Summary:
ZIP code 44413 is home to a single public high school, East Palestine High School, which serves grades 9–12 and enrolls 269 students as part of the East Palestine City district. Because there is only one high school here, there are no in-area school-to-school comparisons; the useful comparisons are between this school and its district and the state, and across recent school years. The school is ranked 539 of 795 Ohio high schools (32nd percentile) with 2 stars, while the district ranks 495 of 773 (36th percentile), also with 2 stars.
Academically, East Palestine High School shows clear contrasts. Social studies and English are strengths: American Government proficiency is 83.5% (11.9 points above the state) and American History is 80.0% (6.8 points above), while English II (64.1%) is slightly above the state’s 62.7%. Math and science are the weak spots. Algebra I proficiency is 29.3%, compared with 48.3% in the district and 61.6% statewide — a 32.3-point gap. Geometry is 18.8% versus 43.3% statewide, and Biology is 52.4% versus 67.0%. Government improved 10.8 points year over year, while Biology fell 7.9 points and Geometry dropped 5.5 points.
The graduation rate is strong at 94.3%, but chronic absenteeism is 36.8% at the school — more than one in three students — compared with 24.7% in the district, a 12.1-point difference. The school’s state ranking has also slipped, from the 54th percentile with 3 stars in 2023–2024 to the 32nd percentile with 2 stars in 2025–2026. The student-teacher ratio is 14.9:1, with no district or state benchmark provided, and the only spending figure available is $9,541 per student from 2018–2019. Free and reduced lunch data is not reported, so economic information could not be assessed. The most urgent academic priority is Algebra I, followed by Geometry and Biology.
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