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Adena High School

Q: Is Adena High School a good school?

Adena High School ranks 590 th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

590^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 31% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Adena High School is a public high school located in Frankfort, Ohio, serving 306 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Adena Local School District, which is ranked 559 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Adena High School has a slightly above-average 4-year graduation rate between 90-95%, it struggles in other key areas. The school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 18-28% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average and most nearby schools. Adena High School's test scores on the Ohio State Tests are also mixed, performing above average in some subjects like American Government and Biology, but significantly below average in core subjects like Algebra I, Geometry, and American History.

Interestingly, Adena High School's performance varies greatly across different student subgroups. The school ranks very highly (top 40 in the state) for gifted and talented students, but very poorly (bottom 10-20%) for male students, white students, and students with disabilities. Additionally, Adena High School's spending per student, at $8,335, is lower than the state average and most nearby schools like Westfall High School and Zane Trace High School.

297

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,147

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

3367 County Road 550
Frankfort, OH 45628-9503

(740) 998-2313

District: Adena Local

Feeder schools for Adena High School:

Elementary:	Adena Elementary School
Middle:	Adena Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.9%

Two or more races:

5.1%

Hispanic:

2.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (53% vs 62% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg54%

Ohio avg62%

590^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

559^th of 828Adena 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	36.8	590 of 855	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	523 of 864	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	578 of 867	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.3	488 of 836	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.3	470 of 819	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	506 of 836	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.1	398 of 800	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	33.7	572 of 773	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	45.5	511 of 784	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.5	458 of 778	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.1	572 of 769	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.1	634 of 767	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	46.0	619 of 832	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	58.3	479 of 818	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.2	528 of 819	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.1	549 of 791	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.7	501 of 767	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	68.3	228 of 756	69.8%	★★★★☆
2006	53.9	403 of 696	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	43.9	478 of 689	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	33.0	503 of 681	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	54.6	198 of 606	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.2	290 of 628	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.7	329 of 550	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	476 of 809	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.5	393 of 798	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.8	513 of 813	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.1	474 of 794	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.8	487 of 775	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.0	522 of 781	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	497 of 751	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	74.8	40 of 280	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	56.0	170 of 349	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.1	77 of 272	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	46.9	345 of 538	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	571 of 815	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	539 of 822	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.9	586 of 805	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	567 of 773	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	54.9	326 of 763	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.4	577 of 779	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.9	526 of 758	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	649 of 817	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	586 of 816	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	597 of 819	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.2	485 of 808	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.1	437 of 778	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.2	480 of 792	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	507 of 763	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	19.1	551 of 614	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	602 of 748	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	554 of 754	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	587 of 756	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.8	514 of 749	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.1	497 of 727	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.0	524 of 739	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	547 of 718	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2024)86th percentile+46 vs school

Disabled (2022)67th percentile+26 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2023)10th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American Government78%+5 vs state

Biology59%-6 vs state

English II58%~ state avg

American History48%-23 vs state

Algebra I40%-19 vs state

Geometry34%-8 vs state

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Schools Near Adena High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math I (2025)	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math II (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 American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	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 Integrated Math I End of Course	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Adena High School	Public	9-12	3367 County Road 550	Frankfort	45628	Ross County	Adena Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 998-2313	297	15	19.8		270 (90.9%)	4 (1.3%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.1%)	36.8	590^th of 855 public high schools	31.0%		42.8	523^rd of 864 public high schools	39.5%	67	77.9	48.0	59.4	58.0	34.3			40.2	$12,147
Unioto High School	Public	9-12	14193 Pleasant Valley Rd	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Union-Scioto Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 773-4105	578	25	23.1		505 (87.4%)	17 (2.9%)	19 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.1%)	52.6	434^th of 855 public high schools	49.2%		52	442^nd of 864 public high schools	48.8%	8	78.9	81.9	75.3	57.4	38.1			48.4	$11,585
McClain High School	Public	9-12	200 N 5th St	Greenfield	45123	Highland County	Greenfield Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 981-7731	496	40	12.4		457 (92.1%)	5 (1.0%)	10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	51.3	458^th of 855 public high schools	46.4%		50.4	456^th of 864 public high schools	47.2%	2	70.0	67.6	58.5	57.8	73.0	36.5	11.7	89.3	$13,550
Paint Valley High School	Public	9-12	7454 Us Highway 50 W	Bainbridge	45612	Ross County	Paint Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 634-3582	184	7	26.2		174 (94.6%)	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	43.5	530^th of 855 public high schools	38.0%		35.3	587^th of 864 public high schools	32.1%	57	69.4	59.5	70.0	53.7	42.9			58.3	$16,908
Chillicothe High School	Public	9-12	421 Yoctangee Pkwy	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Chillicothe City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 702-2287	795	40	19.8		598 (75.2%)	48 (6.0%)	34 (4.3%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	104 (13.1%)	35.6	602^nd of 855 public high schools	29.6%		34.2	596^th of 864 public high schools	31.0%	6	73.3	61.9	62.9	52.6	26.3			33.8	$11,836
Southern Ohio Career Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	30 E Main St	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Southern Ohio Career Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(330) 620-5861	48	4	12.0	81.3%	43 (89.6%)	3 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.2%)	5.1	803^rd of 855 public high schools	6.1%					(n/a)	4.8	12.5	21.4	33.3	6.7				$10,042
Zane Trace High School	Public	9-12	946 State Route 180	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Zane Trace Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 775-1809	330	15	22.0		310 (93.9%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	40.2	562^nd of 855 public high schools	34.3%		35.9	582^nd of 864 public high schools	32.6%	20	74.2	54.5	74.2	60.2	24.0			44.2	$13,599
Huntington High School	Public	9-12	188 Huntsman Rd	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Huntington Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 663-2230	300	21	14.2		284 (94.7%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	31	619^th of 855 public high schools	27.6%		33.6	600^th of 864 public high schools	30.6%	19	64.1	69.0	55.6	51.5	18.9			31.3	$14,678
Washington High School	Public	9-12	400 S Elm St	Washington Court House	43160	Fayette County	Washington Court House City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 636-4221	522	28	18.6		427 (81.8%)	25 (4.8%)	27 (5.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.7%)	41.8	548^th of 855 public high schools	35.9%		35.4	585^th of 864 public high schools	32.3%	37	63.5	78.2	63.4	61.4	29.8			42.0	$11,620
Westfall High School	Public	9-12	19463 Pherson Pike	Williamsport	43164	Pickaway County	Westfall Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 986-2911	407	18	22.6	47.4%	378 (92.9%)	7 (1.7%)	9 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	41.9	547^th of 855 public high schools	36.0%		44.1	513^th of 864 public high schools	40.6%	34	76.0	62.3	53.7	67.3	38.7			41.6	$15,332

Frequently Asked Questions about Adena High School

Is Adena High School a good school?

Adena High School ranks 590^th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Adena High School?

Students at Adena High School are 91% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 1% African American.

How many students attend Adena High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 297 students attended Adena High School.

What district is Adena High School in?

Adena Local

What schools feed into Adena High School?

Adena High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Adena Elementary School
Middle : Adena Middle School

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