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Paint Valley High School

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Paint Valley High School ranks 559 th of 795 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

559^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 795 Ohio High Schools

Better than 30% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Paint Valley High School is a small 9–12 school in rural Bainbridge, Ohio, serving 184 students in the Paint Valley Local district, making it one of the smallest high schools in its area. For 2025–26 it ranked 559 of 795 Ohio high schools (30th percentile, 1 star), while its district ranked 600 of 773 (22nd percentile). Results vary sharply by subject. Students scored 44.4% proficient in American Government — far below the state (71.6%) — and 54.1% in English II, the lowest among nearby schools. But Paint Valley beat nearby school averages by wide margins in Geometry (+22.2 points), Algebra I (+16.3), Biology (+12.6), and American History (+7.9), and was above the state in Biology and Geometry.

Graduation is the school's biggest strength: 98.6% in 2025–26, the highest among nearby high schools with available data, and up from 87.5% in 2021–22. That is ahead of McClain High School, Adena High School, and Waverly High School. Chronic absenteeism also improved, from 46.7% in 2023–24 to 28.0% in 2025–26, though it remains above the district's 20.1% and higher than McClain, Adena, and Waverly.

Staffing is an outlier worth noting: Paint Valley's student-teacher ratio of 26.2 in 2024–25 is the highest among nearby schools with data, compared with Unioto High School at 23.1 and Waverly at 15.0. The school also sees gaps among student groups: female students ranked at the 54th percentile (3 stars), while male students ranked at the 20th (1 star) — a gap that widened from 9 points to 34 points in a year. Low-income students ranked at the 41st percentile. Overall, Paint Valley shows strong completion rates and real subject-level strengths, alongside clear areas to watch.

184

Students ?

26.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,908

Per pupil spending ?

1.2%

Directly certified for free meals (2022-23) ?

7454 Us Highway 50 W
Bainbridge, OH 45612-9708

(740) 634-3582

District: Paint Valley Local

Feeder schools for Paint Valley High School:

Elementary:	Paint Valley Elementary
Middle:	Paint Valley Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.6%

African American:

2.2%

Two or more races:

2.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 43rd percentile in 2023 → 30th in 2026

Strengths

✓99% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (58% vs 63% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 43rd-percentile peak (2023) to 30th (2026)

!American Government scores 27 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg61%

Ohio avg63%

559^th of 795

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

600^th of 773Paint Valley 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	35.3	559 of 795	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.5	530 of 855	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	587 of 864	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.7	492 of 867	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	599 of 836	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	581 of 819	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	632 of 836	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	656 of 800	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.8	581 of 773	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.7	653 of 784	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.3	631 of 778	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	41.1	608 of 769	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.6	661 of 767	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.5	639 of 832	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.5	658 of 818	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.6	657 of 819	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	52.0	533 of 791	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.9	509 of 767	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.6	556 of 756	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.1	625 of 696	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	3.9	662 of 689	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	52.5	361 of 681	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	22.6	495 of 606	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	559 of 596	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	574 of 628	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	59.4	349 of 763	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.1	470 of 809	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	567 of 798	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.2	522 of 813	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	590 of 794	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	565 of 775	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	665 of 781	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	669 of 751	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	52.6	175 of 283	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.0	261 of 538	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	48.7	449 of 761	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.2	372 of 815	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	431 of 822	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.5	208 of 805	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	48.8	429 of 773	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.3	414 of 763	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	569 of 779	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	612 of 758	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	26.5	615 of 765	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.3	545 of 817	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	571 of 816	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.3	402 of 819	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.9	575 of 808	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	583 of 778	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	611 of 792	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	640 of 763	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	31.2	540 of 709	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.6	533 of 748	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	596 of 754	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.6	516 of 756	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.3	620 of 749	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	605 of 727	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	673 of 739	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	670 of 718	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)54th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)41st percentile+11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)38th percentile+8 vs school

White (2026)24th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)20th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)18th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Biology73%+6 vs state

American History71%~ state avg

Algebra I59%~ state avg

English II54%-9 vs state

Geometry47%+4 vs state

American Government44%-27 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 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
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%)	35.3	559^th of 795 public high schools	29.7%		43.5	530^th of 855 public high schools	38.0%	29			44.4	71.1									72.9	54.1	47.2	59.1	$16,908
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	99.0%	284 (94.7%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	23.6	629^th of 795 public high schools	20.9%		31	619^th of 855 public high schools	27.6%	10			68.5	56.4									60.0	58.1	10.1	37.5	$14,678
Western High School	Public	7-12	7959 State Route 124	Latham	45646	Pike County	Western Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 493-2514	262	15	17.4	56.1%	257 (98.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	22.6	642^nd of 795 public high schools	19.2%		20.4	666^th of 855 public high schools	22.1%	24		74.1	75.0	45.7			25.9	64.8			35.2	50.0	53.3	60.5	13.5	17.4	$15,777
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	62.5%	457 (92.1%)	5 (1.0%)	10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	45.2	473^rd of 795 public high schools	40.5%		51.3	458^th of 855 public high schools	46.4%	15			65.8	79.5									71.3	70.0	37.5	58.6	$13,550
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%)	33.4	574^th of 795 public high schools	27.8%		36.8	590^th of 855 public high schools	31.0%	16			74.1	67.1									56.6	67.8	30.1	33.8	$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	70.9%	505 (87.4%)	17 (2.9%)	19 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.1%)	41.6	504^th of 795 public high schools	36.6%		52.6	434^th of 855 public high schools	49.2%	70			72.1	63.2									75.2	64.7	30.1	66.2	$11,585
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	73.6%	409 (94.0%)	10 (2.3%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	21.9	650^th of 795 public high schools	18.2%		30.8	621^st of 855 public high schools	27.4%	29			60.7	66.2									45.5	54.8	30.4	36.8	$12,071
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	64.4%	598 (75.2%)	48 (6.0%)	34 (4.3%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	104 (13.1%)	32.1	582^nd of 795 public high schools	26.8%		35.6	602^nd of 855 public high schools	29.6%	20			64.4	63.7									66.8	66.7	28.0	43.9	$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	—	43 (89.6%)	3 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.2%)								(n/a)																	$10,042
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	55.1%	610 (95.2%)	6 (0.9%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	31.2	586^th of 795 public high schools	26.3%		40	563^rd of 855 public high schools	34.2%	23	74.4	47.1	83.5	63.6	52.3	36.6	28.2	38.8	69.8	40.4	52.6	51.2	53.8	54.9	20.2	48.4	$11,294

Frequently Asked Questions about Paint Valley High School

What district is Paint Valley High School in?

Paint Valley Local

What is the racial makeup of Paint Valley High School?

Students at Paint Valley High School are 95% White, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Is Paint Valley High School a good school?

Paint Valley High School ranks 559^th of 795 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Paint Valley High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 184 students attended Paint Valley High School.

What schools feed into Paint Valley High School?

Paint Valley High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Paint Valley Elementary
Middle : Paint Valley Middle School

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2017–18 through 2025–26 immunization ratesNewOct 19, 2026

2025–26 attendance data & graduation ratesSep 15, 2026

2025–26 Ohio State Tests scoresSep 15, 2026

2024–25 school spending dataJan 6, 2026

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