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Shawnee High School

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Shawnee High School ranks 99 th of 795 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 8-12

99^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 795 Ohio High Schools

Better than 88% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Shawnee High School is a 673-student public school serving grades 8 through 12 in the Shawnee Local district on Zurmehly Road in Lima, Ohio — one of the larger high schools in the immediate Lima area, and one of only two nearby schools that houses eighth graders inside the high school building.

Academically, Shawnee High School ranked 99th of 795 Ohio high schools in 2025–26 — the 88th percentile, with 4 stars — and it has never dropped below the 82nd percentile in a decade. It leads comparable schools in English II, Geometry, Algebra I, and American History, scoring +14 to +25 points above state averages. Its closest academic peer is Bath High School, about eight miles away; Bath edges Shawnee in Government and Biology, while Shawnee leads in English II, Geometry, and Algebra I. About five miles away, Lima Senior High School posts 33.9% proficiency in English II and 14.0% in Geometry, against Shawnee's 86.1% and 64.4%. A one-year dip in 2024–25 was fully reversed with gains including +11.1 points in Algebra I and +8.8 in English II.

Shawnee's most distinctive quality is equity: its low-income students rank in the 91st percentile with 5 stars — above the school's own overall ranking — even as its free/reduced-lunch share rose from 18.95% to 30.31% in two years. The clearest opportunity areas are attendance and completion. Chronic absenteeism is 15.7%, above its own district's rate every year for five years and behind Bath (11.5%) and Spencerville (13.4%), while its 94.4% graduation rate is fourth among six comparable high schools. Its student–teacher ratio of 18.6:1 is also higher than Bath, Elida, Perry, and Lima Senior — meaning these results come with larger classes, not smaller ones.

673

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,153

Per pupil spending ?

30.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3333 Zurmehly Rd
Lima, OH 45806-1312

(419) 998-8000

District: Shawnee Local

Feeder schools for Shawnee High School:

Elementary:	Elmwood Elementary School
	Maplewood Elementary School
Middle:	Shawnee Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.0%

Two or more races:

6.5%

African American:

5.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 83rd percentile in 2016 → 88th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (82% vs 63% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Ohio high schools

✓94% 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 school82%

District avg83%

Ohio avg63%

99^th of 795

Ohio public high schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 17% (2016) to top 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

202^nd of 773Shawnee Local 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	75.9	99 of 795	87.5%	★★★★☆
2025	72.4	153 of 855	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	78.1	98 of 864	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	98 of 867	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	75.8	118 of 836	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	79.3	75 of 819	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	76.6	101 of 836	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	77.1	83 of 800	89.6%	★★★★☆
2017	71.0	138 of 773	82.1%	★★★★☆
2016	71.6	132 of 784	83.2%	★★★★☆
2015	70.7	143 of 778	81.6%	★★★★☆
2014	68.8	230 of 769	70.1%	★★★★☆
2013	71.4	176 of 767	77.1%	★★★★☆
2012	71.2	212 of 832	74.5%	★★★★☆
2011	71.9	190 of 818	76.8%	★★★★☆
2010	76.8	99 of 819	87.9%	★★★★☆
2009	69.1	244 of 791	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.8	358 of 767	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.0	264 of 756	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.3	199 of 696	71.4%	★★★★☆
2005	76.4	132 of 689	80.8%	★★★★☆
2004	68.2	238 of 681	65.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	82.5	36 of 296	87.8%	★★★★☆
2025	71.4	83 of 328	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	42 of 318	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	68 of 323	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.9	55 of 306	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	89.1	18 of 284	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	77.2	55 of 303	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	92.7	18 of 279	93.5%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	41.9	299 of 606	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.2	126 of 596	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	29.6	467 of 628	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.5	259 of 550	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	81.0	100 of 763	86.9%	★★★★☆
2025	77.1	142 of 809	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	126 of 798	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	93 of 813	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	75.5	153 of 794	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	81.4	82 of 775	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	82.6	73 of 781	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	78.7	69 of 751	90.8%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	72.5	64 of 312	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	71.5	62 of 349	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	60.8	212 of 538	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	79.3	29 of 184	84.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	79.2	72 of 761	90.5%	★★★★★
2025	77.8	99 of 815	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	89 of 822	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.0	75 of 805	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	75.4	115 of 773	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	84.3	37 of 763	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	73.6	137 of 779	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	63 of 758	91.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	83.2	76 of 765	90.1%	★★★★★
2025	77.3	150 of 817	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	85.3	68 of 816	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	84.1	78 of 819	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	83.4	81 of 808	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	84.2	68 of 778	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	82.0	90 of 792	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.8	119 of 763	84.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	63.3	97 of 240	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.4	58 of 254	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	41 of 242	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	63.3	91 of 239	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.3	73 of 222	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.3	51 of 211	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	51.4	121 of 208	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	73.7	42 of 201	79.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	64.8	121 of 575	79.0%	★★★★☆
2025	61.2	151 of 617	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	78 of 598	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	43.0	312 of 614	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	81.7	90 of 709	87.3%	★★★★☆
2025	75.2	158 of 748	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	83.3	84 of 754	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	83.9	78 of 756	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	109 of 749	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	82.7	70 of 727	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	85.0	50 of 739	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	75.3	89 of 718	87.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)91st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)90th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)88th percentile~ school

