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Minford High School

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Minford High School ranks 542 nd of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

542^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 37% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Minford High School is a public high school located in Minford, Ohio, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 362 students. The school is part of the Minford Local School District, which is ranked 465 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Minford High School has consistently ranked in the middle to lower range of Ohio high schools, typically ranking between 350-600 out of 800-900 schools, and has maintained a 2-3 star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years, indicating average to below-average performance compared to other Ohio high schools. The school has a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 96.4% to 97.4% in recent years, which is higher than the graduation rates of some nearby schools, such as Portsmouth West High School (94.2%) and Eastern High School (93.2%). However, Minford High School has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.6% to 39.4% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average and the rates of some nearby schools, such as Wheelersburg High School (13.4%) and South Webster Junior/Senior High School (16.0%).

Minford High School's performance on Ohio state tests is mixed, with some subject areas performing above the state average (e.g., American Government) and others performing below (e.g., Algebra I). Compared to nearby schools, Minford's performance is generally in the middle to lower range, with some exceptions. For example, Wheelersburg High School and South Webster Junior/Senior High School tend to outperform Minford in many subject areas. Additionally, Minford High School has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 35.22% to 54.7% in recent years, which is higher than the rates of some nearby schools, such as Wheelersburg High School (30.09%) and South Webster Junior/Senior High School (56.61%).

295

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,092

Per pupil spending ?

54.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

491 Bond Rd
Minford, OH 45653-8988

(740) 820-3445

District: Minford Local

Feeder schools for Minford High School:

Elementary:	Minford Primary Elementary School
Middle:	Minford Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

99.3%

Two or more races:

0.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (56% vs 62% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

!Algebra I scores 29 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg56%

Ohio avg62%

542^nd of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

465^th of 828Minford 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	42.3	542 of 855	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.3	420 of 864	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.6	463 of 867	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	531 of 836	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.3	503 of 819	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.7	426 of 836	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.9	495 of 800	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.5	350 of 773	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.5	462 of 784	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	58.0	372 of 778	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	53.3	492 of 769	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.8	517 of 767	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	60.9	446 of 832	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	65.5	330 of 818	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.1	497 of 819	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.0	490 of 791	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.0	566 of 767	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	61.6	366 of 756	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.4	374 of 696	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.8	490 of 689	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	43.2	439 of 681	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	30.2	414 of 606	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.9	253 of 596	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.6	496 of 628	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	460 of 550	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	535 of 809	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.7	411 of 798	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.0	463 of 813	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.7	522 of 794	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	507 of 775	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.5	353 of 781	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.7	436 of 751	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	57.9	144 of 280	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	244 of 308	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	76.8	28 of 312	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	46.0	243 of 349	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.6	134 of 272	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	16.8	500 of 538	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	420 of 815	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.8	354 of 822	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.9	480 of 805	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.7	594 of 773	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.2	570 of 763	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.6	451 of 779	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	503 of 758	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	522 of 817	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.5	415 of 816	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.7	430 of 819	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	526 of 808	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.5	507 of 778	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.5	428 of 792	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	510 of 763	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	275 of 617	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	278 of 598	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.5	403 of 614	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	542 of 748	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.1	454 of 754	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	478 of 756	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	556 of 749	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.7	516 of 727	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.5	424 of 739	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	503 of 718	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)55th percentile+19 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)49th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile~ school

Female (2025)34th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)32nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)28th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American Government81%+8 vs state

American History66%-5 vs state

English II54%-6 vs state

Biology53%-12 vs state

Geometry52%+9 vs state

Algebra I30%-29 vs state

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Schools Near Minford High School

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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 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
Minford High School	Public	9-12	491 Bond Rd	Minford	45653	Scioto County	Minford Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 820-3445	295	17	17.3		293 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	42.3	542^nd of 855 public high schools	36.6%		53.3	420^th of 864 public high schools	51.4%	122		80.9	66.3					53.2	54.3	51.9	30.0	$12,092
Valley High School	Public	9-12	1821 State Route 728	Lucasville	45648	Scioto County	Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 259-5551	279	21	13.2	44.1%	260 (93.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.4%)	56.8	381^st of 855 public high schools	55.4%		49.9	463^rd of 864 public high schools	46.4%	82		69.2	82.0					82.6	65.9	30.3	71.1	$14,570
Scioto County Career Technical Center	Public	7-12	951 Vern Riffe Dr	Lucasville	45648	Scioto County	Scioto County Joint Vocational School	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 259-5522	549	47	11.6		517 (94.2%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)								(n/a)
South Webster Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	10529 Main St	South Webster	45682	Scioto County	Bloom-Vernon Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 778-2320	332	22	15.0		326 (98.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	62.8	289^th of 855 public high schools	66.2%		65.6	256^th of 864 public high schools	70.4%	33	84.6	83.9	79.5	89.8	86.5	88.1	65.4	74.4	63.4	47.6	75.0	$14,133
Clay High School	Public	9-12	44 Clay High St	Portsmouth	45662	Scioto County	Clay Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 354-6644	145	14	10.3	64.1%	133 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.5%)	42.3	541^st of 855 public high schools	36.7%		38.5	561^st of 864 public high schools	35.1%	20		71.4	64.9					67.6	59.5	40.5	35.3	$18,670
Glenwood High School	Public	7-12	#1 Glenwood Tiger Trail	New Boston	45662	Scioto County	New Boston Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 456-4559	147	14	10.5		122 (83.0%)	1 (0.7%)	7 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (11.6%)	52.4	442^nd of 855 public high schools	48.3%		58.9	348^th of 864 public high schools	59.7%	94	70.0	88.2	88.9	40.0	50.0	72.0	56.7	52.9	55.6	11.1	80.0	$16,542
Wheelersburg High School	Public	9-12	800 Pirate Dr	Wheelersburg	45694	Scioto County	Wheelersburg Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 574-2527	457	17	26.8	28.4%	422 (92.3%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	64.9	261^st of 855 public high schools	69.5%		63	293^rd of 864 public high schools	66.1%	32		81.3	90.2					71.8	86.2	50.4	52.1	$10,180
Portsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High School	Public	7-12	1225 Gallia St	Portsmouth	45662	Scioto County	Portsmouth City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 353-2398	636	45	14.0		427 (67.1%)	48 (7.5%)	55 (8.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (15.9%)	35.7	601^st of 855 public high schools	29.7%		29.8	618^th of 864 public high schools	28.5%	17	31.2	63.0	85.1	22.8	31.8	45.7	42.2	41.5	46.8	37.2	42.5	$12,258
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
Northwest High School	Public	9-12	914 Mohawk Dr	Mc Dermott	45652	Scioto County	Northwest Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 259-2366	313	21	14.9		303 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	67.8	220^th of 855 public high schools	74.3%		67.6	226^th of 864 public high schools	73.8%	6		85.4	88.9					94.7	69.6	37.9	70.3	$17,091

Frequently Asked Questions about Minford High School

What is the racial makeup of Minford High School?

Students at Minford High School are 99% White.

What schools feed into Minford High School?

Minford High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Minford Primary Elementary School
Middle : Minford Middle School

How many students attend Minford High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 295 students attended Minford High School.

What district is Minford High School in?

Minford Local

Is Minford High School a good school?

Minford High School ranks 542^nd of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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