2	—	687 (87.4%)	14 (1.8%)	41 (5.2%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (4.2%)	57.7	323^rd of 795 public high schools	59.4%		50.7	461^st of 855 public high schools	46.1%	138		75.8	84.1							80.9	73.9	33.5	74.4	$11,167
Buckeye Community School - Tiffin	Public, Charter	9-12	870 W Market St Ste 15	Tiffin	44883	Seneca County	Buckeye Community School - Tiffin	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(419) 967-4107	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Sentinel Career & Technology Center	Public	9-12	793 E Township Road 201	Tiffin	44883	Seneca County	Vanguard-Sentinel Career & Technology Centers	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 448-1212	0	18	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Hopewell-Loudon Local High School	Public	7-12	181 N County Road 7	Bascom	44809	Seneca County	Hopewell-Loudon Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 937-2804	366	18	20.5	74.0%	327 (89.3%)	3 (0.8%)	24 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	71.4	143^rd of 795 public high schools	82.0%		76.2	107^th of 855 public high schools	87.5%	36	74.1	84.2	81.5		60.0	65.3		75.6	71.7	81.5	80.9	56.9	92.4	$13,201
New Riegel High School	Public	6-12	44 N Perry St	New Riegel	44853	Seneca County	New Riegel Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 595-2256	224	14	16.0	39.7%	213 (95.1%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	66.6	194^th of 795 public high schools	75.6%		71.4	176^th of 855 public high schools	79.4%	18	82.6	97.5	89.7	68.0	56.3		89.3	75.9	73.9	82.8	75.9	35.5	72.0	$15,298
Mohawk High School	Public	7-12	605 State Highway 231	Sycamore	44882	Wyandot County	Mohawk Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 927-6222	356	28	12.7	69.9%	345 (96.9%)	4 (1.1%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	71.3	144^th of 795 public high schools	81.9%		73.5	144^th of 855 public high schools	83.2%		62.5	85.5	88.9		79.5	76.2		82.5	58.5	80.0	81.5	47.5	90.4	$15,656
Old Fort High School	Public	7-12	7635 N Co Rd 51	Tiffin	44883	Seneca County	Old Fort Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 992-4291	264	21	12.8	36.0%	231 (87.5%)	2 (0.8%)	22 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	66.5	195^th of 795 public high schools	75.5%		60.8	319^th of 855 public high schools	62.7%	124	83.3	78.8	90.9		66.7	76.9		77.5	68.3	78.0	82.5	60.0	66.7	$17,601
Lakota High School	Public	9-12	5200 County Road 13	Kansas	44841	Sandusky County	Lakota Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 986-6620	262	20	13.1	44.7%	224 (85.5%)	3 (1.1%)	19 (7.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.7%)	38.3	528^th of 795 public high schools	33.6%		45.7	510^th of 855 public high schools	40.4%	18		63.4	73.2							66.7	60.0	41.5	58.7	$15,875
Seneca East High School	Public	9-12	13343 E US Highway 224	Attica	44807	Seneca County	Seneca East Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 426-3312	289	19	14.9	94.5%	273 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	67.5	182^nd of 795 public high schools	77.1%		69.1	205^th of 855 public high schools	76.0%	23		93.2	88.9							75.0	76.9	50.0	73.9	$15,622
Fostoria Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1001 Park Ave	Fostoria	44830	Wood County	Fostoria City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 436-4110	725	51	14.2	—	360 (49.7%)	49 (6.8%)	192 (26.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	121 (16.7%)	16.1	670^th of 795 public high schools	15.7%		22.5	661^st of 855 public high schools	22.7%	9	38.3	53.4	51.5		21.4	35.2		38.5	28.7	59.6	48.5	20.2	31.4	$11,757

Frequently Asked Questions about Columbian High School

What is the racial makeup of Columbian High School?

Students at Columbian High School are 87% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

What schools feed into Columbian High School?

Columbian High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Krout 2-3 Elementary
Elementary : Noble 4-5 Elementary
Elementary : Washington K-1 Elementary School
Middle : Tiffin Middle School

What district is Columbian High School in?

Tiffin City Schools

Is Columbian High School a good school?

Columbian High School ranks 323^rd of 795 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Columbian High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 786 students attended Columbian High School.

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