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Wilmington High School

Public Grades 9-12
514th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 795 Ohio High Schools
Better than 35% of Ohio high schools
Summary

Wilmington High School is a public school in Wilmington, Ohio, serving grades 9–12 with 596 students as part of the Wilmington City district. In 2025–2026 it ranked 514th of 795 Ohio high schools (35th percentile, 2 stars), placing it near the bottom of its nearby peer group—only East Clinton High School ranked lower, at 571st. For comparison, Waynesville High School ranked 76th (90th percentile, 5 stars), Clinton-Massie High School 193rd (76th percentile, 4 stars), and Greeneview High School 282nd (65th percentile, 3 stars). Wilmington City ranks 534th of 773 districts (31st percentile, 2 stars).

Wilmington’s graduation rate improved to 91.3% in 2025–2026 from 87.2% in 2022–2023, but it is still the lowest among nearby traditional high schools. Chronic absenteeism fell sharply, from 42.8% in 2021–2022 to 26.4% in 2025–2026, yet it remains above the district rate of 19.2% and above every nearby school except East Clinton High School (31.6%). In End-of-Course tests, American History (75.5%) is above the state’s 73.2%, and Biology (66.9%) is essentially at the state average. American Government is the clearest weak spot at 66.5%, below the state’s 71.6% and the lowest among nearby comprehensive high schools. English II (59.5%), Geometry (40.3%), and Algebra I (59.1%) are also below state averages. The school’s trend data show big gains in Algebra I (32.6% to 59.1%), Biology (45.4% to 66.9%), and Geometry (26.3% to 40.3%), while American Government slipped from 73.8% to 66.5%.

Results vary by student group. Low-income students rank in the 52nd percentile (3 stars), above the school’s overall 35th percentile, and gifted and talented students ranked in the 77th percentile in 2024–2025 (4 stars). Male students (26th percentile) rank well below female students (47th percentile), and multi-racial students rank in the 22nd percentile. Context matters too: Wilmington’s 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio of 18.9 is higher than most nearby schools, and its per-student spending of $8,583 in 2018–2019 was the lowest among nearby traditional districts.

596
Students ?
18.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,673
Per pupil spending ?
60.9%
Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?
 300 Richardson Pl
       Wilmington, OH  45177-1251

(937) 382-7716

District: Wilmington City


Feeder schools for Wilmington High School:

Elementary:    Denver Place Elementary School
    Roy E Holmes Elementary School
Middle:    Rodger O. Borror Middle School
Racial breakdown:

