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Fayette Junior/Senior High School

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Fayette Junior/Senior High School ranks 553 rd of 795 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

553^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 795 Ohio High Schools

Better than 30% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Fayette Junior/Senior High School is the only secondary school in Fayette Local in rural Fayette, Ohio, serving about 109 students in grades 6 through 12 — roughly 15–16 students per grade, which makes it the smallest school in its nearby comparison group.

On overall performance, Fayette ranks 553rd of 795 Ohio schools (30th percentile), the lowest of the nine nearby traditional high schools. For comparison, Archbold High School sits in the 86th percentile and Pettisville High School in the 85th — a 56-percentile-point gap. At the same time, Fayette reports a 100% graduation rate for 2025–2026 and 2024–2025, the highest in its peer group, ahead of Pike-Delta-York High School (99.1%) and Archbold High School (92.6%). The clearest concern is chronic absenteeism: Fayette's 24.3% is the highest in the group and has trended upward since 2021–2022, versus 6.5% at Archbold and 7.0% at Pettisville. It is also well above the district's own 19.0% rate.

Test results are sharply split. Fayette's 6th graders do well — 6th-grade math is 77.3% proficient against a state figure of 56.2% — and American Government (80%) and American History (81%) beat the state by 7–8 points. But 7th-grade math (33.3%), 8th-grade math (38.1%), Algebra I (28.6% vs. 61.6% statewide), and Biology (47.6% vs. 67%) fall well below state averages, so early strengths don't carry into the upper grades. Notably, Fayette has both the highest per-student spending in its group ($11,738) and the lowest student–teacher ratio (6.8:1, compared with 20.5:1 at Archbold), yet the lowest overall rank — the small-class model hasn't produced measurable proficiency gains. One data caution: the reported free/reduced-price lunch rate dropped from about 98% to 52% in a single year, which likely reflects a reporting change rather than a real shift in families' circumstances.

109

Students ?

6.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,263

Per pupil spending ?

52.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

400 E Gamble Rd
Fayette, OH 43521-9462

(419) 237-2114

District: Fayette Local

Feeder schools for Fayette Junior/Senior High School:

Elementary:

Fayette Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.3%

Hispanic:

11.0%

African American:

1.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2026

Strengths

✓100% graduate within 4 years

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (56% vs 61% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg56%

Ohio avg61%

Middle school

545^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 33% (2016) to bottom 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

553^rd of 795

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 30% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Ohio High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

501^st of 773Fayette 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	52.1	545 of 1046	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.7	732 of 1036	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	716 of 1046	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	683 of 1048	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.9	538 of 1017	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.6	523 of 1037	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.8	616 of 1050	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	665 of 1010	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.2	619 of 1038	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.3	704 of 1050	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.1	536 of 1035	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	67.7	390 of 1008	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	75.8	231 of 1001	76.9%	★★★★☆
2012	78.5	161 of 989	83.7%	★★★★☆
2011	68.3	374 of 925	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.6	294 of 895	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.3	248 of 858	71.1%	★★★★☆
2008	80.5	114 of 835	86.3%	★★★★☆
2007	65.4	348 of 837	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.0	324 of 732	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	81.1	97 of 692	86.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	47.0	551 of 947	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	633 of 897	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	23.9	740 of 924	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	39.5	619 of 955	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.4	740 of 954	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	660 of 958	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	657 of 963	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.1	477 of 946	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.8	456 of 924	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.9	605 of 933	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	644 of 916	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	34.0	561 of 790	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.2	699 of 777	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	676 of 795	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	686 of 805	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.8	541 of 809	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.6	506 of 781	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.2	611 of 796	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	560 of 781	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	35.9	553 of 795	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.4	532 of 855	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.6	368 of 864	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.8	523 of 867	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.9	452 of 836	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.5	498 of 836	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	577 of 800	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.1	614 of 773	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	40.0	572 of 784	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	49.9	483 of 778	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	74.3	129 of 769	83.2%	★★★★☆
2013	71.0	185 of 767	75.9%	★★★★☆
2012	74.0	152 of 832	81.7%	★★★★☆
2011	74.2	149 of 818	81.8%	★★★★☆
2010	69.9	233 of 819	71.6%	★★★★☆
2009	65.4	304 of 791	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	77.7	80 of 767	89.6%	★★★★☆
2007	75.4	113 of 756	85.1%	★★★★☆
2006	60.9	309 of 696	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	52.5	394 of 689	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	86.8	66 of 681	90.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	42.1	516 of 763	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.3	370 of 798	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.7	553 of 813	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.4	426 of 794	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.6	568 of 781	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	561 of 751	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	48.3	460 of 822	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	72.7	144 of 805	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	61.0	282 of 773	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.4	562 of 779	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	62.0	251 of 758	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	40.1	533 of 765	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	60.4	350 of 817	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	364 of 816	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	478 of 819	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.4	469 of 808	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.5	542 of 792	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	494 of 763	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	30.5	546 of 709	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.7	522 of 748	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.8	370 of 754	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.7	559 of 756	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.9	491 of 749	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.1	511 of 739	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.7	540 of 718	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Female (2026)42nd percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)35th percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)29th percentile-19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)20th percentile-14 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)44th percentile-13 vs school

