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West Holmes High School

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West Holmes High School ranks 375 th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

375^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 56% of Ohio high schools

Summary

West Holmes High School is a public high school located in Millersburg, Ohio, serving 519 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the West Holmes Local District, which is ranked 272 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

West Holmes High School has shown strong academic performance, with a 97.2% four-year graduation rate in the 2024-2025 school year, which is higher than the state average. The school consistently outperforms the state and district averages in various Ohio State Tests, including American Government, American History, Biology, English II, and Algebra I. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 83.1% proficiency in American Government, compared to 79.9% for the district and 72.6% for the state. However, the school faces challenges in addressing chronic absenteeism, which was 11.8% in the 2024-2025 school year, higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, Hiland High School and Waynedale High School outperform West Holmes High School in some areas, such as the performance of gifted and talented students. Additionally, West Holmes High School's spending per student of $9,306 in the 2018-2019 school year is lower than the state average, which may impact the resources and opportunities available to students. Overall, West Holmes High School is a solid performing school, but there are opportunities for improvement, particularly in addressing chronic absenteeism and supporting the academic needs of all student subgroups.

478

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,084

Per pupil spending ?

35.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10909 State Route 39
Millersburg, OH 44654-9732

(330) 674-6085

District: West Holmes Local

Feeder schools for West Holmes High School:

Elementary:	Killbuck Elementary School
	Lakeville Elementary School
	Millersburg Elementary School
	Nashville Elementary School
Middle:	West Holmes Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.8%

Hispanic:

3.3%

Two or more races:

1.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 67th percentile in 2023 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate within 4 years

✓Above the Ohio median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 67th-percentile peak (2023) to 56th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg65%

Ohio avg62%

375^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

272^nd of 828West Holmes 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
2025	57.0	375 of 855	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.9	321 of 864	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.1	282 of 867	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.3	308 of 836	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.2	365 of 819	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.1	322 of 836	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.1	331 of 800	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.1	342 of 773	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	48.1	477 of 784	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	56.8	395 of 778	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	56.4	451 of 769	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.9	463 of 767	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	61.3	435 of 832	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	63.1	387 of 818	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.1	444 of 819	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.4	525 of 791	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.1	420 of 767	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	61.0	375 of 756	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.3	293 of 696	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	55.3	366 of 689	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	25.8	547 of 681	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	38.2	335 of 606	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.3	513 of 596	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	474 of 628	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	445 of 550	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	373 of 809	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.8	366 of 798	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.8	253 of 813	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.2	272 of 794	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.6	338 of 775	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.3	403 of 781	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.1	390 of 751	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	159 of 244	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.1	93 of 280	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.4	133 of 308	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.5	56 of 312	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	48.6	230 of 349	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.1	95 of 272	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	244 of 538	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	566 of 815	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.0	395 of 822	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.8	223 of 805	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	59.2	301 of 773	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.7	278 of 763	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.6	387 of 779	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.1	307 of 758	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	341 of 817	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.9	272 of 816	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.8	313 of 819	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.8	361 of 808	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.1	397 of 778	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.7	233 of 792	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	59.9	253 of 763	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	304 of 617	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.0	195 of 598	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.7	230 of 614	62.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	397 of 748	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.6	340 of 754	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	309 of 756	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.8	324 of 749	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.0	393 of 727	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.6	342 of 739	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.6	340 of 718	52.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2025)58th percentile~ school

Female (2025)54th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)45th percentile-18 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)35th percentile-21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American Government83%+10 vs state

