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Meigs High School

Public Grades 9-12
665th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 795 Ohio High Schools
Better than 16% of Ohio high schools
Summary

Meigs High School is a grades 9–12 school in Pomeroy, Ohio, serving 542 students in the Meigs Local district and is the largest traditional 9–12 high school among its nearby comparison schools. Its overall standing is low: in 2025–2026 it ranked 665th of 795 Ohio high schools, the 16th percentile, with 1 star. The district ranks 620th of 773 districts (20th percentile, 1 star), lower than every nearby district. Historically the school was stronger — around the 31st–33rd percentile with 2 stars from 2016–2017 through 2018–2019 — and has since settled near the bottom of the state.

The most pressing issues are student engagement and math. Meigs has the lowest graduation rate (82.4%) and the highest chronic absenteeism (50.5%) among nearby schools; Southern High School posts 92.3% and 22.4%, and Alexander Junior / Senior High School 98.1% and 25.9%. In math, Algebra I proficiency is 27.8% versus Ohio's 61.6%, and Geometry is 14.2% versus 43.3%. Both are far below the state and at or near the bottom among nearby schools, making math the clearest academic weakness.

English II is a relative bright spot at 58.8%, only 3.9 points below the state's 62.7% and above Federal Hocking High School, River Valley High School, and Eastern High School; it has climbed from 44.2% in 2022–2023. Other subjects — American Government 50.0%, American History 55.7%, Biology 54.9% — are also below state averages. Every measured student subgroup ranks below the 20th percentile, so the challenges are widespread rather than isolated. Resources do not obviously explain the gap: the student-teacher ratio is 14.2 and per-student spending was $10,289 in 2018–2019, yet Southern spends less and substantially outperforms Meigs.

542
Students ?
14.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,658
Per pupil spending ?
65.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 42091 Pomeroy Pike
       Pomeroy, OH  45769-9451

(740) 992-2158

District: Meigs Local


Feeder schools for Meigs High School:

Elementary:    Meigs Intermediate School
    Meigs Primary School
Middle:    Meigs Middle School
Racial breakdown:

White:
94.3%
Two or more races:
3.1%
Hispanic:
2.0%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2016 → 16th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Ohio average (44% vs 63% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school44%
District avg44%
Ohio avg63%
665th of 795
Ohio public high schools ?
Bottom 16%▼ down 9 pts since 2016
From bottom 26% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
620th of 773Meigs 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202616.9665 of 79516.4%★☆☆☆☆
202518.4680 of 85520.5%★☆☆☆☆
202415.6692 of 86419.9%★☆☆☆☆
202322.1659 of 86724.0%★☆☆☆☆
202225.2645 of 83622.8%★☆☆☆☆
202113.4686 of 81916.2%★☆☆☆☆
201941.0557 of 83633.4%★★☆☆☆
201842.0540 of 80032.5%★★☆☆☆
201737.5534 of 77330.9%★★☆☆☆
201637.6584 of 78425.5%★☆☆☆☆
201542.4567 of 77827.1%★☆☆☆☆
201451.6508 of 76933.9%★★☆☆☆
201345.1578 of 76724.6%★☆☆☆☆
201252.4562 of 83232.5%★★☆☆☆
201137.7648 of 81820.8%★☆☆☆☆
201041.6628 of 81923.3%★☆☆☆☆
200940.4617 of 79122.0%★☆☆☆☆
200826.0660 of 76714.0%★☆☆☆☆
200724.5667 of 75611.8%★☆☆☆☆
200616.1639 of 6968.2%☆☆☆☆☆
200523.4600 of 68912.9%★☆☆☆☆
200433.7493 of 68127.6%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202211.8581 of 6064.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202113.1557 of 5966.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201920.0561 of 62810.7%★☆☆☆☆
201830.8382 of 55030.5%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202621.1647 of 76315.2%★☆☆☆☆
202519.8654 of 80919.2%★☆☆☆☆
202417.9654 of 79818.0%★☆☆☆☆
202317.0671 of 81317.5%★☆☆☆☆
202228.1617 of 79422.3%★☆☆☆☆
202112.5671 of 77513.4%★☆☆☆☆
201942.1558 of 78128.6%★☆☆☆☆
201839.0515 of 75131.4%★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202620.1260 of 2838.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202529.2209 of 24414.3%★☆☆☆☆
20244.3274 of 2802.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202348.6212 of 30831.2%★★☆☆☆
202222.1285 of 3128.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20210.6347 of 3490.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201951.9161 of 27240.8%★★☆☆☆
201844.4366 of 53832.0%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202622.8638 of 76116.2%★☆☆☆☆
202523.7645 of 81520.9%★☆☆☆☆
202423.0645 of 82221.5%★☆☆☆☆
202331.8588 of 80527.0%★☆☆☆☆
202238.5526 of 77332.0%★★☆☆☆
202120.8630 of 76317.4%★☆☆☆☆
201957.6354 of 77954.6%★★★☆☆
201853.1357 of 75852.9%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202614.6666 of 76512.9%★☆☆☆☆
202515.0678 of 81717.0%★☆☆☆☆
202411.6692 of 81615.2%★☆☆☆☆
202321.2653 of 81920.3%★☆☆☆☆
202218.2661 of 80818.2%★☆☆☆☆
202111.1679 of 77812.7%★☆☆☆☆
201937.3577 of 79227.1%★☆☆☆☆
201828.4587 of 76323.1%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202614.4545 of 5755.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202516.4567 of 6178.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202429.6430 of 59828.1%★☆☆☆☆
202330.0437 of 61428.8%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20268.6661 of 7096.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202511.0671 of 74810.3%★☆☆☆☆
20246.7701 of 7547.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.0680 of 75610.1%★☆☆☆☆
202213.0661 of 74911.7%★☆☆☆☆
20214.8696 of 7274.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201930.9583 of 73921.1%★☆☆☆☆
201825.2571 of 71820.5%★☆☆☆☆
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)16th percentile~ school
Female (2026)15th percentile~ school
Male (2026)13th percentile-3 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2026)8th percentile-8 vs school
White (2026)7th percentile-10 vs school
Special Education (2026)5th percentile-11 vs school
Disabled (2022)4th percentile-19 vs school
By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?
English II59%-4 vs state
American History56%-17 vs state
Biology55%-12 vs state
American Government50%-22 vs state
Algebra I28%-34 vs state
Geometry14%-29 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Meigs High School

Meigs High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Meigs Intermediate School
Elementary : Meigs Primary School
Middle : Meigs Middle School

Meigs High School ranks in the bottom 16.4% of Ohio high schools.

Students at Meigs High School are 94% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

In the 2024-25 school year, 542 students attended Meigs High School.

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Latest Ohio data All new data »
2025–26 attendance data & graduation ratesSep 15, 2026
2025–26 Ohio State Tests scoresSep 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJan 6, 2026
2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025


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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