Summary:
ZIP code 43567 is home to exactly one high school: Wauseon High School, serving grades 9–12 with 526 students as part of the Wauseon Exempted Village district. Because it is the only high school in the area, the useful comparisons are against Ohio state averages, the district's own figures, and the school's own prior years. Wauseon High earned a 4-star rating in 2025–2026, ranking 223rd of 795 ranked Ohio high schools — roughly the 72nd percentile, up from the 63rd percentile the year before — and its graduation rate is 94.6%.
Test performance is the school's strongest suit: it scored above the state average in all six End-of-Course subjects in both 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, twelve comparisons in a row. In 2025–2026 the school averaged 75.7% proficient against a state average of 63.2%. Geometry is the standout at 70.1% proficient versus 43.3% statewide — a 22.7-point one-year gain. English II (77.4% vs. 62.7%) and American History (86.1% vs. 73.2%) are also well above state. The exception is Algebra I, which fell from 86.6% to 69.0% and is the only subject where the school trails its own district (69.0 vs. 73.5).
Two context points matter for families. Chronic absenteeism is 16.8% — about four points higher than the district's 12.8% — and worth watching, even though it coexists with a strong 94.6% graduation rate. Nearly 39% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the student–teacher ratio is 18.2, on the higher side. Note also that the per-student spending figure dates to 2018–2019, and graduation and absenteeism appear for a single year only, so trends on those measures cannot yet be established.
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