American History81%+10 vs state

Biology65%~ state avg

English II65%+4 vs state

Algebra I59%~ state avg

Geometry46%+3 vs state

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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 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
West Holmes High School	Public	9-12	10909 State Route 39	Millersburg	44654	Holmes County	West Holmes Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 674-6085	478	33	14.4	35.1%	453 (94.8%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	57	375^th of 855 public high schools	56.1%		60.9	321^st of 864 public high schools	62.8%	54		83.1	81.1					65.1	64.8	45.8	59.3	$15,084
West Holmes Digital Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	1291 Massillon Rd Ste B	Millersburg	44654	Holmes County	West Holmes Local	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(330) 674-1252	34	1	34.0		29 (85.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (8.8%)								(n/a)												$3,554
Buckeye Career Center Annex-Hiland Satellite	Public	7-12	5200 State Route 39	Millersburg	44654	Holmes County	Buckeye	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 339-2288	6	0			6 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Hiland High School	Public	7-12	4400 State Route 39	Millersburg	44654	Holmes County	East Holmes Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 893-2626	395	24	16.4	13.7%	371 (93.9%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	82.2	56^th of 855 public high schools	93.5%		82.8	51^st of 864 public high schools	94.1%	5	76.3	93.4	92.8	73.8	60.5	82.0	67.8	85.9	90.0	76.8	76.8	$14,286
Loudonville High School	Public	7-12	421 Campus Ave	Loudonville	44842	Ashland County	Loudonville-Perrysville Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 994-4101	340	31	10.9	43.5%	326 (95.9%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	61.5	305^th of 855 public high schools	64.3%		62	310^th of 864 public high schools	64.1%	5	58.2	83.3	78.9	51.3	52.9	59.2	50.0	70.5	69.1	28.8	87.5	$18,643
Triway High School	Public	9-12	3205 Shreve Rd	Wooster	44691	Wayne County	Triway Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 264-8685	355	28	12.6		333 (93.8%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	76	112^th of 855 public high schools	86.9%		73.5	154^th of 864 public high schools	82.2%	42		80.5	93.8					94.7	82.8	69.6	65.7	$15,317
Waynedale High School	Public	9-12	9052 Dover Rd	Apple Creek	44606	Wayne County	Waynedale Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 698-3071	333	23	14.3	30.6%	316 (94.9%)	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	75.6	117^th of 855 public high schools	86.3%		73.9	151^st of 864 public high schools	82.5%	34		87.8	89.0					80.5	85.5	83.3	60.0	$15,766
Danville High School	Public	7-12	10 Rambo St	Danville	43014	Knox County	Danville Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 599-6116	221	22	10.0	48.9%	212 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	56.8	379^th of 855 public high schools	55.7%		51	448^th of 864 public high schools	48.1%	69	85.7	71.0	86.4	62.5	58.3	79.2	62.8	80.9	65.9	41.5	54.1	$15,165
River View High School	Public	7-12	26496 State Route 60	Warsaw	43844	Coshocton County	River View Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 824-3522	662	39	16.9	65.7%	624 (94.3%)	8 (1.2%)	12 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	55	399^th of 855 public high schools	53.3%		42.9	522^nd of 864 public high schools	39.6%	123	67.5	61.3	83.9	41.4	45.5	67.0	47.5	76.1	71.7	41.7	60.6	$14,200
Hillsdale 7-12	Public	7-12	479 Township Road 1902	Jeromesville	44840	Ashland County	Hillsdale Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 368-6841	360	31	11.7	36.1%	340 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	60.6	324^th of 855 public high schools	62.1%		66.6	244^th of 864 public high schools	71.8%	80	78.8	74.6	84.9	67.3	75.4	75.0	71.2	77.4	63.0	39.3	77.1	$12,994

Frequently Asked Questions about West Holmes High School

What is the racial makeup of West Holmes High School?

Students at West Holmes High School are 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What district is West Holmes High School in?

West Holmes Local

How many students attend West Holmes High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 478 students attended West Holmes High School.

What schools feed into West Holmes High School?

West Holmes High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Killbuck Elementary School
Elementary : Lakeville Elementary School
Elementary : Millersburg Elementary School
Elementary : Nashville Elementary School
Middle : West Holmes Middle School

Is West Holmes High School a good school?

West Holmes High School ranks 375^th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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