White:
79.0%
Two or more races:
10.4%
Hispanic:
7.9%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 38th percentile in 2016 → 35th in 2026
Strengths
✓91% graduate within 4 years
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school61%
District avg63%
Ohio avg63%
514th of 795
Ohio public high schools ?
Bottom 35%▼ down 3 pts since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
534th of 773Wilmington 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202639.9514 of 79535.3%★★☆☆☆
202542.6537 of 85537.2%★★☆☆☆
202440.5544 of 86437.0%★★☆☆☆
202340.1559 of 86735.5%★★☆☆☆
202243.4507 of 83639.4%★★☆☆☆
202143.2491 of 81940.0%★★☆☆☆
201941.6552 of 83634.0%★★☆☆☆
201850.1439 of 80045.1%★★☆☆☆
201750.0399 of 77348.4%★★☆☆☆
201647.6484 of 78438.3%★★☆☆☆
201551.7471 of 77839.5%★★☆☆☆
201443.9580 of 76924.6%★☆☆☆☆
201346.3567 of 76726.1%★☆☆☆☆
201256.0535 of 83235.7%★★☆☆☆
201156.3510 of 81837.7%★★☆☆☆
201055.8499 of 81939.1%★★☆☆☆
200958.9431 of 79145.5%★★☆☆☆
200863.3327 of 76757.4%★★★☆☆
200756.0435 of 75642.5%★★☆☆☆
200651.0433 of 69637.8%★★☆☆☆
200546.2458 of 68933.5%★★☆☆☆
200456.6321 of 68152.9%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
201985.433 of 30389.1%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202224.6474 of 60621.8%★☆☆☆☆
202130.6424 of 59628.9%★☆☆☆☆
201915.4583 of 6287.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201831.6369 of 55032.9%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202654.4408 of 76346.5%★★☆☆☆
202547.5508 of 80937.2%★★☆☆☆
202447.9482 of 79839.6%★★☆☆☆
202342.1533 of 81334.4%★★☆☆☆
202249.7449 of 79443.5%★★☆☆☆
202146.7455 of 77541.3%★★☆☆☆
201947.3518 of 78133.7%★★☆☆☆
201846.1445 of 75140.7%★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202571.455 of 24477.5%★★★★☆
202474.445 of 28083.9%★★★★☆
202344.4238 of 30822.7%★☆☆☆☆
202246.6218 of 31230.1%★★☆☆☆
202145.5247 of 34929.2%★☆☆☆☆
201947.2182 of 27233.1%★★☆☆☆
201832.1452 of 53816.0%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202650.5150 of 27244.9%★★☆☆☆
202465.293 of 27365.9%★★★☆☆
202352.6134 of 27050.4%★★★☆☆
202259.7101 of 26061.2%★★★☆☆
202162.878 of 23967.4%★★★☆☆
201972.251 of 20775.4%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202656.1365 of 76152.0%★★★☆☆
202556.9386 of 81552.6%★★★☆☆
202435.7581 of 82229.3%★☆☆☆☆
202333.2579 of 80528.1%★☆☆☆☆
202237.6536 of 77330.7%★★☆☆☆
202136.3533 of 76330.1%★★☆☆☆
201938.1556 of 77928.6%★☆☆☆☆
201847.7434 of 75842.7%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202634.1569 of 76525.6%★☆☆☆☆
202540.5544 of 81733.4%★★☆☆☆
202433.3580 of 81628.9%★☆☆☆☆
202334.4577 of 81929.5%★☆☆☆☆
202235.7570 of 80829.5%★☆☆☆☆
202137.6536 of 77831.1%★★☆☆☆
201936.5582 of 79226.5%★☆☆☆☆
201842.8452 of 76340.8%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202628.5187 of 24022.1%★☆☆☆☆
202534.1185 of 25427.2%★☆☆☆☆
202418.7209 of 24213.6%★☆☆☆☆
202324.5195 of 23918.4%★☆☆☆☆
202226.9175 of 22221.2%★☆☆☆☆
202128.2160 of 21124.2%★☆☆☆☆
201923.7174 of 20816.3%★☆☆☆☆
201838.6136 of 20132.3%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202633.4391 of 57532.0%★★☆☆☆
202538.1364 of 61741.0%★★☆☆☆
202418.6525 of 59812.2%★☆☆☆☆
202326.3474 of 61422.8%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202637.9498 of 70929.8%★☆☆☆☆
202538.4527 of 74829.5%★☆☆☆☆
202435.3532 of 75429.4%★☆☆☆☆
202332.2556 of 75626.5%★☆☆☆☆
202236.4517 of 74931.0%★★☆☆☆
202135.9499 of 72731.4%★★☆☆☆
201936.0549 of 73925.7%★☆☆☆☆
201837.4458 of 71836.2%★★☆☆☆
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)
African American (2019)89th percentile+55 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)77th percentile+40 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)52nd percentile+17 vs school
Female (2026)47th percentile+11 vs school
Hispanic (2026)45th percentile+10 vs school
Special Education (2026)32nd percentile-3 vs school
White (2026)30th percentile-6 vs school
Male (2026)26th percentile-10 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)22nd percentile-13 vs school
Disabled (2022)22nd percentile-18 vs school
By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?
American History76%~ state avg
Biology67%~ state avg
American Government66%-5 vs state
English II60%-3 vs state
Algebra I59%~ state avg
Geometry40%-3 vs state

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Students at Wilmington High School are 79% White, 10% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 2% African American.

Wilmington High School ranks 514th of 795 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 596 students attended Wilmington High School.

Wilmington High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Denver Place Elementary School
Elementary : Roy E Holmes Elementary School
Middle : Rodger O. Borror Middle School

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2017–18 through 2025–26 immunization ratesNewOct 19, 2026
2025–26 attendance data & graduation ratesSep 15, 2026
2025–26 Ohio State Tests scoresSep 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJan 6, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.

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