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Southeastern High School

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Southeastern High School ranks 406 th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

406^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 53% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Southeastern High School is a public high school located in Chillicothe, Ohio, serving 251 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Southeastern Local District, which is ranked 363 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Southeastern High School stands out for its consistently high 4-year graduation rates, ranging from 89.2% to 97.2% over the past few years, which are above the state average. Students also perform well on Ohio state tests, with higher proficiency rates than the state average in several subjects, including American Government, English II, and Algebra I. Despite having a high percentage of low-socioeconomic status students, with 98.8% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school's performance on state tests is relatively strong compared to the state average, particularly for its low-socioeconomic status student subgroup.

While Southeastern High School has relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 26.1% to 31.3% over the past few years, the school generally outperforms many of the nearby high schools in the region, including Piketon Junior/Senior High School, Waverly High School, and Huntington High School, on state test proficiency rates and graduation rates. Additionally, the school's performance on the SchoolDigger ranking has improved over time, moving from a 1-star to a 4-star rating in recent years, indicating that the school is making progress in its academic outcomes.

251

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,175

Per pupil spending ?

98.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2003 Lancaster Rd
Chillicothe, OH 45601-9092

(740) 774-2003

District: Southeastern Local

Feeder schools for Southeastern High School:

Elementary:	Southeastern Elementary School
Middle:	Southeastern Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.4%

Two or more races:

2.0%

Hispanic:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2015 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Ohio median (53rd percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg65%

Ohio avg62%

406^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

363^rd of 828Southeastern 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	54.5	406 of 855	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.7	215 of 864	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	61.4	316 of 867	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.2	413 of 836	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.0	481 of 819	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.1	502 of 836	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.5	490 of 800	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.1	502 of 773	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.1	554 of 784	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	44.0	554 of 778	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	63.2	337 of 769	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.0	412 of 767	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.9	569 of 832	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	61.1	427 of 818	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.2	554 of 819	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.2	505 of 791	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.9	479 of 767	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.8	527 of 756	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	34.1	566 of 696	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	44.4	471 of 689	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	50.4	376 of 681	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	39.1	325 of 606	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.8	474 of 596	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	562 of 628	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	474 of 809	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	73.5	185 of 798	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	63.6	319 of 813	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.7	413 of 794	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.0	513 of 775	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.2	492 of 781	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.8	479 of 751	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	205 of 815	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	138 of 822	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	125 of 805	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	65.5	228 of 773	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	44.5	455 of 763	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.3	472 of 779	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.1	386 of 758	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	319 of 817	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.7	248 of 816	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.8	314 of 819	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.9	394 of 808	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.9	439 of 778	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.1	443 of 792	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	473 of 763	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	267 of 617	56.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	438 of 748	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.0	226 of 754	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	57.3	344 of 756	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.9	429 of 749	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.4	519 of 727	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.2	479 of 739	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	512 of 718	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile+22 vs school

Male (2025)61st percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)46th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile-11 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American Government81%+9 vs state

English II76%+16 vs state

American History68%-4 vs state

Biology65%~ state avg

Algebra I60%~ state avg

Geometry41%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Eastern High School	Public	9-12	1170 Tile Mill Rd	Beaver	45613	Pike County	Eastern Local School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 226-1544	163	16	10.1		157 (96.3%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	49.8	469^th of 855 public high schools	45.1%		49.8	464^th of 864 public high schools	46.3%	5			77.6	67.9									61.4	61.0	38.5	69.2	$17,236
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)

Frequently Asked Questions about Southeastern High School

What district is Southeastern High School in?

Southeastern Local

What is the racial makeup of Southeastern High School?

Students at Southeastern High School are 96% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

What schools feed into Southeastern High School?

Southeastern High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Southeastern Elementary School
Middle : Southeastern Middle School

Is Southeastern High School a good school?

Southeastern High School ranks 406^th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Southeastern High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 251 students attended Southeastern High School.

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