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Huntington High School

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Huntington High School ranks 619 th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

619^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 28% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Huntington High School is a public high school located in Chillicothe, Ohio, serving 306 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Huntington Local District, which is ranked 568 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Huntington High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Ohio high schools, ranging from 530 to 619 out of 800-855 schools over the past 10 years, and has maintained a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other Ohio high schools. The school has a relatively high 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 90% to 93% in recent years, but has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.3% to 41%, which is significantly higher than the state average. Academically, Huntington High School's performance, as measured by proficiency rates on Ohio State Tests, is generally below the state average across various subjects, particularly in Geometry and Algebra I.

Compared to nearby high schools, such as Adena High School and Zane Trace High School, Huntington High School generally performs at a similar or slightly lower level in terms of statewide ranking, graduation rates, and academic proficiency. However, schools like Southeastern High School and Unioto High School, which are also located within a 10-mile radius, have higher statewide rankings, graduation rates, and academic proficiency compared to Huntington High School.

300

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,678

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

188 Huntsman Rd
Chillicothe, OH 45601-9378

(740) 663-2230

District: Huntington Local

Feeder schools for Huntington High School:

Elementary:	Huntington Elementary School
Middle:	Huntington Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.7%

Two or more races:

3.7%

Hispanic:

1.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (48% vs 62% meeting standards)

!Algebra I scores 28 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg49%

Ohio avg62%

619^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

568^th of 828Huntington 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	31.0	619 of 855	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.6	600 of 864	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	582 of 867	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	546 of 836	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.0	596 of 819	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	611 of 836	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.6	576 of 800	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.7	574 of 773	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	42.3	548 of 784	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.5	530 of 778	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.2	556 of 769	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.7	589 of 767	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	52.3	565 of 832	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.1	654 of 818	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.8	655 of 819	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	43.9	595 of 791	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	44.6	559 of 767	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.8	635 of 756	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.1	586 of 696	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	36.0	527 of 689	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	46.4	419 of 681	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	38.5	333 of 606	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.6	320 of 596	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	367 of 628	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	609 of 809	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	590 of 798	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	604 of 813	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.3	512 of 794	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.2	564 of 775	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.0	523 of 781	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	549 of 751	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	128 of 244	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.2	172 of 280	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.9	298 of 349	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	561 of 815	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.0	489 of 822	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.2	378 of 805	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	339 of 773	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.0	441 of 763	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	478 of 779	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.8	460 of 758	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	620 of 817	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	581 of 816	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.8	541 of 819	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	589 of 808	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	602 of 778	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	613 of 792	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	632 of 763	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	498 of 617	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	427 of 598	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.9	355 of 614	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	624 of 748	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	617 of 754	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	609 of 756	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	575 of 749	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	619 of 727	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	618 of 739	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	614 of 718	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)48th percentile+20 vs school

Disabled (2022)45th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American History69%~ state avg

American Government64%-8 vs state

Biology56%-10 vs state

English II52%-9 vs state

Algebra I31%-28 vs state

Geometry19%-24 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 5th Grade	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 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th 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
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
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
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
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
Waverly High School	Public	9-12	1 Tiger Drive	Waverly	45690	Pike County	Waverly City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 947-7701	435	29	15.0		409 (94.0%)	10 (2.3%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	30.8	621^st of 855 public high schools	27.4%		22.4	660^th of 864 public high schools	23.6%	39			67.9	61.9									38.9	58.2	27.9	39.4	$12,071
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
Southeastern High School	Public	9-12	2003 Lancaster Rd	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Southeastern Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 774-2003	251	22	11.5		242 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	54.5	406^th of 855 public high schools	52.5%		68.7	215^th of 864 public high schools	75.1%	191			81.2	67.5									65.1	76.2	41.1	60.3	$14,175
Piketon Junior/Senior High School	Public	5-12	1414 Piketon Rd	Piketon	45661	Pike County	Scioto Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 289-2254	641	31	20.6		610 (95.2%)	6 (0.9%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	40	563^rd of 855 public high schools	34.2%		41.6	536^th of 864 public high schools	38.0%	27	71.7	55.4	83.2	69.2	50.0	28.8	36.9	21.7	58.7	32.5	47.6	54.3	60.8	53.7	2.9	50.0	$11,294
Vern Riffe Career Technology C	Public	7-12	175 Beaver Creek Rd	Piketon	45661	Pike County	Pike County Area	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 289-2721	445	0			427 (96.0%)	5 (1.1%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)								(n/a)
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Huntington High School

What district is Huntington High School in?

Huntington Local

What schools feed into Huntington High School?

Huntington High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Huntington Elementary School
Middle : Huntington Middle School

Is Huntington High School a good school?

Huntington High School ranks 619^th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Huntington High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 300 students attended Huntington High School.

What is the racial makeup of Huntington High School?

Students at Huntington High School are 95% White, 4% Two or more races.

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