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Buckeye Trail High School

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Buckeye Trail High School ranks 452 nd of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

452^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 47% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Buckeye Trail High School is a public high school located in Lore City, Ohio, serving 286 students in grades 9-12 as part of the East Guernsey Local School District. The school has maintained high 4-year graduation rates, ranging from 96.6% to 98.7% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. However, Buckeye Trail High School has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.5% to 35.4%, notably higher than the state average and nearby schools.

Academically, Buckeye Trail High School's performance on the Ohio State Tests is mixed. The school performs well above the state average in American History and American Government, but lags behind in subjects like Geometry and Algebra I. Compared to nearby schools, such as John Glenn High School, Buckeye Trail's overall academic performance is generally on par or slightly below. Additionally, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with male students and low socioeconomic status students performing relatively better, while female students, white students, special education students, and gifted and talented students perform worse compared to their peers statewide.

While Buckeye Trail High School has some strengths, such as its high graduation rates, the school faces significant challenges, particularly in the areas of chronic absenteeism and uneven student group performance. By addressing these issues and learning from the successes of nearby high-performing schools, Buckeye Trail could potentially improve its overall academic outcomes and provide a more equitable and enriching educational experience for its students.

287

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,752

Per pupil spending ?

59.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

65555 Wintergreen Rd
Lore City, OH 43755-9715

(740) 489-5005

District: East Guernsey Local

Feeder schools for Buckeye Trail High School:

Elementary:	Buckeye Trail Elementary
Middle:	Buckeye Trail Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.9%

Hispanic:

2.4%

African American:

0.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 34th percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg63%

Ohio avg62%

452^nd of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

413^th of 828East Guernsey 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	51.5	452 of 855	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	534 of 864	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.4	495 of 867	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	516 of 836	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.9	474 of 819	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.5	497 of 836	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	587 of 800	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.7	529 of 773	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.7	508 of 784	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.8	513 of 778	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.9	573 of 769	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	41.5	602 of 767	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	53.3	551 of 832	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.7	470 of 818	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.6	563 of 819	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	59.8	408 of 791	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	62.5	341 of 767	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.2	304 of 756	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.5	261 of 696	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	57.2	343 of 689	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	26.7	542 of 681	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	20.0	515 of 606	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	476 of 596	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	450 of 628	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	388 of 550	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	521 of 809	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.2	480 of 798	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	535 of 813	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	517 of 794	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.6	427 of 775	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.5	547 of 781	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	555 of 751	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	25.8	250 of 280	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	64.5	118 of 308	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.8	137 of 312	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.5	321 of 349	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	56.7	252 of 538	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	388 of 815	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.3	603 of 822	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.2	478 of 805	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.9	379 of 773	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.0	440 of 763	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	547 of 779	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	551 of 758	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	347 of 817	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.7	567 of 816	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.2	441 of 819	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.5	508 of 808	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.6	545 of 778	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.1	481 of 792	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.6	586 of 763	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	553 of 617	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	471 of 598	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	525 of 614	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	471 of 748	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	546 of 754	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.4	523 of 756	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	546 of 749	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.3	477 of 727	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.7	531 of 739	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	600 of 718	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)58th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2022)15th percentile-23 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)11th percentile-27 vs school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American History85%+14 vs state

American Government74%~ state avg

Biology64%~ state avg

English II62%~ state avg

Algebra I60%~ state avg

Geometry34%-9 vs state

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Schools Near Buckeye Trail High School

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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
Buckeye Trail High School	Public	9-12	65555 Wintergreen Rd	Lore City	43755	Guernsey County	East Guernsey Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 489-5005	287	20	14.4	59.2%	278 (96.9%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	51.5	452^nd of 855 public high schools	47.1%		41.8	534^th of 864 public high schools	38.2%	82	73.7	84.8	63.8	62.5	33.9	59.8	$17,752
Cambridge High School	Public	9-12	1401 Deerpath Dr	Cambridge	43725	Guernsey County	Cambridge City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 435-1100	472	35	13.3		428 (90.7%)	11 (2.3%)	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)	29.5	629^th of 855 public high schools	26.4%		27.4	629^th of 864 public high schools	27.2%		58.6	66.9	57.9	54.6	12.9	32.7	$12,165
Meadowbrook High School	Public	9-12	58615 Marietta Rd	Byesville	43723	Guernsey County	Rolling Hills Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 685-2566	415	28	14.9		391 (94.2%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	35.4	604^th of 855 public high schools	29.4%		36.9	573^rd of 864 public high schools	33.7%	31	76.6	74.2	51.2	48.5	18.5	37.7	$13,330
Buffalo Campus	Public	10-12	57090 Vocational Rd	Senecaville	43780	Guernsey County	Mid-East Career and Technology Centers	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 685-2516	326	26	12.5		322 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)								(n/a)
John Glenn High School	Public	9-12	13115 John Glenn School Rd	New Concord	43762	Muskingum County	East Muskingum Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 826-7641	542	31	17.3		489 (90.2%)	3 (0.6%)	16 (3.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.5%)	67.7	222^nd of 855 public high schools	74.0%		69.1	209^th of 864 public high schools	75.8%	13	85.3	91.0	81.4	77.6	43.8	63.4	$10,289
Barnesville High School	Public	9-12	910 Shamrock Dr	Barnesville	43713	Belmont County	Barnesville Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 425-3617	385	19	20.7		372 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	51.4	454^th of 855 public high schools	46.9%		53.9	415^th of 864 public high schools	52.0%	39	74.1	82.4	70.5	63.8	28.0	56.7	$13,233
Shenandoah High School	Public	9-12	49346 Seneca Lake Rd	Sarahsville	43779	Noble County	Noble Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 732-2361	240	22	10.9	51.3%	233 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	44.8	516^th of 855 public high schools	39.6%		44.5	512^th of 864 public high schools	40.7%	4	61.4	87.5	67.6	67.2	26.2	35.0	$23,447
Newcomerstown High School	Public	9-12	1 Woody Hayes Drive	Newcomerstown	43832	Tuscarawas County	Newcomerstown Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 498-5111	240	17	14.1		215 (89.6%)	5 (2.1%)	11 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	43.4	533^rd of 855 public high schools	37.7%		35.4	586^th of 864 public high schools	32.2%	53	62.5	71.6	57.4	60.6	50.0	50.0	$12,500

Frequently Asked Questions about Buckeye Trail High School

What is the racial makeup of Buckeye Trail High School?

Students at Buckeye Trail High School are 97% White, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Buckeye Trail High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 287 students attended Buckeye Trail High School.

What district is Buckeye Trail High School in?

East Guernsey Local

Is Buckeye Trail High School a good school?

Buckeye Trail High School ranks 452^nd of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Buckeye Trail High School?

Buckeye Trail High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Buckeye Trail Elementary
Middle : Buckeye Trail Middle School

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