White (2026)87th percentile~ school

Female (2026)87th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2018)84th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2022)79th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)79th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)60th percentile-28 vs school

Disabled (2022)51st percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

American History88%+15 vs state

American Government88%+16 vs state

Algebra I86%+25 vs state

English II86%+23 vs state

Biology81%+14 vs state

Geometry64%+21 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 (2025)	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 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th 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
Shawnee High School	Public	8-12	3333 Zurmehly Rd	Lima	45806	Allen County	Shawnee Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 998-8000	673	36	18.6	30.3%	552 (82.0%)	35 (5.2%)	29 (4.3%)	12 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (6.5%)	75.9	99^th of 795 public high schools	87.5%		72.4	153^rd of 855 public high schools	82.1%	54		87.6	87.9					81.1	86.1	64.4	86.5	$13,153
Apollo Career Center	Public	7-12	3325 Shawnee Rd	Lima	45806	Allen County	Apollo	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 998-2908	745	67	11.0		601 (80.7%)	56 (7.5%)	38 (5.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	44 (5.9%)								(n/a)
Buckeye Community School - Lima	Public, Charter	9-12	300 W Market St	Lima	45801	Allen County	Buckeye Community School - Lima	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(419) 967-4107	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
West Central Learning Academy II	Public, Charter	9-12	522 W North St	Lima	45801	Allen County	West Central Learning Academy II	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 227-9252	67	6	11.1		25 (37.3%)	20 (29.9%)	8 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (20.9%)								(n/a)												$14,804
Lima Senior High School	Public	9-12	1 Spartan Way	Lima	45801	Allen County	Lima City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 996-3000	1,004	67	14.9		348 (34.7%)	375 (37.4%)	72 (7.2%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	202 (20.1%)	9.6	702^nd of 795 public high schools	11.7%		14.1	711^th of 855 public high schools	16.8%	9		57.8	55.5					37.6	33.9	14.0	25.5	$14,930
Perry High School	Public	7-12	2770 E Breese Rd	Lima	45806	Allen County	Perry Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 221-2774	296	18	16.4		181 (61.1%)	56 (18.9%)	10 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (16.2%)	46.5	457^th of 795 public high schools	42.5%		56.6	383^rd of 855 public high schools	55.2%	74	65.5	86.8	82.8	43.9	41.5	53.0	55.4	65.5	61.5	18.0	59.6	$13,771
Elida High School	Public	9-12	401 E North St	Elida	45807	Allen County	Elida Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 338-6890	546	34	16.0	47.6%	364 (66.7%)	80 (14.7%)	49 (9.0%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.2%)	59.8	287^th of 795 public high schools	63.9%		66.9	235^th of 855 public high schools	72.5%	52		82.6	84.2					74.1	73.9	45.3	69.5	$13,295
Wapakoneta High School	Public	9-12	1 Redskin Trl	Wapakoneta	45895	Auglaize County	Wapakoneta City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 739-5200	804	38	21.3	43.3%	772 (96.0%)	3 (0.4%)	14 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.6%)	57.9	320^th of 795 public high schools	59.7%		60.5	326^th of 855 public high schools	61.9%	6		85.6	82.3					79.3	72.1	45.4	55.3	$14,077
Bath Digital Academy	Public, Virtual	10-12	2850 Bible Rd	Lima	45801	Allen County	Bath Local	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(419) 221-0807	7	1	7.0		7 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Bath High School	Public	9-12	2850 Bible Rd	Lima	45801	Allen County	Bath Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 221-0366	437	30	14.5	35.7%	383 (87.6%)	15 (3.4%)	22 (5.0%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	71.7	138^th of 795 public high schools	82.6%		76.7	104^th of 855 public high schools	87.8%	34		88.9	84.1					84.7	81.7	58.9	76.9	$17,513

Frequently Asked Questions about Shawnee High School

Is Shawnee High School a good school?

Shawnee High School ranks 99^th of 795 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Shawnee High School in?

Shawnee Local

What schools feed into Shawnee High School?

Shawnee High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Elmwood Elementary School
Elementary : Maplewood Elementary School
Middle : Shawnee Middle School

How many students attend Shawnee High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 673 students attended Shawnee High School.

What is the racial makeup of Shawnee High School?

Students at Shawnee High School are 82% White, 7% Two or more races, 5% African American, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

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