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Southern High School

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Southern High School ranks 529 th of 795 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

529^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 795 Ohio High Schools

Better than 33% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Southern High School is a small rural public high school at 920 Elm St in Racine, Ohio (Meigs County) that serves grades 9–12 and enrolls 185 students, making it the only high school in the Southern Local district. It ranked 529th of 795 Ohio high schools (33rd percentile, 2 stars) in 2025-2026 — better than its own district's 566th of 773 (1 star), so it is a relative bright spot inside a lower-rated district. Its student–teacher ratio is 11.5:1, its graduation rate is 92.3%, and 22.4% of students are chronically absent.

Compared with nearby Eastern High School (354 students, 10.6 miles away) and Meigs High School (542 students, 8.1 miles away), Southern leads both in all six End-of-Course subjects in 2025-2026, with especially wide gaps over Meigs in Algebra I (60.5 vs 27.8) and Geometry (35.6 vs 14.2). It also has the lowest chronic absenteeism (22.4% vs 45.6% and 50.5%), the smallest classes (11.5:1 vs 16.0 and 14.2), and the lowest per-student spending ($8,338 vs $8,809 and $10,289, 2018-19 data). Statewide, the school climbed from the 19th percentile in 2015-2016 to a peak of 52nd percentile (3 stars) in 2023-2024, then slipped to 33rd in 2025-2026.

Its clearest strengths are attendance — chronic absenteeism fell from 38.6% in 2022-2023 to 22.4% in 2025-2026, a 16-point drop — plus gifted and talented results (94th percentile, 5 stars in 2023-2024) and special education results (77th–78th percentile, 4 stars in two recent years). Its clearest risks are a three-year decline in statewide ranking and weakening outcomes for low-income students (79th to 69th to 48th percentile) and male students (70th to 54th to 39th percentile). Geometry, long a relative strength, fell below the state average in 2025-2026. With only 185 students, single-year swings of 10–14 points can reflect just a handful of test-takers, so multi-year trends are the more reliable signal.

185

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,275

Per pupil spending ?

46.5%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

920 Elm St
Racine, OH 45771-8902

(740) 949-2611

District: Southern Local

Feeder schools for Southern High School:

Elementary:

Southern Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.1%

Two or more races:

2.7%

Hispanic:

2.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 53rd percentile in 2018 → 33rd in 2026

Strengths

✓92% graduate within 4 years

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 53rd-percentile peak (2018) to 33rd (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school60%

District avg60%

Ohio avg63%

529^th of 795

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 19% (2016) to bottom 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

566^th of 773Southern 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	38.1	529 of 795	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.4	456 of 855	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.1	414 of 864	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.1	468 of 867	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	503 of 836	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.1	517 of 819	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.3	525 of 836	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.8	379 of 800	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.6	432 of 773	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.8	632 of 784	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.2	613 of 778	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	50.7	520 of 769	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.6	557 of 767	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	57.8	502 of 832	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	59.0	468 of 818	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.2	530 of 819	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.1	631 of 791	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.1	645 of 767	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.1	621 of 756	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.2	579 of 696	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	3.3	663 of 689	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.0	624 of 681	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	24.7	473 of 606	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	41.3	526 of 763	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.8	503 of 809	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	521 of 798	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.7	412 of 813	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.1	445 of 794	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	504 of 775	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.8	501 of 781	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.7	307 of 751	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	78.7	17 of 280	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	60.9	152 of 308	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	47.1	14 of 28	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	82.8	6 of 37	83.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	53.5	395 of 761	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	66.7	256 of 815	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.5	171 of 822	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	170 of 805	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	63.0	256 of 773	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.5	264 of 763	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.0	436 of 779	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.9	255 of 758	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	48.1	465 of 765	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.4	379 of 817	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.3	241 of 816	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	46.0	493 of 819	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	540 of 808	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	505 of 778	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	554 of 792	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.7	391 of 763	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	143 of 617	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	61.5	134 of 614	78.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	32.1	535 of 709	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.4	479 of 748	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.0	449 of 754	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	501 of 756	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	532 of 749	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.4	532 of 727	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	576 of 739	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.0	394 of 718	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2024)94th percentile+42 vs school

Special Education (2025)77th percentile+30 vs school

Homeless (2026)50th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)48th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2026)39th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)31st percentile~ school

White (2026)25th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)22nd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

American History77%+4 vs state

American Government68%-4 vs state

Algebra I60%~ state avg

English II60%~ state avg

Biology60%-8 vs state

Geometry36%-8 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	Directly certified (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 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
Southern High School	Public	9-12	920 Elm St	Racine	45771	Meigs County	Southern Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 949-2611	185	16	11.5	46.5%	176 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	38.1	529^th of 795 public high schools	33.5%		51.4	456^th of 855 public high schools	46.7%	73		67.7	76.7					59.5	60.4	35.6	60.5	$13,275
Meigs High School	Public	9-12	42091 Pomeroy Pike	Pomeroy	45769	Meigs County	Meigs Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 992-2158	542	38	14.2	50.0%	511 (94.3%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	16.9	665^th of 795 public high schools	16.4%		18.4	680^th of 855 public high schools	20.5%	15		50.0	55.7					54.9	58.8	14.2	27.8	$12,658
Eastern High School	Public	7-12	38900 State Route 7	Reedsville	45772	Meigs County	Eastern Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 985-3329	354	22	16.0	36.2%	343 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	13.1	681^st of 795 public high schools	14.3%		27.3	641^st of 855 public high schools	25.0%	40	45.3	34.6	49.2	40.7	33.3	57.4	40.6	35.0	52.4	23.1	50.0	$10,346

Frequently Asked Questions about Southern High School

What district is Southern High School in?

Southern Local

Is Southern High School a good school?

Southern High School ranks 529^th of 795 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Southern High School?

Students at Southern High School are 95% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

What schools feed into Southern High School?

Southern High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Southern Elementary School

How many students attend Southern High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 185 students attended Southern High School.

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