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South Gallia High School

Q: Is South Gallia High School a good school?

South Gallia High School ranks 585 th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

585^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 32% of Ohio high schools

Summary

South Gallia High School is a public high school located in Crown City, Ohio, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 148 students. It is part of the Gallia County Local school district, which is ranked 525 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South Gallia High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Ohio high schools, ranging from 483 to 695 out of 800-867 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's four-year graduation rates have fluctuated between 82.2% and 90.3% over the past few years, which is generally lower than the state average. Additionally, South Gallia High School has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 25.5% to 41.6% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Chesapeake High School has higher overall performance, with better graduation rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and higher test scores. Meanwhile, River Valley High School, another school in the Gallia County Local district, has similar performance metrics to South Gallia High School. Interestingly, South Gallia High School's female students and low socioeconomic status students have performed better than the overall school, ranking in the middle or upper half of Ohio high schools in recent years.

137

Students ?

8.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,212

Per pupil spending ?

86.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

55 Rebel Dr
Crown City, OH 45623-8000

(740) 256-1054

District: Gallia County Local

Feeder schools for South Gallia High School:

Elementary:	Hannan Trace Elementary School
Middle:	South Gallia Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

100.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (54% vs 62% meeting standards)

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

!Biology scores 20 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg50%

Ohio avg62%

585^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Gallia County Local

525^th of 828Gallia County 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	37.4	585 of 855	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	556 of 864	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.7	483 of 867	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	603 of 836	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.4	570 of 819	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.6	695 of 836	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	668 of 800	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.8	659 of 773	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.5	660 of 784	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.8	648 of 778	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	42.6	591 of 769	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.4	680 of 767	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.8	663 of 832	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	52.6	559 of 818	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.1	661 of 819	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.6	626 of 791	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.8	610 of 767	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	50.6	509 of 756	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	74.4	151 of 696	78.3%	★★★★☆
2005	20.9	610 of 689	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	10.4	626 of 681	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	18.5	528 of 606	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	599 of 628	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	533 of 550	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	564 of 809	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.1	416 of 798	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.6	498 of 813	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	623 of 794	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	599 of 775	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	696 of 781	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	643 of 751	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	21.1	259 of 280	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	64.4	122 of 312	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	462 of 815	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.4	392 of 822	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.0	198 of 805	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	49.4	420 of 773	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.3	415 of 763	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.6	655 of 779	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	603 of 758	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	577 of 817	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	587 of 816	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.6	434 of 819	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	577 of 808	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.1	548 of 778	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	673 of 792	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	654 of 763	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	28.9	437 of 598	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.5	394 of 614	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	581 of 748	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	564 of 754	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.5	517 of 756	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.7	628 of 749	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	590 of 727	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	704 of 739	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	668 of 718	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)43rd percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile~ school

Male (2025)29th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)27th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)22nd percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)13th percentile-15 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)8th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American History72%~ state avg

English II63%~ state avg

American Government57%-16 vs state

Algebra I48%-11 vs state

Biology46%-20 vs state

Geometry41%~ state avg

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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 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 Algebra I End of Course	Total
South Gallia High School	Public	9-12	55 Rebel Dr	Crown City	45623	Gallia County	Gallia County Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 256-1054	137	16	8.3		137 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37.4	585^th of 855 public high schools	31.6%		39.2	556^th of 864 public high schools	35.6%	29	57.1	72.0	45.7	62.9	40.6	48.3	$22,212
Gallia Academy High School	Public	9-12	2855 Centenary Rd	Gallipolis	45631	Gallia County	Gallipolis City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 446-3212	489	31	15.7		431 (88.1%)	17 (3.5%)	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.3%)	24.4	651^st of 855 public high schools	23.9%		35.2	588^th of 864 public high schools	31.9%	63	56.5	53.4	46.7	57.3	22.0	30.9	$12,905
Symmes Valley High School	Public	9-12	14778 State Route 141	Willow Wood	45696	Lawrence County	Symmes Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 643-2371	195	18	11.0		187 (95.9%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	32.1	613^th of 855 public high schools	28.3%		23.3	649^th of 864 public high schools	24.9%	36	62.5	65.6	50.0	54.2	38.2	28.2	$17,130
Fairland High School	Public	9-12	812 County Road 411	Proctorville	45669	Lawrence County	Fairland Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 886-3250	359	35	10.3		333 (92.8%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	42.9	535^th of 855 public high schools	37.4%		49.6	466^th of 864 public high schools	46.1%	69	74.0	72.6	57.1	68.4	35.1	22.8	$9,138
Lawrence County	Public	6-12	11627 State Route 243	Chesapeake	45619	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 867-6641	569	94	6.0		542 (95.3%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)								(n/a)
Buckeye Hills Career Center	Public	7-12	351 Buckeye Hills Road	Rio Grande	45674	Gallia County	Gallia-Jackson-Vinton	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 245-5334	564	50	11.2		540 (95.7%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)								(n/a)
River Valley High School	Public	9-12	8785 State Route 160	Bidwell	45614	Gallia County	Gallia County Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 446-2926	392	22	18.1		361 (92.1%)	9 (2.3%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	28.1	637^th of 855 public high schools	25.5%		27.1	631^st of 864 public high schools	27.0%	6	64.2	59.2	52.4	47.5	34.7	18.4	$14,931
Chesapeake High School	Public	9-12	10181 County Road 1	Chesapeake	45619	Lawrence County	Chesapeake Union Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 867-5958	380	19	20.0		365 (96.1%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	38.7	573^rd of 855 public high schools	33.0%		45.6	499^th of 864 public high schools	42.2%	74	55.2	81.5	47.8	60.6	26.9	59.0	$13,026

Frequently Asked Questions about South Gallia High School

Is South Gallia High School a good school?

South Gallia High School ranks 585^th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of South Gallia High School?

Students at South Gallia High School are 100% White.

How many students attend South Gallia High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 137 students attended South Gallia High School.

What schools feed into South Gallia High School?

South Gallia High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Hannan Trace Elementary School
Middle : South Gallia Middle School

What district is South Gallia High School in?

Gallia County Local

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