Female (2026)32nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)30th percentile~ school

White (2026)23rd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

American History81%+8 vs state

American Government80%+8 vs state

English Language Arts58%~ state avg

English II54%-8 vs state

Science52%-9 vs state

Mathematics50%-3 vs state

Biology48%-19 vs state

Algebra I29%-33 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
Fayette Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	400 E Gamble Rd	Fayette	43521	Fulton County	Fayette Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 237-2114	109	16	6.8	52.3%	93 (85.3%)	2 (1.8%)	12 (11.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.9	553^rd of 795 public high schools	30.4%		43.4	532^nd of 855 public high schools	37.8%	21	52.4	80.0	81.0	77.3	33.3	38.1	63.6	54.2	57.1	47.6	54.5		28.6	$19,263
Hilltop High School	Public	7-12	1401 W Jackson St	West Unity	43570	Williams County	Millcreek-West Unity Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 924-2365	207	18	11.6	—	185 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	61.5	260^th of 795 public high schools	67.3%		65	260^th of 855 public high schools	69.6%		56.4	81.6	94.4		50.0	56.4		59.4	48.7	80.0	73.5	32.6	71.4	$15,864
Archbold High School	Public	9-12	600 Lafayette St	Archbold	43502	Fulton County	Archbold-Area Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 445-5579	326	16	20.5	35.0%	251 (77.0%)	5 (1.5%)	63 (19.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	73.5	115^th of 795 public high schools	85.5%		76.2	106^th of 855 public high schools	87.6%	9		78.5	90.7							91.8	84.7	62.4	79.2	$15,773
Pettisville High School	Public	7-12	232 Summit St	Pettisville	43553	Fulton County	Pettisville Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 446-2705	208	17	12.3	58.2%	174 (83.7%)	1 (0.5%)	29 (13.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	73.3	120^th of 795 public high schools	84.9%		67.1	231^st of 855 public high schools	73.0%	111	84.8	90.0	91.2		71.4	67.9		92.9	72.7	94.1	91.2	41.4	76.2	$15,672
North Central Junior/High School	Public	7-12	400 E Baubice St	Pioneer	43554	Williams County	North Central Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 737-2366	208	21	9.9	—	180 (86.5%)	5 (2.4%)	21 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	56	351^st of 795 public high schools	55.8%		48.2	491^st of 855 public high schools	42.6%	140	64.1	84.6	81.8		40.6	6.7		43.8	33.3	67.6	71.9	46.9	63.6	$17,039
Stryker High School	Public	7-12	400 S Defiance St	Stryker	43557	Williams County	Stryker Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 682-4591	141	13	10.8	53.2%	120 (85.1%)	1 (0.7%)	19 (13.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61.2	264^th of 795 public high schools	66.8%		62.9	287^th of 855 public high schools	66.4%	23	68.4	74.2	81.8		40.0	68.8		50.0	36.8	90.9	76.2	47.8	70.0	$17,423
Wauseon High School	Public	9-12	840 Parkview St	Wauseon	43567	Fulton County	Wauseon Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 335-5756	526	29	18.2	39.0%	378 (71.9%)	3 (0.6%)	127 (24.1%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	64.5	223^rd of 795 public high schools	71.9%		61	316^th of 855 public high schools	63.0%	93		75.0	86.1							76.5	77.4	70.1	69.0	$12,460
Four County Career Center	Public	6-12	22900 State Route 34	Archbold	43502	Fulton County	Four County Career Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 267-3331	907	80	11.3	56.1%	785 (86.5%)	13 (1.4%)	105 (11.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Montpelier High School	Public	7-12	1015 E Brown Rd	Montpelier	43543	Williams County	Montpelier Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 485-6700	316	30	10.5	—	293 (92.7%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	51.1	400^th of 795 public high schools	49.7%		60.1	332^nd of 855 public high schools	61.2%	68	62.1	100.0	72.9		44.6	34.7		62.2	59.3	55.7	68.7	44.4	64.4	$16,116
Pike-Delta-York High School	Public	9-12	605 Taylor St	Delta	43515	Fulton County	Pike-Delta-York Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 822-8247	359	21	17.1	42.9%	324 (90.3%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.8%)	65.3	213^th of 795 public high schools	73.2%		68	215^th of 855 public high schools	74.9%	2		81.3	89.0							75.3	84.3	60.0	61.7	$14,253

Frequently Asked Questions about Fayette Junior/Senior High School

How many students attend Fayette Junior/Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 109 students attended Fayette Junior/Senior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Fayette Junior/Senior High School?

Students at Fayette Junior/Senior High School are 85% White, 11% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

What schools feed into Fayette Junior/Senior High School?

Fayette Junior/Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Fayette Elementary School

Is Fayette Junior/Senior High School a good school?

Fayette Junior/Senior High School ranks 553^rd of 795 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Fayette Junior/Senior High School in?

Fayette Local

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